Opinion

January 12, 2007

Green With Envy

By The Weatherhuman

I hate being cock blocked.

January 12, 2007

Freedom Territory: Iraq Left With Dubious Leadership Hussein’s Execution Raises Questions

By Eric Hedlund

Usually the victors write the history books, but in the case of Saddam Hussein's execution, his is recorded by video footage. The moving picture camera is the whirring scribe of our time - a mechanical mediator that make...

January 12, 2007

The Mark Side of UCSB: GPA Woes Are Not Allowed in College

By Mark Batalla

A student goes home and shows an A- grade to his father. "Are you proud of me?" "Very proud," the father responds. "Minus."

January 12, 2007

Think

By Staff

January 11, 2007

Sandbox Blues

By The Weatherhuman

The fact that the words "Leg Council" are in this sentence probably means you've already lost interest. If you're still reading, congratulations, you've finished the crossword puzzle and Sodoku and have nothing else to d...

January 11, 2007

California State Blues: Codescopes Attack Once Again!

By C.K. Hickey

Ah yes, the beginning of a new year and a new quarter. A chance for everybody to start anew with a clean slate - but not for me. Come January, I ask myself, "What better time to settle unfinished business?" I'm referring...

January 11, 2007

Under the Table: Boarding High Atop Ol’ Mount Smokey

By Jeff Gibson

My mom never bought me frosted cereal - willingly at least. As much as I begged her for Tony the Tiger and his sugary flakes of corn, she rarely gave in to my childhood sugar fixation.

January 10, 2007

Sexy Resolutions You Will Not Break

By Jenny Paradise

The year 2007 has kicked off to a promising start. At midnight, I was getting my groove on in West Hollywood, chugging champagne and making suggestive eyes at the hottest guy at the bar. Needless to say, I am young, fabu...

January 10, 2007

Over Achievers

By The Weatherhuman

Whenever life gets you down

January 10, 2007

Mexican Partying Is Worth the Trip, Hombre

By Ray Collins

If for some reason you want to leave beautiful Santa Barbara for a weekend, Rosarito, Mexico is a great place to go party. Rosarito is like heaven to a college student because of its seemingly lawless atmosphere and chea...

January 10, 2007

Columnist’s Arguments Are Ignorant and Off-Base

By Neil Visalvanich

It is deeply ironic for Courtney Stevens to claim that the Democratic Party views the American electorate as "ignorant,"

January 10, 2007

Think

By Staff

January 9, 2007

Liberty Belle

By Courtney Stevens

While you may have still been recovering from New Year's or belaboring the imminent start of the quarter, the 110th Congress began in earnest. New members were sworn in, the Democratic majority materialized, San Francisc...

January 9, 2007

Ghost Riding Dirty

By The Weatherhuman

There are certain situations in which one should not "ghost ride." Ghost riding the polls by not voting

January 9, 2007

Boycott Conquest Student Housing in IV for New Year

By Darwin Bondgraham

Last quarter, several dozen families, most of them Latino immigrants and working class individuals, were forced to move from their longtime homes in the Cedarwood Apartments in Isla Vista.

January 8, 2007