Opinion

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

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.

April 9, 2002

Weatherticket 2002

By Staff

Its popularity contest season again. Associated Students candidates spent Sunday night littering campus with illegible campaign materials.

April 9, 2002

Gauchos Bite on Environmental Lies

By Bruce A. Carter

UCSB students are being manipulated and used by members of some radical environmental organizations.

April 9, 2002

Living Without Vowels: We Must Take Time to Reflect on the Past

By Steven Ruszczycky

UCSB received its own chilling reminder of the Holocaust on Monday as the names of those who died in the holocaust echoed through Storke Plaza.

April 8, 2002

National Geographic

By Staff

I emerged from the weathercave Saturday evening to replenish my meteorological supplies and found myself immersed in a foreign land.

April 8, 2002

Thomas Deputizes Politics

By Staff

Sheriff Jim Thomas has decided to end his career with a bang - a big bang, right upside Gail Marshall's head. Sadly, it looks like Gail's offering up her cranium for the blow.

April 8, 2002

Crappy Lease Agreements

By Dallas Atkins

LESSEE'S OBLIGATION OF MAINTENANCE OF THE PREMISES: ... Lessee shall be responsible for any damages to leased premises during the term of the lease and for actual costs of all drain, toilet and disposal obstructions exce...

April 8, 2002

The Red Tape: Big Bad Websites Can’t Give Cookies to Children – Can I Be 12?

By Josh Braun

I am about to turn 12 - online anyway. You see, although I'm 21 years old at the moment, I stumbled across some information about online marketing that has put me in touch with my inner child.

April 8, 2002

My Big Idea for UCSB is All Wet

By Brian Hampton

So I had an idea. It wasn't an original idea, but it was about something that this campus needs and does not officially have: professor evaluations that students can look at when deciding what classes to take.

April 8, 2002

If Life Seems Jolly Rotten, You’ve Forgotten to Laugh, Smile and Sing

By Chris Montes De Oca

Some days life isn't going that well. You fail your math final and have to repeat the class, you get dumped, you lose your bike lock or, even better, you get in a bike accident. Then, when you think things can't get any ...

April 4, 2002

UC Pulls Out of Israel

By Staff

The University of California system has decided to cut short its education abroad program in Israel due to increasing security and safety issues for students - and it's a damn shame.

April 4, 2002

The Unholy Land

By Staff

The violence between Israelis and Palestinians is horrific and the United States must do everything in its power to bring about peace. At this stage of the conflict, it does no good to blame one side or the other for sta...

April 4, 2002