Opinion
From: XXX XXXXXXXX of the Alcohol and Other Drug Program: "I was hoping for more insights into the drugs and alcohol scene at UCSB/IV....What would be an effective way to communicate and dialogue with...
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The recent supermarket workers' strike has gotten me thinking of back when I used to be a union carpenter's apprentice for AFL-CIO Local 727 in Miami, Fla. It has also gotten me thinking as to why the...
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As a 21-year-old political science major in a decidedly liberal state, I'll be the first to admit that I am biased in my opinions on the war in Iraq. I also have high school friends in Iraq right now,...
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As a student walking on my way to class at UCSB, a school that prides itself upon its emphatic dedication to the notion of equality, I find myself lost. I feel as if I am attending a university consum...
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I am a third-year member of the UCSB women's tennis team and was shocked to read Mr. Guerry's letter ("Tennis Player Calls a Double Fault on Coach's Bad Manners," Oct. 15, 2003) complaining about bein...
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While my roommate was watching CNN tonight I suddenly remembered why I had been avoiding watching this station since 9/11 and after Princess Diana died. The way the news is presented is horribly skewe...
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In regards to "Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity" (Oct. 15, 2003), Drew Mackie should realize that the Hollister Co. sucks, but I hope someone has told him that the company and its ...
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Monkeys are truly marvels of nature - so like us, yet able to masturbate in public and fling feces. Perhaps, rather than looking at monkeys as humanity's evolutionary predecessors, we should look at m...
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Evel Knievel made it to 65 years old this week. I think that sends some great messages to the youth. Break any bone in your body and it will heal. A life of big-time gambling means certain pain and eq...
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Having been in California for just over a month now, I have come to reassess this narrow-minded condemnation; in fact I'd go as far as to say that I think Bush is a really great guy. Please allow me t...
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I just volunteered to have my privacy obliterated and my very persona flattened into a two-dimensional TV character. I auditioned for "The Real World."
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I hope that everyone had an excellent Marriage Protection Week. Devoting an entire week to celebrating love and encouraging it to blossom is a wonderful idea.
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Looking forward to Halloween? The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety (ASCPS) wants you to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain this year by coming out to the "Halloween Public Sa...
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On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, "The Assylum." This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried...
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Nothing feels better than waking up and knowing you have a hot date lined up for the evening. It's not just any date, it's the date with that special someone you've been seeing for a few weeks.
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
