Opinion

November 15, 2002

Living Without Vowels: Students Get Schooled

By Steven Ruszczycky

You don't know hell until you've sat through a 15-minute lecture on possessive nouns or 45 minutes of a professor explaining the magic of a thesis statement, and what it can do for you.

November 15, 2002

Column Undercuts Nexus’ Integrity and Self-Respect

By Amy Lee

The majority of the stories and issues you covered, I thought were well presented. However, I did find one article that you chose to print completely vulgar, lacking integrity, and completely tactless.

November 14, 2002

G.E., I Wonder

By Staff

The G.E. Task Force, comprised of representatives from various academic departments across campus, prepared a proposal on Oct. 14 to revamp the current General Education program at UCSB.

November 14, 2002

Where Have All the Mondays Gone?

By Staff

Veterans Day weekend is deceptive. Oh, sure it seems nice at first - you get an extra day off. But it amounts to 24-hour jet lag.

November 14, 2002

Lab Rat: Don’t Make Light of Photons

By Josh Braun

The theory of continental drift had to wait decades before it could be tested through actual tracking of plate movements. The techniques necessary for tracking them with precision did not exist when the theory was first...

November 13, 2002

Election Aftermath

By Henry Sarria

It's all over but the crying. The Yes On Recall folks took a lump to the noggin and all they have left to show for their efforts is a sour taste in their mouths and a stream of insults and curses for the 53 percent that ...

November 13, 2002

Late Night

By Staff

No, I didn't go home this weekend. Instead, I reveled in my boredom and watched an unfortunate amount of television with my housemates.

November 13, 2002

Outdoor Couch Ordinance Should Make You Burning Mad

By Jason Benesch

Couch fires have plagued or invigorated Isla Vista - whichever way you would like to view it - for as long as students have been packed into this rat hole we call home.

November 13, 2002

I Hate You, So Take Your Pants Off

By Beth Van Dyke

And nothing is better than a little make-up sex. Breaking up is hard to do, but the sex afterwards usually makes it worthwhile.

November 13, 2002

Students Should Stay Level-Headed Over Touchy Political Issues

By Sina Farzaneh

Then Raber took a few twists and turns through the history of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, finally arriving at the following declaration: "Occupation is not the problem because it does not exist."

November 13, 2002

A.S. It Is: Low Funds Disable University Students

By Scott Talkov

While Americans commit themselves to the belief that anyone can succeed with hard work as this country represents the land of equal opportunity, certain individuals in the Division of Student Affairs on this campus seem ...

November 12, 2002

Drugstore Cowboy: Operation: NFL Storm

By Cory Anthony

There are 32 NFL teams, each of them having around 55 players, give or take, on their roster -that's 1,760 men who have dedicated their whole lives to being the biggest, meanest, toughest sons of bitches around.

November 12, 2002

High Tide

By Staff

Anyone who enters the ocean after a nasty rainfall seems to develop a lot of strange symptoms - red, bloodshot eyes, feelings of nausea and general light-headedness.

November 12, 2002

If You Ask Me, New GE Guidelines Keep UCSB Ignorant

By Charmaine Tuason

UCSB faculty and Academic Senate are proposing changes in general education ethnic requirements by replacing the non-Western culture requirement with a Western Civilization requirement.

November 12, 2002

A Ph.D. Does Not Grant You the Right to Be Arrogant and Rude

By Jesika Wilhelm

And to those who have been on this campus for many years, with or without a degree, don't assume that you know all the answers and have the right to tell fellow staff persons that they do not know what they are talking a...

November 8, 2002

The Race

By Staff

At its best, the Storke Plaza reflecting pool is filled with sparkling water and seagull feces. At its worst, it is a dry, dismal bed of concrete and seagull feces, drained heartlessly by maintenance crews.