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Made in the Storke Socialist Republic

January 25, 2005 by Staff

I already thought "What Not to Wear" was a pretty socialist show, but North Korea has taken it one step further with its new TV series, "Let Us Trim Our Hair in Accordance With Socialist Lifestyle."
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He Said, She Said: Network Leaves a World of Possibilities at Your Fingertips

January 25, 2005 by Drew Mackie

My phone vibrates in my pocket. I pull it out to find I have been "poked" by someone with an unfamiliar name. I feel dirty. Some stranger has extended a digital finger and caused a brief rumbling sens...
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He Said, She Said: Internet Shenanigans Are Eerily Reminiscent of High School

January 25, 2005 by Kristen Richer

As a toddler, I was shy. I spoke only when spoken to - if then - and as my mother taught me, I was leery of strangers.
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May I Suggest Canada for Bush-Bashers?

January 25, 2005 by Patrick Callahan

Ah, the fresh smell of victory. There's nothing like waking up to hear "President Bush's Second Inauguration" on any given news channel. This is the face of democracy. The Democrats thought they had i...
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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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Private Dancer: Wake Up, Progressives

January 24, 2005 by Alec Mouhibian

The progressive movement sprouted from the idea that the world would really get somewhere if only everybody would let their lives be run by progressives. Central to the idea was a centralized and empo...
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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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