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Coin-Op Hell

January 29, 2003 by

The decline of Western civilization is an agonizingly slow process peppered with occasional indicators like inflation, reduced funding for the arts, limitations to individual freedoms, "Elimidate," th...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

January 29, 2003 by

Unless the concept of "more bang for your buck" directly relates to a massive spontaneous failure of the kidneys, two and a half hours is just too long.
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They’re Out for Blood

January 29, 2003 by Drew Mackie

It's the prickly presence of a nuclear mosquito, a member of the oversized, bloodthirsty, buzzing, scummy lagoon-spawning, itch-inducing tribe of bugs that that now apparently calls UCSB home.
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Fixed Seawall Threatens to Leave Goleta Beach High and Dry

January 29, 2003 by Christine Underwood Aaron Gillman Deanna Kavanaugh-Jones

In April 2000, students from I.V. Surfrider and the A.S. Environmental Affairs Board rallied together to oppose the seawall being constructed at Goleta Beach.
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Survey Says: Bitter North County Resident Is a Sore Loser

January 29, 2003 by Tom Beers

Mr. Ruhge bemoans the legislation and voting outcomes that have occurred in Santa Barbara County due to student voting. He concludes by urging students to vote absentee at their parents' homes.
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Take Advantage of Petition to Save UCSB Student Services

January 29, 2003 by Don Devich Office of Student Life

This week, UCSB students have the opportunity to make sure they will have a choice about the continuation of programs sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
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Drugstore Cowboy: Just Your Standard Student

January 28, 2003 by Cory Anthony

So in that lull of memorization when absolutely necessary, flipping our excuses and learning tricks to doing well on standardized tests, it seems that people are getting great grades and learning some...
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All in the Family

January 28, 2003 by

Against all probability, my anthro professor said something interesting today:"You are the product of an evolutionary line of organisms that, over the course of three and a half billion years, has nev...
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Temporary Student Residents Shouldn’t Play With Voting Blocks

January 28, 2003 by Justin M. Ruhge

The local permanent residents believe that the students have no vested interest in local elections and that they should exempt themselves from voting in them.
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Lab Rat: Genetic Map May Lead to Designer Drugs, Cures and Children

January 28, 2003 by Josh Braun

They are the logical result of a collision course between science, religion and the humanities - and at the same time a place where logic breaks down.
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Sparse UCSB Lacrosse Coverage Ignores Achievements of Players

January 28, 2003 by Richard Schooler

UCSB has four potential All-Americans this year with several promising freshman recruits. The games are free. The sport is a great spectator sport. You are right on the field at the Pit.
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Think

January 28, 2003 by

The Old Bait and Switch

January 27, 2003 by Matt Murray

If ever there was a time when student voices needed to be heard in Sacramento, it is now. With the state facing a $34 billion budget deficit, funding for vital services - from healthcare to education ...
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“I Know Now Why You Cry”

January 27, 2003 by

Did anyone else catch the pre-Superbowl show where Arnold introduced himself and half of the Raiders as a new race of Terminator machines?This is the same man who wrote a daycare bill for the last ele...
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Don’t Let Your Beliefs Bring an End to Academic Discussions

January 27, 2003 by Aaron Tapper

I am perplexed that a member of the Jewish community would take issue with calling a region of land by a certain name, even if "officially" this land is not labeled in this manner.
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