Opinion

February 10, 2003

Week 6: Introduction to Apathy

By system

Chances are you spent the weekend studying for midterms. If you didn't, you had more fun than me. Monday's forecast: Remember, you don't need to know how to do it, as long as you know how to criticize it. God bless a lib...

February 10, 2003

Firearms Violence Is Just a Symptom of the War on Drugs

By Dan Givens

Gun control advocates are always quick to point out the high number of fatalities due to gun homicides. My question is what percentage of these gun fatalities is related to our failed war on drugs?

February 10, 2003

Sushi Teri Stinks Worse Than Any Raw Fish in the World

By Jon Morin

Last week, I stopped into the new Sushi Teri Japanese restaurant on the corner of Pardall Road and Embarcadero del Mar. Though I noticed that it was a little overpriced, I reluctantly handed my $8.66 to the woman behind ...

February 7, 2003

Documentary Assaults the Second Amendment

By Jeff Farrah

One thousand students viewed Michael Moore's latest documentary, "Bowling for Columbine" on Tuesday night. The film was thought provoking, but for this student it did not cause a great epiphany in regards to gun control.

February 7, 2003

The Lockup

By system

Locking up your bike by Kerr Hall is a bit like signing up to be on American Gladiators. In order to retrieve your bicycle after class, you must first make your way through a solid wall of steel spokes, handlebars and b...

February 7, 2003

The Truth Won’t Stretch All the Way to the Middle East

By Pedro Lerias

As Colin Powell, the last addition to the White House hawks and, for a change, one that didn't dodge Vietnam, gave "crucial" evidence to the United Nations to support a war on Iraq, I feel inclined to inform you of the p...

February 6, 2003

A Not-So-Sporting Chance

By Steven Ruszczycky

In case you haven't heard, you too can win tuition free for the 2003-04 school year, all you need to do is attend the game, have your name called from the student directory, make it to the floor in two minutes' time and ...

February 6, 2003

Man vs. Machine: Who Will Win?

By system

It's registration time again and I would like to take a moment of silence to mourn the passing of registration by telephone. RBT gave you something to hate. There was a person on the other end of the line - perhaps a rec...

February 6, 2003

Students Need a Greener Place to Play

By Drew Mackie

Of course, I am speaking of the ducks that used to call Storke Plaza reflecting pool home. The pool, once a shimmering image of Storke Tower and blue sky, vanished around September and left in its place a large, ugly pit...

February 5, 2003

Congratulations, I’m Sorry

By system

To give credit where credit is due, I'd like to thank the A.S. Program Board for showing "Bowling for Columbine" last night. Ironically the struggle for tickets was nearly enough to make one resort to gun violence.

February 5, 2003

If You Really Love Them

By Beth Van Dyke

It was just a regular Saturday night. She got off work late and got the usual phone call from her friends partying in I.V. She decided to join them; she really needed a drink. The guy she liked had been a typical prick a...

February 5, 2003

A.S. It is: An Architectural Facelift

By Alexis Krieg

Since I was appointed to the committee at the end of last year, we have looked at project plans for all over campus. As we discuss the building designs with each architecture firm, I try to look out for the needs of the ...

February 5, 2003

Absence of Evidence Should Cut It for the American Government

By Loren Williams

Anti-war activists have faced derision for not explaining in detail why they oppose war with Iraq. It's a clever evasion; the question that needs to be answered is not "Why not war?"

February 5, 2003

A War with Iraq Punishes the Innocent Instead of the Guilty

By Peter Cohen

The way to help the Iraqi people is to continue the inspections while dropping the sanctions. As business picks up and tourism and trade increase, the people would gradually become healthier, stronger and in a better pos...

February 5, 2003

UCSB Students, Show Some Love for Your Fellow Gaucho Athletes

By Chris Austin

I think every UCSB student is proud of his or her school. They show off to their friends what a beautiful place we live in. They bring relatives up, show them Isla Vista and tell them the crazy stories that make UCSB so ...

February 4, 2003

Tiny Boxes Make Me Happy

By system

If you tried to do Monday's crossword, the answer to 13 down was "REFIT." Twenty-five across was "REPENT." Of course, you would need an extra box to spell either of them.