Opinion

October 17, 2003

The Ignored Refugees

By Neer Lerner

Skirmishes between Jews and Arabs in 1930s-40s pre-state Israel produced a Palestinian refugee population. It is often argued that the Israeli government should compensate the descendants of the Palestinian refugees who ...

October 16, 2003

Room for One More Star?

By David Downs

The 51st state of the union will not be Puerto Rico or even American Samoa. It will be a sand-filled, terrorist incubator that will make those Islamic schools in Pakistan look like an alternative kindergarten in Marin Co...

October 16, 2003

Dude Here

By Staff

I finally saw "Kill Bill." Pretty entertaining, and every bit as violent as they say. I am against just about every form of censorship, and I never buy it when people say that they were compelled to commit a crime by a m...

October 16, 2003

Tracing the True Sources of Aggression

By Arie Peled

Mr. Ronquillo, although very opinionated about the Arab-Israeli conflict, seems to know nothing about it. Or if he does have some knowledge of it, he purposely distorted and corrupted the facts, which is even more shamef...

October 15, 2003

Below the Smutty Surface

By Christina Huff

Everyone is talking about porn. With the arrival of porn parties in I.V., even the chancellor and A.S. felt it necessary to issue warnings and official statements on the matter. So, as your Wednesday Humper, I figured I ...

October 15, 2003

A Hero Comes Along

By Staff

This past weekend the AS President at Berkeley got busted for public drunkenness and fleed from the cops, and our AS President played the hero by convincing a killa-to-be to drop her knife.

October 15, 2003

The Only Bad Kind of Recycling

By Constantine Economides

I walk to school almost everyday. Although this half-hour trek does takes a toll on my reserved energy, I still walk. Although my round-trip travel time is often longer than my class time itself, I still walk.

October 15, 2003

The Artful Dodger: Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity

By Drew Mackie

After the towers at the World Trade Center fell, people everywhere started wearing those "I Love NY" shirts. Even if they didn't live in the Big Apple, the shirts helped them feel like they were supporting a worthy cause...

October 15, 2003

Denim Blue Clashes with the Colors on the Rainbow Flag

By Justin Violini

Call it a hunch, but I don't think Neil Diamond was aware of his adamant support of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community when he sang, "I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans."

October 15, 2003

Tennis Player Calls A Double Fault on Coach’s Bad Manners

By Steven Guerry

Most people who are involved with competitive tennis are dicks. I should know. I have come in contact with more than my fair share of racket-wielding megalomaniacs.

October 15, 2003

What’s Your Problem: October 15, 2003

By Staff

"Food at Ortega [Dining Commons]. It's just nasty. The simple solution would be to make better food."

October 14, 2003

Cleaning Slung Mud

By Henry Sarria

A week before California's historic gubernatorial recall election, the groping allegations against candidate Schwarzenegger began to surface. In the world of dirty politics this was no surprise.

October 14, 2003

Stay of Execution

By The Weatherhuman

I sat down well prepared to fail a midterm yesterday. I had a solid 40 minutes total study time for the quarter under my belt and the effects of a two-hour nap lingered in my clouded mind.

October 14, 2003

Middle East Article Gets It All Wrong

By Jason Kanel

David Ronquillo claimed to have written an article "more consistent with the facts" ("Terror Has Its Own Rules," Daily Nexus, Oct. 9) than Joey Tartakovsky's.

October 14, 2003

Cop Horses Poop All Over Residents’ Rights

By Jason Leraul

I'm not gonna take this shit anymore! If you live in I.V. like me, you should realize that we live in a very unique place. We pay astronomical rents to live in shabby structures, have our cars regularly vandalized and ge...

October 14, 2003

CalPIRG Offers a Better Book Exchange

By Laura Baker

In the Oct. 8 article "Website Aims to Decrease Prices for Used Textbooks," you mentioned three major avenues where students could potentially buy new and used textbooks: the UCSB Bookstore, the I.V. Bookstore and ScrewT...