Opinion

January 31, 2001

One Dumb Kid Sends Whole Country in Uproar Over “Jackass”

By David Downs

Jason Lind should be receiving his nomination for the Darwin Award as he fights infection and struggles for life in the Boston Shriner's Hospital burn ward.

January 31, 2001

Readers Voice: Threats Shouldn’t Come From Anonymity

By Staff

To reply to a personal opinion printed in the school paper with late-night threatening phone calls is the most cowardly thing a person could do.

January 31, 2001

Immigration Law-Breaker Should Stay in Prison

By Staff

I was outraged when I read that protesters are calling for the release of confessed criminal Sui-Yi Paul Chang.

January 29, 2001

Bush’s International Family Planning Cuts Affects More Than Abortion

By Henry Sarria

Welcome to "Dubya's World." It is a world where cause and effect will have as minimal significance as the consequences that arise from the thoughtlessness of a single executive action.

January 29, 2001

Aggressive Energy — Bush’s Attempt to Capitalize on California’s Power Crisis Highlights Right-Wing Statesmanship (Staff Ed)

By Staff

As if California's Stage 3 energy crisis and rolling blackouts have not been troublesome enough, Bush is blaming the power shortage on the state's overly strict environmental standards. Consequentially, Bush and his cron...

January 29, 2001

Real Gaucho Fans Throw Tortillas

By Staff

I am sick and tired of reading about how good Gaucho Basketball fans are now, and how well they behaved in the game against Long Beach State University that was televised on ESPN.

January 29, 2001

Presidential Cabinet Forms Bastion of Conservative Policy

By John Bennett

What do you do with a former Reagan administration figure that kept an illegal immigrant to do housework? If you're George W. Bush, you appoint her to be secretary of labor.

January 29, 2001

LGBT Minor Promotes Study of Underrepresented Minority

By Beth Van Dyke

A minor in LGBT Studies is long overdue at UCSB and would be an asset to our campus, setting a new standard for minority studies as it has done on many other campuses.

January 29, 2001

Affirmative Action Is Really ‘Negative Action’

By Staff

Student discusses why he believes Affirmative Action breeds racism at UCSB.

January 25, 2001

I.V. Housing Inspections Are a Needed But Difficult Step

By Staff

Isla Vista is plagued corner to corner by dilapidated housing, cracked foundations, faulty wiring, leaked sewage and vermin.

January 25, 2001

‘Culture of Life?’ – Bush’s Decision to Cancel Funding for International Abortion Support Groups Is Dangerously Right-wing (Staff Ed)

By Staff Editorial

Bush lived up to expectations on his first day in office - he chose Jan. 22, the 28th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, to issue an executive order rescinding federal aid to overseas organizations that provide abortion counse...

January 25, 2001

Kohn’s Peace Advocacy Is as Important as Nobel Prize

By Staff

I commend the Nexus for last week's series on the lives and works of the recent Nobel laureates.

January 25, 2001

Parking Dispute Hearing Examiner Must Listen More to Students

By Staff

Most students who drive and park on campus have had some sort of conflict or confrontation with Parking Services.

January 25, 2001

U.S. Sanctions Against Iraq Cripple Lives of the People

By Harley Augustino

Three recent graduates of UCSB were among over 100 people who risked 12 years in prison by delivering $1.5 million worth of much-needed medicine to the people of Iraq. The delivery was an act of civil disobedience in def...

January 24, 2001

Gov. Davis’ Plan for Extending Academic Year Misreads California’s Educational Priorities (Staff Ed)

By Staff

Because California already has one of the longest academic years in the nation, the state's No. 1 educational priority ought to be improving physical resources and raising teacher salaries.

January 24, 2001