Opinion

April 19, 2005

Private Dancer: The Deception Behind Gender Studies

By Alec Mouhibian

I'm not much for playground gender discourse. Men aren't from Mars - and as far as I'm concerned, if women were really from Venus, they'd have three boobs. Yet there are certain phallophobic feminists who've taken the ge...

April 19, 2005

Understanding Depression Is Essential to Its Treatment

By Daniel Shepherd

One could argue that this year has started off on the wrong foot. The persistent rains, devastating tsunami and the pressure of another quarter can all contribute to a less-than-perky attitude. For some, the negative fee...

April 19, 2005

Dumbass DP Ledge Jumper Provides Cliffhanging Entertainment

By David Fuad

As a house of 12 guys on oceanside DP, we're frequently front and center as the helpless victims/neutral spectators/chronic instigators of the relentless debauchery that is DP. We knew what we were getting into when we s...

April 18, 2005

It’s ok, It Can Fix Itself

By Matt Cappiello

I spent most of Earth Day trashed out of my mind. The festivities at Anisq' Oyo' Park pushed the holiday to an alcoholic extreme, making even the most prudish of students into slothful sex machines. While I enjoy exploit...

April 18, 2005

Ooooh… Student Government…

By system

Quick! Drop whatever you're doing now (sitting in lecture, breast-feeding, both, etc.), run to a computer, log on to GOLD and vote for the Weatherhuman for A.S. president.

April 18, 2005

He Said: Do More Than Just Cruise While Rolling on Your Cruiser

By Alex Pavlovic

Before you go about giving that biker on a cell phone the dirtiest look you can muster, perhaps you should commend them for killing two birds with one cell phone-shaped stone.

April 18, 2005

She Said: Biking and Chatting Warrants a Swift Kick to the Face

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

When you learn to drive they advise you against certain distractions while operating the vehicle: listening to headphones, giving road head and talking on the phone - to avoid an untimely death.

April 18, 2005

How Can the Public Stand Behind Bush?

By Daniel Gruen

Republican rhetoric won't suffice when it comes to the things Americans value most. At least, Republican rhetoric shouldn't suffice, especially when the standard of living for Americans is threatening to decline for the ...

April 18, 2005

Don’t Let the Foot Patrol Infringe Upon Your Rights

By Myles Rush

Have you ever seen an I.V. Foot Patrol officer arrest someone or been arrested yourself, but couldn't figure out why? Has an officer made an unprofessional or inappropriate comment to you? Has an officer told you that ...

April 15, 2005

Budweiser Overboard!

By Sean Swaby

I was hoping my solution to your election-induced stomachache would be to write a self-serving, liquor-driven endorsement for myself as A.S. president, but apparently, I could lose my job for such behavior.

April 15, 2005

There’s the Beef

By system

Some woman supposedly found part of a human finger in her bowl of Wendy's chili. Isn't it weird how people are always finding toes and chicken heads and razors and shit in fast food?

April 15, 2005

Show I.V. Lovin’ by Voting Green

By Kelly Burns

I am running with Students' Party for external vice president of local affairs and am here to deconstruct the layers of campaign spectacles, convince you to care about student government and tell you to vote for Students...

April 15, 2005

SAC Is More Than Just an Acronym — It’s Progress At Its Best

By Aseye Allah

The three letters of SAC stand for more than just Student Action Coalition. Those three words are much deeper than they appear and are greatly needed in our student government next year.

April 15, 2005

Reform Should Lift Restrictions on Study in Israel

By Adam Tartakovsky

Since the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) in Israel was suspended in 2002, student attempts to study in Israel have been frustrated. But hopefully, this will soon be over.

April 15, 2005

Shame on Nexus Ignorance

By Yvonne Tran Mary Trieu

The Nexus' decision to not endorse the A.S. Women's Commission reaffirmation reflects its lack of knowledge of the Women's Commission's work. This is why we feel it's important to let the Nexus know what we are doing on ...

April 15, 2005

Give UCSB Parents a Chance at Education

By Angela Andrade

Many UCSB students who have children can only go to school because their children are cared for at the center, which serves children ages 3 months to 5 years from approximately 150 families.