Opinion

January 24, 2005

Penny for My Thoughts

By Staff

I hate pennies. They're like the quick-breeding, out-of-control bunnies of the monetary world. Back in 2001, one courageous congressman, Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.), introduced legislation calling for its elimination, but nothin...

January 24, 2005

Egocentric Dems Should Accept Election Results

By Paul Jones

This is a letter to all the protesters who walked out of class last week. Why are you so disappointed with a democratically elected president? After the 2000 presidential election, everyone was so pissed about how Bush d...

January 24, 2005

A Special Thank You From a Victim Of UCSB’s Maze

By George Gaynes

This past Friday, I had just left Girvetz Hall at 9 p.m. after a script reading. Confident of finding my way in the dark back to where my wife had dropped me off that afternoon somewhere west of Campbell Hall and where w...

January 21, 2005

The Scoop on I.V. Living

By Monique Moyal

It's that time of year when every knock on the door means that freshmen fresh out of San Nic want to see a real Isla Vista apartment, like it's some kind of exhibit at the zoo. A lot of shit goes on in the dorms and I kn...

January 21, 2005

Does God Like Pizza?

By Staff

According to a recent poll, only one-third of Americans believe in the theory of evolution. Upon learning this, I was a bit puzzled by how people can be so skeptical of scientific research.

January 21, 2005

California Dreamin’, Liberal-Style

By Courtney Weaver

Political heresy, outright treason, an unconscionable act -- I, Courtney Weaver, vice president of the UCSB Campus Democrats, feminist, and intern for Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, attended the second inauguration of P...

January 21, 2005

When a Piss Becomes Unintentional Sound Porn

By Dara Moss

Finally, after what seemed like years to my agonized bladder, the professor granted the class a seven-minute break. Sweet! Just what I needed! Perhaps my pressing bladder temporarily blinded me from recognizing that I wa...

January 21, 2005

Radicals Accomplish Nothing With Pointless Bush Protest

By Antony Mascovich

The right to protest is one that I hold dear. Protest exists to spur change. But what exactly were the students who took to the Arbor in anger hoping to accomplish? Were they expecting their actions to somehow overturn t...

January 21, 2005

Dining Commons Policy Leaves One Meal Hastily Unfinished

By Ryan Chausse

As a resident of Anacapa Residence Hall, I frequent both Ortega and DLG Dining Commons. Recently, while walking out of the DLG at closing time for Late Night, I was accosted at the door by an employee.

January 20, 2005

Artful Dodger: Thanks For Tuition, Mom

By Drew Mackie

I did not vote for George W. Bush. My parents did. Now keep that in mind, because it's the chief reason I'm not attending today's protest.

January 20, 2005

And Four to Grow On

By Staff

If this is your birthday, happy birthday! A parade will be held in your honor down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. this afternoon.

January 20, 2005

So You Don

By Staff

Due to the overwhelming amount of responses to Nathanial Page

January 20, 2005

We Have a Better Chance Of Survival if We Work Together

By Sally Marois

If this is the most steadfast, politically active time in our lives, why do we bicker rather than build? Through the variations within and between political groups, there is a single operative concept here: the collectiv...

January 20, 2005

Our Future Should Rely On Science, Rather Than Faith

By Troy Baker

Today we live in a global society with many religions that are mutually exclusive. The true danger of religion is that it sets a precedent for making decisions on an irrational basis.

January 19, 2005

Junior High Prom Heats Up

By Staff

Management consultant William Fried recently told a bunch of Bay Area eighth graders that they could make up to $250,000 per year as an exotic dancer (depending on their bust size, that is).

January 19, 2005

Forget the Pillow Talk

By Dave Franzese

Another week is halfway behind us, and, if you drink on Thursdays the way I do, the weekend is just a few hours away! But before we wander out-of-doors, ready to pounce on those weekend plans -- whomever they may be -- l...