Opinion

October 2, 2007

Dangerous Drug of Choice for Generation Y

By C.K. Hickey

This has gotta be a joke - of course video games are a drug.

October 2, 2007

Digital Age is Generating New and Exciting Possibilities

By Patricia Bobek

On September 17, a 30-year-old man in Beijing died of exhaustion after spending three days in an Internet café playing online video games. Psychiatrists call this Internet addiction. I call it: You best believe he w...

October 2, 2007

Think!

By Staff

October 1, 2007

Familiar Friend Found Once Again

By Jessica Fleitman

As we begin our first full week of school, I would like to pass along the following words of wisdom: There are mutant ghosts in Isla Vista.

October 1, 2007

Do-It-Yourself Age Progresses Too Far

By Adam Wenger

In the do-it-yourself age we live in, it's become commonplace to see people throw aside needed help or assistance in an effort to exert their own individual abilities, or lack thereof.

September 28, 2007

Holiday Hugs Dispensed to Thugs

By Zach Phillips

When I was a boy, my father admonished me to never hug a murderer. He wasn't a very good dad in many respects - he boozed, he philandered, he stole my lunch money - but when it came to the subject of murderers and what n...

September 28, 2007

Weatherhuman

By Staff

Dear Class of 2011, First of all, in about a month you're going to discover beer pong, Del Playa Drive and a beach with no rules regarding alcohol, and you'll quickly become the class of 2012 (or possibly even 2013 for ...

September 28, 2007

Voting Worth Pains of Obtaining an ID

By Jeff Dulgar

A fierce debate regarding secure voting practices has once again been brought to the attention of the Supreme Court.

September 28, 2007

Drink

By Staff

September 27, 2007

Helpful Hints for Foundling Froshes

By Ray Collins

In the past week, I've been seeing a lot of freshmen and contemplating why they stand out so much.

September 27, 2007

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

I sincerely hope that you all had better summers than mine. See I had big plans this summer. I was going to travel the world, eat exotic foods, meet exotic people (translation: have sex with exotic people). Unfortunately...

September 27, 2007

Internet Neutrality Takes Bytes in ISPs

By Jack Yi

In an age when the Internet is so tightly woven into the fabric of our everyday lives, there is a major threat to this seemingly free and open luxury.

September 27, 2007

Think!

By Staff

September 20, 2007

Don’t Tase Me Bro

By Staff

Florida student Andrew Meyer was tasered Monday night after refusing to give up the mic at a John Kerry speech, which is shocking to me 'cause I had no idea Kerry was still alive.

September 20, 2007

OJ Exposes Juicy Details In Writing

By Adam Wenger

I know it feels like a bad case of déjà vu, but yes, OJ Simpson is in the news again.

September 20, 2007

Under the Table: Pongs and Bongs Live On

By Jeff Gibson

If it’s not burning, no one is listening. After grabbing the 10th spot in the Princeton Review’s Top 10 Party Schools list last year, you’d expect there to be some more respect thrown UCSB’s way i...