Opinion

February 6, 2002

’63 Gaucho Says UCSB Website Charges Alumni Too Much Money

By Bruce L. Rosenberg

I would like to be able to take advantage of the classmate search capability on the UCSB website, but am unwilling to pay the annual dues charged to allow access.

February 5, 2002

Driving the Weatherhuman

By Staff

People react to the statement, "I don't drive" as if one were to say, "I am paralyzed down the left side of my body" or "I am unable to digest any food more complex than toast."

February 5, 2002

Nobel Peace Prize Alternates

By Staff

If George W. Bush is Up for One, How About Nominations for Some Other Misfits?

February 5, 2002

Living Without Vowels: Move Out When the Roomie Chokes Himself, Chicken

By Steven Ruszczycky

It seems that my friend had come home to find Tim laying naked on the floor of their living room, a ski mask over his head and a noose tied around his throat.

February 5, 2002

UCSB Students Ought to Ditch Gail Marshall

By Ron Fink

Should you sign a petition to retire Ms. Marshall from the political scene? Maybe her replacement will start fixing all the problems in I.V., not just steal your votes.

February 4, 2002

Meathead in Training

By Staff

The containers for weight gain and muscle growth formulas are really large.

February 4, 2002

Ghost of Tom Joad

By Staff

Providing assistance to Isla Vista's homeless may not be a solution to homelessness, if there is such a solution, and it may not be cheap, but it is the decent thing to do.

February 4, 2002

Red Tape: ‘Sexual Assault Is Never Okay – Even Against a Car’

By Josh Braun

Vandalism sucks. And no one is reporting it. Between the years of 1996 and 2000, the number of reported on-campus vandalism incidents ranged between 61 and 76 per year.

February 4, 2002

Idiot Hippies Need to Keep Their Flea Bag Dogs Leashed

By Alan Kirk

Is there a leash law on-campus or does UCSB subscribe to the idiotic, hippie-brained idea that dogs should be allowed to roam free?

February 1, 2002

I Am the Lizard King!

By Staff

WH: "Sorry Ray, I was imagining myself as a giant infectious microbe. That's how microbes talk."

February 1, 2002

If You Won’t Bother to Read it, Don’t Sign It

By David Golden

My theory was that many people would sign any petition put in front of them, so long as the title sounded good. So I did an experiment.

February 1, 2002

Don’t Believe Recall Hype Spewed by Paid Petitioners

By Meighan Jackson

I am writing to express my concern over the signatures that were being gathered on campus to put the Gail Marshall recall on the ballot.

February 1, 2002

Gail Marshall Betrays I.V. and Needs to be Recalled

By Marisa Wright

With a lot of attention being focused on the signature gatherers and their role in the recall effort, many people are not hearing the true facts behind the recall campaign.

January 31, 2002

Students Should Have a Choice in Paying for Fence

By Joshua L. Baker

On Monday night, our very own Shoreline Preservation Fund took up a proposal asking for $10k-plus to build a permanent fence at Sands Beach to protect the snowy plover.

January 31, 2002