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‘A Great Deal of People Get True Enjoyment Out of Seeing Dogs’

February 6, 2002 by Daniel Heimpel

I was annoyed to read one Alan Kirk (Reader's Voice, Feb. 4, "Idiot Hippies Need to Keep Their Flea Bag Dogs Leashed") berate the notion of unleashed dogs, and me.
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Nexus a ‘Disgrace to the Unity and Patriotism of This Country’

February 6, 2002 by Wayne Dilly

After reading today's editorial I'm completely appalled. How can you mention George Bush and some of those people in the same breath? You're putting Osama Bin Laden and George Bush on the same level?
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’63 Gaucho Says UCSB Website Charges Alumni Too Much Money

February 6, 2002 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.
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Driving the Weatherhuman

February 5, 2002 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."
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Nobel Peace Prize Alternates

February 5, 2002 by Staff

If George W. Bush is Up for One, How About Nominations for Some Other Misfits?
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Living Without Vowels: Move Out When the Roomie Chokes Himself, Chicken

February 5, 2002 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.
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UCSB Students Ought to Ditch Gail Marshall

February 5, 2002 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.
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Ghost of Tom Joad

February 4, 2002 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.
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Meathead in Training

February 4, 2002 by Staff

The containers for weight gain and muscle growth formulas are really large.
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Red Tape: ‘Sexual Assault Is Never Okay – Even Against a Car’

February 4, 2002 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.
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Idiot Hippies Need to Keep Their Flea Bag Dogs Leashed

February 4, 2002 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?
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If You Won’t Bother to Read it, Don’t Sign It

February 1, 2002 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.
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I Am the Lizard King!

February 1, 2002 by Staff

WH: "Sorry Ray, I was imagining myself as a giant infectious microbe. That's how microbes talk."
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Don’t Believe Recall Hype Spewed by Paid Petitioners

February 1, 2002 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.
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Gail Marshall Betrays I.V. and Needs to be Recalled

February 1, 2002 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.
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