Opinion

September 29, 2003

Everything a Student Could Ask for and More

By Henry Sarria

As the guy referred to as the "longtime Isla Vista resident," I feel the need to write the obligatory "Welcome to I.V. piece for you, the incoming UCSB freshman class of 2003-04.

September 26, 2003

Porn Is Not the Enemy

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Slithering into Isla Vista in a grimy rut well-worn by the vices of alcohol, drugs, sexual harassment and objectification is that lusty, gonad-shaking demon called porn.

September 26, 2003

Drugstore Cowboy: This Isn’t Comedy Central?

By Cory Anthony

The circus surrounding the upcoming recall election on Oct. 7 has made California politics the best source of laughs since George W. coined the term "strategery." Wednesday night's debate did not disappoint.

September 26, 2003

Don’t Blame Us When Your Kids See Your Breasts Online

By Michael D. Young Vice Chancellor S.A. Yonie Harris Dean Of Students

We in the UCSB administration have no desire to monitor or regulate your private lives. We do, however, believe you should be warned about an exploitative new "business" practice that might impact you or your peers

September 26, 2003

Politicians Don’t Belong in Office; Schwarzenegger Does

By Madeline Zamoyski

For those of you who missed it, let me recap. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante admitted that he and Gov. Gray Davis "spent too much" in the past few years, mounting to a $12-20 billion deficit.

September 26, 2003

Racial Statistics Can Cause Discrimination as Well as Prevent It

By Charles Akemann UCSB Mathematics Prof.

Private companies (e.g. banks and insurance) are prohibited from collecting racial and ethnic data. Proposition 54 would extend that ban to the public sector, with certain exceptions.

September 25, 2003

Big Fat Moore Hypocritically Insists on a Big Fat Ticket Price

By Troy Greenberg

Yesterday I was delighted to find out that Michael Moore would be speaking in Santa Barbara on Friday. I remembered his outburst during the Academy Awards show last year and I thought to myself that this would be a good ...

September 25, 2003

Bad Trip

By Staff

As a devoted weather professional I try to keep my head in the clouds as often as possible. Every once in a while, however, the Weatherhuman is a little too high in the clouds.

September 25, 2003

We’ll Use them for Kindling

By Staff

So the university is sending out fliers on the dangers of Halloween revelry in hopes that they will discourage students from inviting their friends to town and partying like mad.

September 25, 2003

The Unwelcome American

By Nico Pitney

"The Battle of Algiers" depicts the urban guerrilla warfare waged between Algerian nationals and the French colonial army in the 1950s during the struggle for Algerian independence.

September 24, 2003

Look at the Rump on That One

By The Weatherhuman

The long lines of students in front of the local copy shops resembled doomed cattle in more ways than one.

September 24, 2003

Colorblind or Just Blind?

By Tiye Baldwin

Higher education is the de facto gateway to economic success and political power in the United States. Like magic, 54 could erase any documented disparity - paper trail - between the blacks and whites and any other ethn...

September 24, 2003

Legends of the Fall: Ready, Ripe and Unrequited

By Christina Huff

As the Fall Quarter rolls in, unabated and disposed, new desires and wants creep into the heart and soul of every UCSB student. Every year, whether rain or drought, a fall harvest of ripe and delicious freshmen begins sc...

September 24, 2003

Bush’s Doublespeak Jeopardizes National Welfare

By Drew Atkins

I've been giving some thought recently to doublespeak, the concept introduced in George Orwell's novel 1984 that entails people accepting two opposing positions at the same time.

September 24, 2003