Opinion
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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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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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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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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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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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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CSOs at the frats
Barefooter anywhere but 68 block
Senior at De La Guerra Dining Commons
Sober on a Lime scooter
A condom in a frat house
A condom in a frat house
Electronic dance music at 9 a.m.
The sun during June gloom
Your ex at thanksgiving dinner
A black bear in South Hall
Chancellor Yang at Sunday Funday
Surfer at their 8 a.m.
