Opinion

September 25, 2001

Associated Snakes and Rikki-Tiki Redistricting

By Staff

I'm not a spiritual man, but some ancestral Catholic part of my brain tells me the heat is the slow simmer of purgatory. I sit roasting in those meetings and wonder if I've sinned or if I'm just a tourist, keeping an eye...

September 25, 2001

Rally Around the Flag in Storke Plaza Thursday; Celebrate Being American

By Staff

Never before have I seen such an outpouring of love for this country, and we all know that we need it now more than ever before.

September 24, 2001

Students Shouldn’t Let an Act of Terror Fuel the Fires of Hate

By Brandon Brod

I am worried about members of our community who come from Arabian or Moslem backgrounds. I have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of our community will carefully consider their words and would certainly never verba...

September 24, 2001

Pride and Disgrace in the War on Terrorism

By Ladan Moeenziai

When I hear things like "carpet bomb Afghanistan" or, as one articulate Louisiana senator asked, have all people wearing "diapers" on their head be checked out, I think that it is nothing but ignorance and inhumanity.

September 24, 2001

Battered and Bloody, Maybe, But Americans Are Not Beaten

By Henry Sarria

We've overcome adversity and tragedy on many occasions in the past and each time we've become stronger from the experience. This current tragedy will be no exception.

September 20, 2001

Weather

By Staff

The ex-weatherhuman told a lot of dick and fart jokes. Students loved it because they’re dick and fart people who’ve simply learned too many synonyms. They want sophisticated variations such as salmon-colored...

September 20, 2001

Injustice, We Trust

By Staff

On August 22, the UCSB administration announced that it had greatly expanded its authority to punish students' off-campus deeds under a policy called "extended jurisdiction."

September 20, 2001

Another Year of Minors Not in Possession of Brains

By Staff

The young girl sits dejectedly on the curb, possibly 17, but probably not. The cops decide to keep her fake I.D., and I laugh a little.

September 20, 2001

Be It Ever So Trashy, There’s No Place Like I.V.

By Marisa Lagos

It's a community. There's not too many of them left. And it's small, so you can hear your neighbor's problems, and they become yours too. That's not always a bad thing, because it means that in addition to the assholes, ...

September 20, 2001

Culture Shock: It’s Nice to Return to UCSB After a Year Overseas

By Alexis Filippini

After a year of studying in Granada, Spain I've come home with a whole new perspective on the world, and in this case, on the little things that make my life easier.

September 20, 2001

A Whirlwind Tour of Unemployment, Poverty and Violence

By Ted Andersen

Trip was two weeks of exposing us to the complexity of problems in Eastern Europe and Israel and the need for tolerance among all groups.

September 20, 2001

Freeloading at UCSB, or How To Get Your Eating Essentials on the University’s Tab

By Ted Andersen

In college, simply filling your stomach can be an arduous adventure. There are thousands of ways to spend money locally, and especially downtown, mostly at overpriced bars and restaurants.

June 27, 2001

Is There Something Wrong With the News-Press?

By Staff

The most visible problem with Isla Vista is the Santa Barbara News-Press' coverage of it. In a series of biased and erroneous stories, the paper has portrayed our town as a swill bucket brimming over with dangerous, drun...

June 27, 2001

BioBoring 2001- Hippies Mount a Lousy PR Campaign

By David Downs

"It's a shite state of affairs Buhler - a shite state of affairs."Buhler, my wingman, scanned the thousands of empty seats in Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl and agreed.

June 7, 2001

Feces and Flowers … Ahh, Springtime

By Staff

Brilliant tulips to IVTV for filming A.S. President Brian Hampton in a state of drunkenness somewhere between "blitzed" and "trashed." Tulips also to Hampton for demonstrating why he holds the copyright on "Gauchoholics....

June 7, 2001

If I Get A Little Tired, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead …

By David Downs

Medical studies say cognitive ability drops 25 percent for every 24 hours without sleep. The areas of the brain hardest hit are always the higher mental functions like critical thought and analysis.