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Lying Your Way Through Life

September 29, 2005 by Nick Pasto

We all have hobbies. Some people fly kites. Some people read books. Some people eat a lot food and then intentionally puke it back up. Some people do all of the aforementioned things.
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Error’d

September 29, 2005 by

The 'human is drowning
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Investigating Meaning Within the Irrelevant Blog

September 29, 2005 by Chris Trenchard

I knew the blog had officially arrived when I decided to start one. Usually the last one on any bandwagon, I jumped on right after reading a New York Times journalist's blog about a frontline U.S. sol...
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I am Nina, Hear Me Roargasm

September 28, 2005 by Nina Anthony

The first week of school is always the same - full of endless introductions and overviews. Professors know how warped our minds are from the summer sunshine, and most of them very gently and slowly ea...
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Dan Brown

September 28, 2005 by

So the 'human has hopped on the Da Vinci Code train. It's not quite as exciting as the trains I'm used to, but at least I'll be able to walk in the morning.
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Something Even the Mighty Bong Can’t Beat

September 28, 2005 by Jeff Gibson

It was Sunday morning, about 9:30 - the time when I'm usually hitting the halfway point of the best sleep I've managed to grab over the past week. The time when I should be dreaming of endless fields ...
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Housing Lottery Lacks Economic Sagacity

September 28, 2005 by Colin Marshall

Every year, students apply for on-campus housing and parking. Busy praying that they'll be granted a place to sleep and a patch of asphalt where their car will be keyed less, they don't think twice ab...
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News on the Tube Scores Poorly on Alum’s Report Card

September 28, 2005 by Katy Tur

Having just graduated from college in June and having taken my first step into the working world, I have noticed a few things. I recently began a job at a news station in Los Angeles.
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Do I Know You From Somewhere?

September 27, 2005 by Bri Lafond

Here we are, back in class, back in those uncomfortable desks, back to fighting to keep yourself awake during that post-lunch foray into your general education requirements. Just as inevitable as the ...
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Da-na-nah-na-nah-naaw-na

September 27, 2005 by

Remember that show back in the day? You know, the one with the agro crag and the inexplicably British referee? Yes, Guts. Or was it GUTS? Or was it SHAMELESS EXPLOITATION OF A RACIALLY DIVERSE GROUP O...
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s the End of the World

September 27, 2005 by Chris Trenchard

When I think of the apocalypse, I first think of the sky. Whether it be frogs or stars or the sky itself, something will fall from it, I'm assured. In the past month, to me, the sky has shown itself t...
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He Said, She Said: Take Matters Into Your Own Hands and Get Yourself One

September 27, 2005 by Jeff Gibson

So you're under 21 and all you want to do is get drunk - wait, strike that - all you want to do is get drunk as cheaply as possible. There is no question that Isla Vista is one of the easiest places t...
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He Said, She Said: A Fake ID Is Obsolete in Booze-Infested Isla Vista

September 27, 2005 by Mollie Vandor

There is no shortage of fake, falsified, or forged phenomena in Isla Vista. We are great at faking everything from perfect tans to semi-believable excuses for skipping section to complete sobriety whe...
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The First Open Letter to Freshmen on Bikepaths

September 27, 2005 by Elia Boggia

Newbies: Welcome to UCSB. Whether you're a barely legal freshman, a transfer from Madison, Wis. or an international exchange student, we Gauchos welcome you. I.V. and Goleta may not look as pretty as ...
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