Opinion

September 28, 2006

UCSB Conspires With Landlords to Evict Locals

By Brent Baker

Greetings, returning and new UCSB students. I write to inform or remind you that Isla Vista is both a "college town" and a "coastal community." In fact, it started as a coastal community before UCSB was built and the ori...

September 24, 2006

Exit Exam Prevents Future Failure

By Courtney Stevens

Every year, several seniors awaiting their high school diploma must devote three hours of their summer to prove minimal competence in math and language. However, in light of California's abominable education system condi...

September 24, 2006

Why Color Me Suprised

By system

Why color me suprised. A color front page?

September 24, 2006

Please, Love America!

By Melissa Davis

Welcome to America, circa 2006. "Men" now wear girl pants and perfume. Paris Hilton is considered a national treasure for her brilliant work in ... House of Wax? Activists are still chanting "Bush lied, kids died" like d...

September 24, 2006

Babies of the

By Adam Wenger

Pasty, hairy thighs - a nauseating concoction that should never have to be imagined, let alone witnessed. Unfortunately, pasty, hairy thighs are appearing in waves at our beaches and pools, tarnishing Southern California...

September 24, 2006

Article on Dorm Downloads Is Irresponsible

By system

As the manager of Residential Network Services here at UCSB, I am responsible for the ResNet service.

September 24, 2006

Dude, What Are You On?

By Jeff Gibson

In all irony, I never knew my best friend until this summer.

September 24, 2006

Beware of Sketchy Roommates

By Mark Batalla

Now that you're all settled in, what do you think of your new roommate - roommates for the unlucky triples? He seems cool, right? Doesn't get in your face, has good hygiene, and seems to share some of the same interests....

August 30, 2006

Welcome to UCSB! Now How About Writing Us An Opinion Column, Smarty-Pants?

By Staff Editorial

We need to have a serious talk, and no, it can't wait until after you're done reading the sex column in the bathroom. So, please, put that thing away.

August 30, 2006

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

YAAAWN *Smacks Lips* What the? Who the hell are you?

August 30, 2006

He Said, She Said: Car Vs. No Car

By Aria Miran

It's likely that incoming freshmen reading this have many questions about UCSB. How do I get to my classes? Will I get laid on the first night? Should I bring my car to school?

August 30, 2006

He Said, She Said: Car Vs. No Car

By Kaitlin Pike

Sit down, my child. It's time we had a talk about your popularity.

August 30, 2006

Hey, Gauchos, Um, Wanna Do It?

By Jenny Paradise

No more lying to your parents about where you spent Friday night. No more switching back clocks to extend curfews. No more mandatory class before eight.

August 30, 2006

Forget About Flavor and Follow Booze Clues

By Mark Batalla

See if you can find what's wrong with this picture: Twenty people are crowded inside a small, black-lit room with Paris Hilton's newest single bumping on an iBook's meager speaker system.

June 28, 2006

Get Neighborly in I.V.

By Jenny Paradise

After much experience, I have come to the conclusion that hooking up with your neighbors, or at least with some new blood, is vital to the fresh-start feeling of summer in I.V.

June 28, 2006