Opinion
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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).
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The IVRPD was clearly trying to follow the letter of the Brown Act -- the law that requires public access to meeting and requires elected officials to let the public speak. They just happened -- under...
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Since I started attending UCSB back in 2002, Associated Students has not been the organization it claims it to be. The problems are due partially to a lack of funding, but most importantly to poor lea...
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Blaming parents for the victimization of their children merely skirts the systemic nature of the problem. Instead, let's begin a real conversation about childhood sexual abuse. Let's stop blaming the ...
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It was on a sunny day last February when an elderly couple walked up the steps of San Francisco City Hall to have their relationship officially recognized by the State of California. They would've bee...
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The Good Place: Feels like they’re living in an alternate reality
How I Met Your Mother: Hardcore romantic
Big Mouth: They have one
Jane the Virgin: Cries at every episode
Schitt’s Creek: Narcissist
Modern Family: Claire Dunphy-esque Google Calendar
Friends: Also has 10 seasons worth of lore
Community: Describes their friend group
Sex and The City: Thinks they’re Carrie Bradshaw
The Office: Dwight Schrute tendencies
Arrested Development: Also likes embezzling money
New Girl: Has a drawer full of glitter and ribbon like Jess
