Opinion

January 4, 2005

Daddy Christmas

By Staff

Over Winter Break I saw the greatest Christmas light display ever. On the fence of this one house, someone had spelled out, in lights, "HO." Not "HO HO HO." Just "HO."

January 4, 2005

Thesaurus of Debauchery

By Sean Swaby

Welcome to 2005, kids. With the new year and the new class schedule inconveniently aligning themselves, when you're sitting in your first lecture of dreaded Winter Quarter you will undoubtedly get a lot of the old, "What...

January 4, 2005

The Pleasures and Pains of City Life Abroad

By Jillian Sophia Warner

Living in London is interesting. I realized this morning, as I was watching the weather that listed "Tuesday: grey; Wednesday: grey; Thursday: lighter," this isn't a joke - this is London. What I realized was that not on...

January 4, 2005

Ever Wonder How It Feels to Sell Your Soul on Facebook?

By Aaron Small

On Nov. 24, I signed up and received a Thefacebook account. I know that since July you've been logging on three times a day to check for "pokes," reading inane updates to your group's message board, and have found the nu...

January 4, 2005

Juggernaut Renter Fails to Keep His Internet Promises

By Matt Coin

I live at 6694 Picasso Rd., which is a 10-unit apartment building - about 32 people live there. Ron Wolfe and Associates manages the building and upon signing the lease, we were promised free high-speed Internet.

January 4, 2005

Gaucho Goalkeeper Embodies All That Is Good in Sports

By Sal DiMatteo

I thought I would drop a quick note to compliment the men's soccer team on a terrific year. I particularly want to thank senior goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, who was extraordinarily polite to my two boys, 8 and 11.

January 3, 2005

Smile! It’s Raining!

By Staff

OK, so I'm not responsible for all the rain. Really. Quite the contrary. I'm annoyed just like you are; I had to buy an umbrella. Ironically, the weatherhuman loses umbrellas all the time.

January 3, 2005

Left-Lane Driver: Crossing Enemy Lines

By Neil Visalvanich

Now that the dust has finally cleared from the electoral battlefield and Bush prepares to make his second inaugural address, it's time for us Democrats to finally come to terms with our loss.

January 3, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: My Long-Overdue Love Affair With Uggs

By Meghan Palma

After more than a year of resisting the stubborn phenomenon that plowed its way from the depths of Australia to the shoe racks of ladies and adventurous men all over the world, I finally caved in: Over Winter Break, I pu...

December 2, 2004

‘Tis Never the Season

By Staff

Finals are almost here... almost. Mine keep almost arriving, but then they get pushed back further into the hazy future by the professor.

December 2, 2004

Perversions Over Politics?

By Alec Mouhibian

I reject the terms "liberal" and "conservative." In fact, I think everyone should refer to themselves politically by their sexual fetishes.

December 2, 2004

Ungrateful Girls Deserve an Icy Xmas

By Christopher Rice

With the holiday season now in full bloom, the thought of giving is in the air. The only question is what to give and whom to give it to. The only gift I can suggest is for girls who have caught the eye of a male student...

December 2, 2004

Barbaric Ways Won’t Scare Criminals Into Reform

By Carlos Magana

Suggesting that torturing inmates would solve the problem is not only ignorant, but is also simply idiotic due to its inhumanity.

December 2, 2004

Isla Vistans of Yore Disturbed the Peace for Noble Reasons

By Luke Brothers

Where is the Isla Vista only our parents -- and maybe longtime Isla Vista resident Henry Sarria -- knew?

December 2, 2004

Gaucho Coach Deserves Praise for Impressive Sportsmanship

By Nick Rieder

In my four years of attending games, I have never seen such a class program as the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Before the game, UCSB Head Coach Bob Williams dared to enter the "grateful red" student section to compliment o...

November 24, 2004