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Staying Atop Food Chain Yields Murderous Mayhem

I hadn't had any real food the whole day, so I decided I had no choice but to grab one of those ass UCen sandwiches. I was just about to reach my goal when this pasty, Irish-looking dude blocked my pa...
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En Route to Canada

Seriously people? McCain and Clinton? I realize that most of you probably voted for Obama because it’s the hip student thing to do, but what a disappointing day for California. Forget immigratio...
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Tunnel Vision Vexes Activists on Campus

On Thursday, I was walking by the Arbor and saw two groups, one pro-Palestinian, the other pro-Israeli, having the typical arguments with which we have all become familiar. As students were throwing r...
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Election Truly Changes… My Pants

As college students, we are the primary targets for candidates in the 2008 presidential election – we are the people who will ultimately decide whether our next president is liberal or conservat...
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Illegal Absinthe Beguiles Broskis

Absinthe. Just hearing or reading the word intrigues you. Hearing people talk about the illegal liquor always catches my attention. Why is it that so many people are fascinated with this liquor they k...
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Belgian Brawler Charms the Lantern

In case you hadn't noticed, I've tried to aim the entertainment column toward television - mainly because the Artsweek page seems to have everything pretty well covered when it comes to music and movi...
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Juicy Election

Not to sound too cliché, but everyone really should exercise their right to vote today, especially considering just how huge this year’s electoral results are. I originally walked into the ...
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Misguided Prejudice Hampers Protestors

As Darwin BondGraham reminded us last Friday, ("Protesting Reflects Harder Times," Daily Nexus, Feb. 1) we are rapidly approaching a season of activism, political campaigns and many opportunities for ...
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Endangered Species Guarded in Former Bikini Heaven

Half the people were naked! That's right, back in the late '60s and early '70s, when I hung out at Sands Beach and further down by Ellwood Shores, on any given sunny day, half the people on the beach ...
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Winter Woes Dictate Distractions

Ugh. In the last couple weeks, I've ruined two pairs of suede shoes for stupidly sporting them during our annual Isla Vista showers and learned that not one Santa Barbara retail store sells an accepta...
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This Isn’t What Edison Had in Mind

Dude, Southern California Edison: W.T.F.?
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Pool Proposition Provides for Future Gaucho Legacy

Having thoroughly enjoyed and grown through my years at UCSB, I felt it was reasonable to comment on the intercollegiate swimming pool proposed at Rob Field 4.
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