Opinion

September 19, 2003

Planning Your Future

By Cory Anthony

To call Isla Vista a dilapidated, overcrowded and overpriced slum would be, well, a bit of an understatement. The phrase "student ghetto" comes to mind. Apparently the technical term is "blighted."

September 19, 2003

Summer Is for Lovers, Fall Is for Students

By Staff

Loop up. Now. Because this is as pretty as UCSB will be all year. And I'm not talking about the flowers.

September 19, 2003

The Sound and the Furious

By Jamie Morrow

Despite being in Greece for a good chunk of the summer, I've already begun to learn a lot about apartment living, or at least apartment living with three other girls.

September 19, 2003

Surreal Summer: Sunny California Loses Its Grip on Reality

By Drew Mackie

Never has the question "What the hell happened?" been so apt. It's like California suffered the Attack of the Thousand Subleasers. Now we're all left to vacuum up all the crazy remnants of this surreally sloppy summer.

September 19, 2003

Potentially Damaging Initiative Demands Students’ Attention

By Henry T. Yang

With elections approaching, I wanted to take this opportunity to address some questions I have been receiving from students and other members of our campus community regarding Proposition 54, the Classification by Race, ...

June 25, 2003

Drugstore Cowboy: Governor Schwarzenegger

By Cory Anthony

"Can you spell that one more time, Mr. Governor?"I can already see the veins in Arnie's massive neck bulging, prompting similar action in his forehead. "I already spelled it 10 times: S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-N-E-G-G-E-R."

June 25, 2003

Sinking to the Shallowest Depths

By Staff

In these troubled times for starship earth, it is reassuring to think that our own UCSB is looking out for the future. While it could confine itself to mere education, it is working to solve the problem of overpopulation...

June 25, 2003

Why My Potential Employer Would Want My Urine on Her Hands

By Travis Hunter

I'm not supposed to be stressing during summertime. That's a rule. But now I've got something on my mind. I'm not happy about it. I decided I needed a little walking-around cash, so I immediately sought out the most part...

June 25, 2003

Learning From an Uncomfortable Situation

By Vanessa Perplies

I meant to write this as a formal apology and say that my ill-timed comment was taken out of context, and that I truly never meant to offend anyone or cause emotional grief.

June 25, 2003

Censorship Doesn’t Accomplish a Fu@#ing Thing

By Brian Nolan

The United States has always emphasized moral virtue, whether or not it acts in accordance with it. The government has traditionally been a fan of the "see no evil" strategy of vice - if we don't see it, hear it or have ...

June 5, 2003

Summer in Weatherland

By Staff

Last issue of the quarter, kids. Summer time's next. I'm going to spend mine doing research essential to my improvement as weatherhuman - I will study the sun.

June 5, 2003

The Long Hump Goodnight

By Beth Van Dyke

I've thought of everything and consequently nothing to write for my last column. I'm supposed to impress you. But then it occurred to me, I don't really have to impress you.

June 5, 2003

Education Isn’t the Only Crucial Part of Your College Experience

By Cory Anthony

For those who have read my column faithfully throughout the year, I owe nothing but my heartiest apologies. I've been abusive, blunt and critical. As, I expect, I will continue to be.

June 5, 2003

Labrat: Interdisciplinary Reseach is Excellent and Diverse

By Josh Braun

For those of you who used to follow my weekly column, you know that it was filled with random facts and strange out of the way statistics. I apologize in advance if that's what you were expecting.

June 5, 2003

Nuclear Contract Loss May be Blessing in Disguise

By James Beach

Never before has the possibility for the University of California to lose control of the labs been faced. To some, this signifies a dark day for the University, as the change in policy is the result of a series of unfort...

May 30, 2003

“Let’s Talk” … Let’s Not

By Staff

I've got this class that's "discussion oriented." Because I usually haven't done the reading, I normally just sit there, keep the weathertrap shut and mutter "mm-hmm" every once in a while.