Opinion
Jim Thomas, Santa Barbara County's sheriff for the past 12 years, will be leaving office in 2003. His intentions have turned political, running against Marshall in an election this summer and relying ...
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As I sat on my couch and knocked back another beer, I realized that I would never compete in the two-man luge.
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Since the Munich Massacre in 1972, those wishing to honor the dead have requested the International Olympic Committee do so as well, but the IOC has resisted, citing concerns about protests from Arab ...
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One's whereabouts at the time of the election should not interfere with one's right to vote. You have the right to vote by mail with an absentee ballot.
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This is in response to Eliav Appelbaum's column "Don't Forget the Olympic Athletes Who Died in '72." I cannot stay silent in face of such inflammatory and substandard journalism.
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I liken Valentine's Day to a pinkened skin rash. Cheesy candy, plastic flowers, pathetically hollow cards, bad commercials, a blinding overflow of pink and red, and way too much PDA (public displays o...
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I know that cell phones are an integral part of our culture. But how necessary is it to be in constant communication during the five to eight minute ride to and from campus?
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The weathermates have attributed the weatherpet's ill temper to lack of companionship. I have decided to wield my three inches of power to make a small mammal love connection and find him a special la...
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I took a job as the on-site manager of the building I live in. After holding this job for a quarter and a half I have developed a different outlook on what goes on in I.V.
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With all the hormones raging among the average college student, the concept of an "open relationship' is not uncommon
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I'd like to take a moment and look at another important issue at hand: the dreaded V-Day. No, not you, Vagina Monologues. I mean Valentine's Day, loved by so many, and yet hated by so many.
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Queer Pride Week for UCSB is more than two months away, and the divisions within our campus' queer community are already becoming evident.
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Let's eliminate district representation and, in place of it, have the chairs of the boards, committees and commissions as the new representatives.
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The homeless people want the I.V. Recreation and Parks District to give them a campground. This was attempted once before at the Red Barn on Estero Road, but they literally burned that opportunity to ...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
