Opinion
A declassified version of the leaked National Intelligence Estimate's "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States" assessment is out, and pundits who claimed it showed Iraq's democ...
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Dear Board of Admissions,
In an effort to make my "personal statement" more personal than just another mundane, self-praising recitation of high school accomplishments and false aspirations, I have c...
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You may open this letter thinking it carries burning malice. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Appreciate America? ("Please, Love America!" Daily Nexus, Sept. 21) Do I appreciate a country that inculcates in my mind that Paris Hilton is more relevant to my life than Hermann Hesse?
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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 w...
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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 ed...
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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 lie...
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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...
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As the manager of Residential Network Services here at UCSB, I am responsible for the ResNet service.
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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...
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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.
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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?
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
