Opinion

October 5, 2007

Bills Saves Dollars and Sense

By Lois Capps

Welcome back Gauchos! I hope all of you had a great summer and I offer a special welcome to all students who are new to UCSB. As many of you know, UCSB holds a special place in my heart. My husband Walter was a professor...

October 5, 2007

Feds’ Auction Plans to Fix Signal Issues

By Jack Yi

In February of 2006, the House of Representatives voted 216-214 for traditional analog television broadcasters to clear the 700 MHz spectrum by Feb. 17, 2009. George W. Bush signed the proposal into law, and the governme...

October 5, 2007

Think!

By Staff

October 4, 2007

Rise and Shine with Breakfast Bud

By Jeff Gibson

Who needs an alarm clock when you have roommates who, upon first wake, bust out the grinder for us to bake?

October 4, 2007

Make Your Own Path in School, Be Active

By Thomas Scheff

If a student wanted to get educated, how should he or she go about it? Most undergraduates follow the path of least resistance, getting processed rather than educated. One can get a degree without learning much of anythi...

October 4, 2007

Bush World Cuts Kids’ Healthcare

By Eric Goldman

This past summer, millions of Americans watched "SiCKO," Michael Moore's admittedly tendentious, although not inaccurate, exposé of the American health care industry. There is a palpable desire for health care refor...

October 4, 2007

Campus Solicitors Save the Trees and the Last Dance, Too

By Patricia Bobek and C.K. Hickey Columnist

OK... I know that the Arbor and the UCen are prime locations for scoping out all the people rushing from Jamba Juice to their next class in Ellison Hall (or opting to skip class for Jamba Juice), but please campus organi...

October 3, 2007

Manage Magic Beanstalk Like a Pro

By Alex S.

Hello kids, my name is Alex Shlyakhov. Who the hell am I? Why, I am your friendly neighborhood sex columnist of course. For the next year, you'll spend ten minutes out of your Wednesday class to read my column.

October 3, 2007

Avoid Theft Through Handy Chick Allegory

By David Clewett

It's no mystery that Isla Vista is a bike clepto's wet dream, so in light of this fact I wanted to share some sage advice on how to best conceal your choice mode of transportation from thieves. Since I imagine I'm probab...

October 3, 2007

Crunk Crowds Play Way Too Loud

By Cameron Smith

In the words of Reel Big Fish, "radio plays what they want you to hear / they tell me it's cool but I just don't believe it." Well in the case of many, they want to believe. Most people that live in Isla Vista are well a...

October 3, 2007

Information Transformation in Need of a Little More Soul

By Andy Sweat

Starting in the late '50s and especially in the '90s and early 2000s, the United States has been known as the Information Society.

October 2, 2007

Democrats Stallin’ While GOP Ballin’

By Jeff Dulgar

I'll admit, even as a conservative, I too was rooting for the Democrats to win a congressional majority in 2006. Like the rest of America, I was lured by the false promise of a strong party to lead us through George Bush...

October 2, 2007

Minor Dems Support Major Health Change

By David Sforza

The top tier Democratic presidential candidates - Clinton, Obama and Edwards - have received a lot of attention for their healthcare plans. However, lesser-known candidates Chris Dodd, Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich all h...