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Penny for My Thoughts

January 24, 2005 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 eli...
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Egocentric Dems Should Accept Election Results

January 24, 2005 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 pis...
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A Special Thank You From a Victim Of UCSB’s Maze

January 24, 2005 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 Campb...
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The Scoop on I.V. Living

January 21, 2005 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 i...
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Does God Like Pizza?

January 21, 2005 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.
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California Dreamin’, Liberal-Style

January 21, 2005 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 seco...
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When a Piss Becomes Unintentional Sound Porn

January 21, 2005 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 r...
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Radicals Accomplish Nothing With Pointless Bush Protest

January 21, 2005 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 t...
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Dining Commons Policy Leaves One Meal Hastily Unfinished

January 21, 2005 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...
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And Four to Grow On

January 20, 2005 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.
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Artful Dodger: Thanks For Tuition, Mom

January 20, 2005 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.
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So You Don

January 20, 2005 by Staff

Due to the overwhelming amount of responses to Nathanial Page
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We Have a Better Chance Of Survival if We Work Together

January 20, 2005 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...
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Our Future Should Rely On Science, Rather Than Faith

January 20, 2005 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.
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Forget the Pillow Talk

January 19, 2005 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 -- whome...
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