Opinion

February 19, 2004

A Legal Right to Marriage

By Christopher Cook

A Massachusetts state representative recently stated that allowing gays to marry would violate natural law. Has anyone realized that divorce is also not part of the natural law of marriage?

February 19, 2004

I Shot a Man in Florida

By system

Lots of times I get ideas for this box just by flipping through the newspaper. Truth is stranger than fiction, I always say, and so much more powerful.

February 19, 2004

Egotistical Conspiracy Theorists on Skateboards

By Mark Signa

Why me? This actually is probably the most asked question of any police officer anywhere. Why did I get the speeding ticket and not everyone else who was speeding too? Why'd you stop me when there are murderers, rapists ...

February 19, 2004

Students’ Party Is Government By and For the Students

By Jared Renfro

Move off the rails, there's a train coming through. Students' Party has been formed through the collaborative efforts of members of the S.A.C. and S.U.N. parties.

February 19, 2004

Hand Cream and the Death of Rugged Masculinity

By Meghan Palma

With the dawn of a new millennium came the rise of the metrosexual - a distinctly cultured breed of straight men whose taste in art, fashion, personal grooming and interior design mirrors that of his stereotypically gay ...

February 18, 2004

Good Morning, Sunshine

By Kate Rice

Some people prefer the kind of sex where you barely move and your eyes are shut so tightly that a crowbar couldn't pry them open. Others still would rather have sex only in the pitch dark under the covers so that too muc...

February 18, 2004

Staples Cathedral

By system

Sorry, don't have much time to write today. I'm going to the Lakers game and I'm about to miss my bus.

February 18, 2004

Fighting Off Landlords, Bill Collectors

By Ron Perry Robin Unander Steve Rice

"Ask the Lawyer" will be a recurring column presented by Associated Students Legal Resource Center attorneys Ron Perry, Robin Unander and Steve Rice. The aim is to present legal information that students and staff will f...

February 17, 2004

Hell on Earth

By system

People are saying San Francisco's mayor might be throwing away his political future with his bold stance in favor of gay marriage. Maybe so.

February 17, 2004

Innocence Dies on Death Row

By Neil Visalvanich

Last time I checked, there was a provision in the U.S. Constitution called the Eighth Amendment that holds that "cruel and unusual punishment" shall not be inflicted upon the citizens of the United States.

February 17, 2004

You Think We Have Problems…

By system

I was very disappointed with James Baron's opinion piece about UCSB's failure to monitor his daughter's life. He wrote, "I often wonder where the Andrew Fastows, O.J. Simpsons and David Attiases come from."

February 17, 2004

Damn Skippy: G.I. Joe Heavyweight Discusses Terrorism and Job Security

By Loren Willams

Terrorism has been the defining issue for this presidency, and it might still be the biggest issue in the next presidential term. Those of us who plan on voting this November should probably put some thought into the top...

February 17, 2004

Gays and Lesbians Should Be Happy With Rights They Have

By Ted Hastings

Many Americans consider homosexuality itself to be ghastly. Since the author compares gay discrimination to racial segregation, he clearly believes they do not choose to be gay but are born that way.

February 17, 2004

Join Lois Capps to Help Save Los Padres National Forest

By Danny Zamir

When I was five years old, I moved from L.A. to a ranch in Los Padres National Forest, 20 miles from UCSB. This pristine natural area was my home for 12 years, and I have a very strong attachment to it.

February 13, 2004

Outbreak

By system

The following is excerpted from the diary of a patient receiving treatment for a medical condition approaching "outbreak" status: Midtermburn.

February 13, 2004

Unmarriageable But Equal?

By Steven Ruszczycky

Because someone has to say something. Over the past two days, the Massachusetts legislature has convened in the state house with pulsating hordes outside, noses pressed to windows, megaphones in hand, anxious and anticip...