Opinion

March 1, 2001

MADD Offers Advice for Stuents Who Are Grieving

By Frank Hamilton

This process must be faced, and the grief worked through if there is to be any resolution to your feelings. The pain will subside.

February 28, 2001

Wake Up and Smell Your Spectacle Society

By David Downs

The rain comes down in a halo of streetlight amber. Thousands of students stand silently in the road weeping. Behind the silence, a dozen power generators hum the TV stations' live feeds.

February 28, 2001

Column: Students Should Have Say in Elections Code

By Mahader Tesfai A.S. President

The new tally system is a loophole to get around the A.S. constitutional amendment that states that student representatives shall be voted in by 50 percent plus one of the A.S. student membership.

February 28, 2001

Mexico Fails to Acknowledge Its Los Negros History

By Lorenzzo Covarrubias

Mexican blacks have had a long and storied history in the country. Yet it is a story that is denied, not shared and officially obscured.

February 28, 2001

We Must Change Society’s View of ‘Ideal’ Body Shape

By Karen Booth

When the majority of women see a "beautiful" model, they wonder, "why can't I look like that?"

February 28, 2001

Counting Calories – Personal Health and Well-Being Are More Important Than Losing Weight

By Lynnae Pedrotti

By the end of my first year at UCSB, I had gone from 120 pounds to 130 pounds and then down to 106 pounds. I was scared.

February 28, 2001

Eating Disorders Are Just as Serious for Men

By Staff

So, maybe a man skips a meal and has a PowerBar instead; perhaps he wants to get rid of "excess" fat, so he throws up after a meal or tries not to eat at all.

February 28, 2001

Earnhardt’s Life Makes His Death No Less Sad

By Staff

I thought it was ridiculous for Downs to claim that Dale Earnhardt's death was not a tragedy and then try to justify his own speedy driving by claiming it is the American Way.

February 27, 2001

A Letter to the Campus Community from Chancellor Henry Yang

By Staff

"On the streets of Isla Vista in those early morning hours Saturday, we witnessed some extraordinary examples of courage, compassion, and humanity."

February 27, 2001

A Message from the Mother of Christopher Divis

By Staff

A message from Sally Jo Divis, the mother of one of the UCSB students killed in last Friday's fatal car accident in Isla Vista.

February 27, 2001

A.S. It Is: Coping With a Momentary Action, a Permanent Scar

By Chris Hubbard, Mel Fabi

"Why?" I'm sure that I don't have to go any further for you to know that this question, being asked over and over again, is referring to the horrible tragedy that occurred over the weekend. Speculation over why this inci...

February 27, 2001

‘Globalization’ Economically Exploits the Third World

By Brian Helme

What does any of this have to do with you? As the living and working conditions of Third World people are degraded, Third World people are pitted against us in the First World.

February 27, 2001

Eating Disorder Awareness Week Educates Students

By Flynne Hustein

In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 26-March 2), I am asking fellow UCSB students to reconsider their dieting behaviors.

February 27, 2001

Students Will Pay For Marshall’s Representation

By Staff

Ask Gail Marshall if she dares to establish the same conditions for any of the other areas she represents.

February 26, 2001

Friday Night’s Tragedy Deeply Impacts Community Still Reeling From Year of Loss

By Staff

We mourn collectively for such a seemingly senseless loss of life, but extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of Christopher Divis, Nicholas Bourdakis, Elie Israel and Ruth Levy.

February 23, 2001

U.S. Bombing Campaign Against Iraq Is Legitimate

By Henry Sarria

To those countries with plenty to say: Either accept the actions taken by the U.N. pilots for their safety or stay the hell out of these matters, as you have no room to talk due to a long history of hypocrisy, lack of ba...