Opinion

April 9, 2001

Teamwork

By Staff

Professors control class size, grading and which kinds of sexual favors make up an acceptable bribe, but students hold the ultimate power: the ability to end class early.

April 9, 2001

Column: Closed Door Meetings Pass Off New NAFTA as FTAA

By Jesenia Chavez

Thanks to the wonderful North American Free Trade Agreement in 1998, both my parents lost their jobs at Westlock Corp. and Belwith International Inc.

April 6, 2001

Go Home

By Staff

In the words of the late beloved UCSB English professor Frank McConnell:"We don't do shit the first day, we don't do shit the last day. I don't know why the fuck they even pay me."

April 6, 2001

Resolution To Protect Tibet

By Daniel Gross

With just a few weeks remaining until BP Amoco's April 19 Annual General Meeting, many University of California students will take to their respective campuses to petition the UC Regents to vote yes on a shareholder reso...

April 6, 2001

Close Friends and Good Times Are the Life of the Party

By Michael Six Lee

But despite all the crap I have to deal with (at work), I really don't want to get into the habit of drowning my sorrows in a bottle and risk becoming one of those people who spend all their time at a bar, but aren't bar...

April 5, 2001

Crack-Smoking Overachievers

By Staff

When I was five, mean old ladies with superiority complexes and yellow teeth patrolled the playground armed with pink slips, whistles and explicit threats to "tell my teacher."

April 5, 2001

The Cost of an Education: UCSB Must Provide Affordable Housing for Students

By Marty Markovits

The cost of housing in Isla Vista has increased at an extraordinary rate. The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in 1999 was almost $375 per person. That same apartment in August 2000 cost $460.

April 5, 2001

Former “Jane Roe” Was Callous But Not Wrong

By Staff

The issue of abortion is not decided by the attitude or verbal skill of the person arguing for or against it.

April 4, 2001

Meet Professor Digit

By Staff

Everyone goes into new classes not knowing quite what to expect. With that in mind, I sat down in an “easy” non-writing class yesterday.

April 4, 2001

Demonweed — The Federal Government’s Obstinate Crusade Against Medical Pot Will Stifle the Wishes of State Voters

By Staff

And we all know what happens when an irresistible force meets an When California voters passed Proposition 215 in 1996 and Prop 36 last year, they showed their acceptance of medicinal marijuana and endorsed drug treatmen...

April 4, 2001

‘Syllabus’ Classes Can Unravel Academic Gridlock

By David Downs

Girvetz 2116 is a stuffy little classroom crammed with the bodies of over 50 students waiting for Modern Literature professor Enda Duffy. The desks are filled, and crashers sit Indian style on the floor while more plug u...

April 4, 2001

Tough-Guy Cops Demonstrate Ignorance of Law, Astronomy

By Staff

"Hide Witch Hide! The good folks come to burn thee- Their keen enjoyment hid behind a Gothic mask of duty."

April 4, 2001

USFWS Abuses Authority

By Justin M. Ruhge

I am a member of Concerned Taxpayers I.N.C. We oppose the closure of any portion of the beaches on Vandenberg Air Force Base to public access in order to protect the Snowy Plovers.

April 3, 2001

The Color of Money

By Staff

After nearly five years of filibusters and political wrangling, the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill finally managed to clear the United States Senate on Monday. Like any piece of legislation coming off Capit...

April 3, 2001

Victorino and the Mighty Fish Taco

By Staff

I made a new friend last week. I purchased two fish tacos and a Coca-Cola Classic for a small Mexican boy named Victorino, who was trying to sell me friendship bracelets. Unfortunately, he was out of "Weatherhuman," as i...

April 3, 2001

History Reveals Society’s Adoration of the Common Idiot

By Steven Ruszczycky

Ahh, April Fools' Day - an international holiday to celebrate the existence of the common idiot. To think that this glorious day of days owes itself to a rubber duck, a keg of beer and 33 half-eaten raccoons. God bless A...