Opinion

October 17, 2007

Band Begins Anew With Web Site

By Jack Yi

Radiohead is one of the greatest, most respected - but still underrated - bands of our generation. My good friend once referred to them as the Beatles of our musical age.

October 17, 2007

Rules for Hot New Game Let You Say “So Long” to Pong

By Ray Collins

Today I would like to tell you about the best new drinking game on the rise. It combines competitive physical ability with heavy drinking and fun. The game: Snappa.

October 16, 2007

Starbucks Deserves to Roast Rivals

By Adam Wenger

Starbucks is crap and the corporate machine is the devil. Yada, yada, yada. When I hear shit like this, I usually feel like punching the nearest hippie.

October 16, 2007

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases. I was in complete support of this guy unt...

October 16, 2007

New Hump Replaces Sex Tips With Sleaze

By Kristin Kelley

Throughout my years here at UCSB, professors and administrators have constantly told me that I am attending one of the "top universities in the country."

October 16, 2007

Bloated, Overdemaning UAW Suffocates American Auto Industry

By Jeff Dulgar

General Motors, the largest automobile company on the planet, earned over $200 billion in revenue last year, but by December, had nearly $2 billion in net losses.

October 16, 2007

The Midterm Master Reveals Secrets of Mad Testing Skills

By David Clewett

Hello Gauchos, this is your conscience speaking. You know that odd sensation you feel churning in your gut right now? T

October 16, 2007

Think!

By Staff

October 15, 2007

A.S. Vilifies Candidate

By Staff

Despite their desire to "create a safe space," some members in Associated Students Legislative Council seem to have a nasty habit of automatically jumping the gun and defining others with reputation-damaging labels like ...

October 15, 2007

Don’t Fear the Falling Rain, Embrace It

By Jessica Fleitman

I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a common misconception among UCSB students: it's okay to go out in the rain. It won't hurt you.

October 12, 2007

Batteries Not Excluded From Trouble

By Jack Yi

Moore's Law, which states the number of transistors that can be placed on a single circuit will increase exponentially, doubling every year, has so far proven to be extremely accurate.

October 12, 2007

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

I've heard lots of people discussing the question of which weekend Halloween will be celebrated on this year. It's a complex issue, but in the end someone's going to have to make an executive decision. Someone who's inte...

October 12, 2007

Forget Laundry; Feel Breeze Above Knees

By Staff

Britney Spears is taking over the world. And by world, I mean the press. And by Britney Spears, I mean her hoo-hah. Having made yet another appearance this past week, the greater population of the United States may possi...

October 12, 2007

Brave Broham Shares Kegs of Wisdom From the Depths of I.V.

By Staff

Seeing as we've already bitten into a good chunk of Fall Quarter, I'm sure we've all had enough time to make our fair share of mistakes. God forbid! Not in Isla Vista!

October 12, 2007

Downloading Dilemma Needs Recognition as an Illegal Act

By Joseph Fink

Editor, Daily Nexus, This is in regards to Adam Wenger's last column ("RIAA Deaf to Benefits of P2P," Daily Nexus, Oct. 8). Leaving aside your wildly out of proportion 1984 reference - a technique right up there with co...

October 12, 2007

Swallowing Leads to STDs, Not a Safe Sexual Practice

By Phyllis Sladek

Editor, Daily Nexus, "Once the dude fluid makes it to your mouth," says Alex Shlyakhov, ("Manage Magic Beanstalk Like a Pro," Daily Nexus, Oct. 3), "it's safe to swallow."