Opinion

February 29, 2008

I.V. Short-Shrifts the Height Challenged

By Sabrina Ricci

I am nearly 5 feet 2 inches tall. Being petite has its advantages: People think I'm cute, I can pass for 12-years-old and pay child's fare for ski lifts, and if there is a large crowd watching some sort of spectacle, I c...

February 29, 2008

Student Recounts First Days Under House Arrest

By Josh Allen

Answer me this: What would you do for 52 days in Isla Vista if you had to live on terms forbidding you from leaving the house after 10 at night - if you were lucky - and reporting where you were 24 hours a day?

February 29, 2008

Gaucho Remembers Denison With Love and Admiration

By Staff

This past August, I moved into a house with three other girls I had never met. Wanting to make new friends as an entering transfer student at UCSB, I reluctantly answered a "roommate wanted" poster taped to the women's b...

February 29, 2008

Attack on Obama Devotees Sickens Recovering Neocon

By Staff

You know, Zac Gates, your most recent column ("Good Sense Hinders Ability to Obamasm," Daily Nexus, Feb. 26) really takes me back to my freshman year. Conservative leanings, taking everything at face value, never questio...

February 28, 2008

Dream Voyaging Affirms Existence So Hold Tight to Turtles in Flight

By Jeff Gibson

Time spent sleeping equals one-third. Time spent dreaming approaches infinity. Where would you be without infinity?

February 28, 2008

Gender Inequality in Society Spurs Rape

By Jack Schmidt

So perhaps some of you out there have seen these signs around campus: "It's Not Just A Women's Issue." These signs are designed to get men involved in the fight against sexual violence in our community. I know what you ...

February 28, 2008

Search for Ideal Obama Veep Begins

By Eric Goldman

The once unambiguous underdog, Barack Obama is now the decisive frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. While Obama needs to focus all the time he has on winning delegates, it seems unfair to allow John McCain to be t...

February 28, 2008

Bicycle-Brained A.S. Irritates Proud Pedestrian

By Melissa Davis

There comes a time in everyone's life when they decide to stand and face the injustice that surrounds them - or fall prey to the perniciousness at the core of humanity. In my life, I not only missed out on pretty much al...

February 28, 2008

Think!

By Staff

February 27, 2008

War Protesters Miss Message of Peace

By Staff

Tonight at 5, a group of protesters from the Feb. 12 anti-war demonstration will approach the Associated Students Legislative Council in the Flying A Room in the UCen to discuss what they allege was the use of excessive ...

February 27, 2008

Study Hall Gives 50 Reasons To Drink

By Staff

Spring Quarter is fast approaching, and I'm excited. I love springtime because everyone remembers how fun it is to be outside in the sun. Every day, the beach is filled with sun-kissed bodies and a few brews. The high en...

February 27, 2008

Texting Trumps Bedtime Booty Call

By Staff

The other night, my roommates and I were sitting around, drinking wine and talking about standard girl stuff -- you know, saying mean things about girls we don't know just because they're pretty -- when we heard the soun...

February 27, 2008

A.S. Bike Path Improvements Depend on Students’ Input

By Staff

This Tuesday and Wednesday mark the second UCSB Bike Gripe of the year, put on by Associated Students Bicycle Improvements Keep Everybody Safe, where students will have a great opportunity to alter the course of bicycle ...