Opinion

November 17, 2006

The Mark Side if UCSB: Come On and Get Down With the Sickness

By Mark Batalla

It's the most wonderful time of the year because flu season is upon us. Go find the nearest contagious mouth. Then you should either give that person a nice wet kiss or inhale the sweet air being exhaled from their infec...

November 17, 2006

Travel to Lavish Irvine, See Its Majestic Bubble

By C.K. Hickey

Irvine and neighboring Newport Beach remind me of what Santa Barbara would be like in a Republican parallel universe. We're not so different from the 949, after all. We're both beautiful beach locations with beautiful we...

November 17, 2006

Freedom Territory: Democrats Win House, but Politics Continue as Usual

By Eric Hedlund

Tis' the season to be jolly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Time to pack up the mashed Republicans and gravy leftovers from the midterm elections and get out the mistletoe and nutcrackers for '08. Pundits and proletariat! ...

November 17, 2006

Weekend Tow Trucks Plunder Isla Vistans

By David Gate

In about five weeks, Isla Vista is going to be nearly completely empty when its residents venture home for the holidays and Winter Break festivities. Why, then, are our cars being towed for being parked on the streets of...

November 17, 2006

Albright Is Not All Right With Student

By Peter Dayton

For a moderately slanted paper -- Democrats are moderate, not left -- I am not surprised that you didn't take the opportunity on Nov. 7 to criticize Madeline Albright.

November 17, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 16, 2006

Beatles’ Music Benefited From Experience

By Jeff Gibson

While we may not come together on many issues, my mother and I see eye to eye on the important stuff. You know, like agreeing "The Thing" was Kurt Russell's best performance and that Alfred Hitchcock was the greatest dir...

November 16, 2006

Signa Tackles Ticket Turmoils and UIPs

By Mark Signa

I would have to say most of us survived Halloween more or less intact. I

November 16, 2006

Do Not Be a Turkey, Know Your Thanksgiving Fashion Styles

By Caroline Wolf

This Thanksgiving, some of you will be heading out of sunny California and into regions where the weather is less forgiving. If you're going somewhere warmer, I salute you and will be shivering with envy. When traveling,...

November 16, 2006

UCSB Campus Provides Obstacles to Disabled

By Jeane Adamson

Imagine being disabled at UCSB. If you arrive by bus there are no tactile markers to direct you to a sidewalk. If you go too far to the right there is a busy bicycle circle, veer too far left and you're trapped in a maze...

November 15, 2006

Let’s Talk About Sex, Dr. Drew Style

By Jenny Paradise

"Sex is not a drug." Dr. Drew's words resonated throughout the small conference room I shared with him and eleven other college columnists and journalists. I attended the Trojan Journalism Roundtable discussion of colleg...

November 15, 2006

Drinker’s Digest: Play Beer Pong Like Laimbeer

By Ray Collins

Beer pong is a great American game that is played throughout dormitories, homes and bars all over the world. I believe that it is one of the greatest drinking games ever and, despite its simplicity, it will never get old...

November 15, 2006

Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students

By Staff

He's a funny man, that's not the question. Funny, and his politics are right on.