Opinion

April 15, 2002

Living Without Vowels: Academic Writing Needs an Enema

By Steven Ruszczycky

I returned to the theory book in my lap and immediately felt disappointed with myself. I had fallen victim to the glorious illusion put forth by the devious nature of academic writing.

April 15, 2002

Publicity Campaign Needs More Sensitivity

By Theo Baker

I just think it is lame for the Sherwood Players to use such weak verbal irony in order to catch attentions and thus sell some extra tickets.

April 15, 2002

$45 a Year Keeps Student Health’s Doctors Near

By Beth Van Dyke

This Spring, Student Health is asking for a $3 increase to the undergraduate lock-in fee, bringing the total amount to $15. Student Health has not received a lock-in fee increase in over a decade.

April 15, 2002

Millan and SAC are the Best Choice for UCSB

By Eneri Rodriguez

Of the three candidates running for this office, only one stands out in my mind as the candidate with passion, dedication and addiction to fighting for students' rights on this campus and statewide.

April 12, 2002

The Candidate

By Staff

Some have doubted my ability to execute the duties of President, as I am a non-corporal entity. I touch nothing but myself, and my rantings in this ever-shrinking box are unfocused, self obsessed, and ineffectual.

April 12, 2002

The Sequining Sight of Campus Elections

By Brendan Buhler

It's election season on campus, which is sort of like figure skating season. You look up one day and say, "oh, that again." Like figure skating, the rules and point of the sport are vague, there's lots of twirling and wo...

April 12, 2002

Don’t Allow A.S. To Waste More Money

By Martin Doyle

All sorts of campus groups have also lined up to mobilize your support of the $24 fee hike. But do you really want to give A.S. more money? After all, this is an organization that squanders student money.

April 12, 2002

UCSB Students Should PAC Meetings

By Edward Collins

We have had some active participation by students after the presentations but much lower activity in the planning meetings. Sometimes I am the only student providing input and counterpoint.

April 11, 2002

Happy Landings

By Staff

The planners for the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport want to add safety strips to their runways, a move backed by the FAA which would require shifting the strip 800-feet west of its current position and redesigning the G...

April 11, 2002

Give ’em the Chair

By Staff

People make a fuss over what professor teaches which class, never realizing what makes one lecture okay and another torture: the chairs.

April 11, 2002

Prevent Sexual Assault Before It Begins

By Stephanie Molen

Let's get something straight; sexual assault is not a byproduct of sexuality but a product of POWER. Sadly, most victims go through a process of blame. "What did I do? How could he assume that this was okay?"

April 10, 2002

When Silence Speaks Louder Than Ignorance

By Sarah Kent

As a sex columnist, I'm sort of expected to cover a broad range of topics within the subject of "sex." Yet there is one area thus far I haven't touched on at all - homosexual, bisexual and transgender issues.

April 10, 2002

L.A. Story

By Staff

The weatherpet is suffering a midlife crisis. At three he is past his youth and has been reminded of his advancing age by a hernia and kidney stones.

April 10, 2002

It Affects Me: Part 1: ‘She Was in the Best Mood’

By Imani Rupert Muriel Philips

It's four o'clock in the morning and all I can think is that if I had just let her borrow my leather pants this never would have happened. So I guess I should start at my house.

April 10, 2002

Show Some Love for Dedicated Supporters

By Chris Austin

The UCSB pep band and the UCSB cheerleading squad were at every single men's and women's home basketball game this past season. They even traveled to away games just to support the teams.

April 10, 2002

UCSB Sports Facilities Need More Money to Benefit Every Student

By Jennifer Rudy

Our university is desperately in need of sports facilities enhancement and maintenance, which is why we need to vote YES for the Sports and Activity Facility Fee.