Opinion

January 15, 2003

Think: Wednsday January 15, 2003

By system

January 14, 2003

Drugstore Cowboy: Some Kid Kills His Sister

By Cory Anthony

It's video games, like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. They're becoming so realistic that they distort the minds of young gamers, and the idea of taking a handgun to the head of an old lady for a few bucks in her purse or h...

January 14, 2003

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood…

By system

I went up on my roof for the first time the other day and it just so happens that I have a perfect view of the neighbor's yard.

January 14, 2003

The Road to a New Highway Is Paved with Greed and Green

By Harry Nelson

The city of Goleta has plans to put stoplights on Highway 217, aka Ward Memorial Boulevard, the road that connects the east gate of the UCSB campus with Highway 101.

January 13, 2003

Starving Socialist Island

By Henry Sarria

Cuba is up shit creek and there's no paddle in sight. It truly is an economic disaster that came and went, compliments of "El Lider Supremo," Fidel Castro and his little brother Raul.

January 13, 2003

Good Grub

By Staff

When Columbus sailed in the 1400's (and yes, I know he didn't discover shit...), he and his crew took to eating meals at night around halfway through the voyage.

January 13, 2003

Living Without Vowels: Simian Antics Drive I.V. Residents Ape

By Steven Ruszczycky

Scott is a good kid, even though he smokes cigarettes, cusses and is 27 years old. It's hard not to think of him as a child though because the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that afflicts him has set his mind permanently around ...

January 9, 2003

Genes for All Seasons

By Josh Braun

It began in the May of 1985 when Robert Sinsheimer, who currently works at UCSB, called a workshop at UC Santa Cruz at which scientists discussed for the first time the possibility of mapping the human genome.

January 9, 2003

Readin’, Writin’, ‘Rithmatic

By Staff

I have a bone to pick with the quarter system. Depending on the courses I take, I probably have somewhere between 100 and 300 pages of reading to do per week, per class.

January 9, 2003

Pushing the Envelope

By Staff

Postage goes up because of people like me. I only buy stamps out of absolute necessity, and I refuse to purchase an entire book of them for any reason.

January 9, 2003

Move Over, bin Laden

By Tiye Baldwin

Prior to hopping on that nonstop flight to Columbus, Ohio, we did get to experience the new holiday tradition. Everyone is a suspect. Ever since my five-year-old son was pulled out of line and asked to remove his shoes, ...

January 9, 2003

Personality Is Not Negotiable

By Drew Mackie

It's true. Like hangovers, midterms and the occasional chlamydia flare-up, subleasers are a necessary evil of college life. The search is like looking for a kidney donor.

January 9, 2003

Activists: Don’t Give Up Your Day Job

By Drew Atkins

If you've walked around Isla Vista recently, you've probably seen the graffiti making this claim, along with the one that politely asks you to "Please Wake the Fuck Up" as you enter campus near the HSSB building.

January 9, 2003

Pet Owners Shouldn’t Let Campus Greens Turn Brown and Yellow

By Sara Smith

Next time you take a seat on one of our beautiful UCSB lawns, consider whether the glistening of the grass is the dew left over from the salty sea air or a salty puddle of urine from a dog's midday piss.

January 9, 2003

The Quality of Online Registration Is Less Than Gold

By Behrooz Parhami

Having witnessed my son use the Web-based registration system twice, I am appalled by how it violates numerous rules of good user interface design that we routinely teach in our computer science and engineering courses.

January 8, 2003

Ethics for Sale

By Staff

I bought the reader for my ethics course today for $90. It's nonrefundable. I can't sell it back. And when I balance my checkbook, I'll probably find I can't eat either.