Opinion

April 7, 2006

Don

By Sean Swaby

Most of the time during the first week of school, the same question is inevitably asked. "How was your break?" It's unavoidable. For the sake of appeasing the masses, it was a break, sure, but it didn't really feel like ...

April 7, 2006

Content

By system

Damn, I'm being nice and bright again. This box is much easier to write when I'm being unpleasant.

April 7, 2006

Change the Cautionary Tale

By Heather Cohen

I appreciate that, as a freshman, no matter how mature I think I am, I am most likely wrong. That's fine; I accept that, but only on a few terms.

April 6, 2006

Rip Away Apathy’s Veil

By Laura Holt

In American culture during the '60s and '70s, the young were defined by their political persuasions and the role they played in actively asserting these views within the social spectrum.

April 6, 2006

Walkin’ on Sunshine

By system

Alas, it's sunny again. No more hatred for the always mercurial weatherhuman.

April 6, 2006

Wisely Consider Your Concentration

By Nick Pasto

You can often find some pretty odd classes if you browse through UCSB's course catalog. This quarter is no exception. The esteemed Dept. of Speech and Hearing Sciences is offering a class called Introduction to Stutterin...

April 6, 2006

Students’ Inelastic Demand Helps Textbook Prices Soar

By Colin Marshall

Aside from attending class, what pains college students more than spending money? Unfortunately, our lifestyles tend to demand it with some frequency, often resulting in cash hemorrhages that severely outstrip our income...

April 6, 2006

Leave Your Fashion Sins Behind You in America’s Playground

By Caitlin Cassady

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas due to the fact that there is usually a lot of alcohol consumed - at any given time through out the day - which leads to some fantastic and sometimes embarrassing stories.

April 5, 2006

Shitty Weather

By system

One day after enduring countless diatribes towards the 'human for it's untimely rain, yesterday's weather-like movements were not much different.

April 5, 2006

Lean Back and Climax

By Nina Anthony

Stress. It's something that will be present all our lives, as we continue on to grad school or jobs, as we attempt to rear a family, as we try to make a little niche for ourselves somewhere out there in the "real" world....

April 5, 2006

Stray From the Flock With Rosaritos

By Ben Coffee

I feel so weak. You see, last night I gave in - I succumbed to my very own personal boycott. I had successfully boycotted Freebirds for over eight months. I had decided to boycott them because, quite simply, they suck.

April 4, 2006

Wet Tuesday

By system

Apparently, everyone hated me yesterday. Why the masses of UCSB voiced their distaste for my offerings remains beyond the 'human's comprehension.

April 4, 2006

Politics Saturate Hollywood Thriller

By Matt Cappiello

My father and I share many pastimes: We like to get loaded, we like to argue and we like the cinema. Over Spring Break, we shared an important father-son bonding experience - getting kicked out of a zombie movie while th...

April 4, 2006

House Tackles Immigration Issues

By Andrea Angus

On Monday, March 27, 40,000 high school students staged a walkout across Southern California. It seemed that most reporters who covered the story touched on the idea that perhaps many of the students did not quite unders...

April 4, 2006

Measure D Punishes Public Transportation Users

By Kelly Burns Kelsi Boyle

If you are concerned about traffic, congestion, pollution and the future sustainability of Santa Barbara County, it's time to wake up. This week may be the most critical time for public transportation in half a century.

April 4, 2006

Students Fly to DC to Discuss Iran and Hamas

By Ariel Diamond

Several students from the on-campus group, American Students for Israel (ASI), participated in a nation-wide American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., from March 5 to 7.