Opinion

December 7, 2006

Turds and Tulips

By Staff

Big, bright, blossoming, behemoth-sized tulips for the UCSB men's soccer team for defeating UCLA and taking home its first NCAA Championship.

December 1, 2006

Freedom Territory

By Eric Hedlund

The rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper - and the bunnies are radioactive and have deadly ninja skills.

December 1, 2006

Prometheus Brings Us Fire, Civilization Blazes

By Jeff Gibson

Old Man Winter's gnarly breath has begun to blow its way through Isla Vista. Glance around. While the heaps of cigarette ash outside Storke Library are being swept from their Fall Quarter graves, students shuffling by hu...

December 1, 2006

A Tit Bit Nipplish

By The Weatherhuman

It's good to know this cold weather -- provided by yours truly -- hasn't prevented you from wearing a tank top and skirt.

December 1, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 30, 2006

California State Blues

By C.K. Hickey

With Thanksgiving break behind us and Winter Break only a couple of weeks away, the thoughts of many Gauchos turn toward the long voyage home. Some of you will be flying, but those of greater testicular fortitude will be...

November 30, 2006

Oops, We Did It Again

By The Weatherhuman

Fuck me. Really, I could use a good fuck after all the corrections this week. Unfortunately, the Weathermate hates mistakes… like Weatherhuman Jr. Correction: In the feature photo “Round About What?” (M...

November 30, 2006

Even Grungy Guys Need Fashion Tips

By Caroline Wolf

"So, okay. I don't want to be a traitor to my generation and all, but I don't get how guys dress today. I mean, come on, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants and take their greasy hair - ew...

November 30, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 29, 2006

Sober Sex Is So Sensual

By Jenny Paradise

Boom, boom, BOOM! You wake with a start, your poor head pounding, mad cottonmouth and the sickeningly sweet taste of Jaeger still on your lips. What the fuck happened? The wrinkled Trojan wrapper next to the bed sends th...

November 29, 2006

Freedom of Restriction

By The Weatherhuman

So the Bush administration isn't too happy about the media using the words "civil war,"

November 29, 2006

Drinker’s Digest

By Ray Collins

After a couple more weeks of playing beer pong, I've discovered and created a few more alterations. If you've read my previous article, feel free to incorporate any of those previous rules in combination with the followi...

November 29, 2006

Maryland Democratic Party Falsely Accused of Racism

By David Paulson

No one -- reporters and photographers included -- besides Republicans and their relatives ever recalls seeing tossed cookies during this massively public event in which dozens of reporters were present.

November 29, 2006

County-Governed Isla Vista Should Incorporate as a City

By David Pritchett

Your article by Henry Sarria ("Hypocritical District Supervisor Should Stay Out of I.V.," Daily Nexus, Nov. 21) failed the geography test.

November 28, 2006

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

If you’re looking for amazing gadgetry and technological excitement, don’t see the new James Bond flick. This edition of the spy series repeatedly hypes up such new-fangled tools as text messaging and GPS. Th...

November 28, 2006

Liberty Belle

By Courtney Stevens

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Turkey today, amid a storm of protest that began promptly with the announcement of his visit more than a week ago. The pope's visit is another of his efforts to mend the long-standing acrimon...