Opinion
There were girls so thin they looked like they'd snap in half if you sneezed on them and guys with chests and arms so thick from gym worship that I wondered if they could wipe their own asses.
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Today, a friend tried to explain to me why God lifted his veil of protection from the U.S. and allowed the attacks in New York. She said, "You know, God isn't always just a nice guy."
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This is not to be a knock on UCSB or its students, because let's be honest - we all know Santa Barbara is known for its party scene more than its prize-winning science department.
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Simply put, however, there are times and places where your brain makes the conscious decision that it is just easier to bleed.
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For the last 11 years, various crusaders, crooks and cranks on the I.V. Redevelopment Agency (RDA) have been working on a plan for Isla Vista.
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Although within all religious groups there are those fundamentalists who proclaim to have the only true knowledge, this is not the view of all followers of that tradition.
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The ordinance, which still has to pass one more hearing, would make it illegal to smoke within 20 feet of any building where people work.
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The decision to raise parking rates has been made by the administration with little or no consultation with the faculty and staff, much less the students.
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"These classes are going nowhere. We're all just learning to work our jaws. How many of us can blow off the reading, come to class, read a paragraph and weigh in on a subject? My guess is most. We're ...
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I strutted my stuff along DP in my see-through pajama bottoms and bra-less top. I had never felt so sexy in my life. I guess after seeing countless girls all glittery and glamorous, guys on DP were ex...
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This article is pure genius; it says everything that I've always wanted to say on this matter but have never been able to for fear of my life.
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Of the 13 years I've resided in this little beachside town it always seems that whoever is in charge of scheduling public works projects always seems to wait until all the students return to begin suc...
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If the right to healthy air is interpreted as a moralistic push to squelch smokers' rights, then something has clearly gone awry in trying to communicate public health goals.
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It's the appearance of the campus' oldest demon - Isla Vista - that keeps the school from the pantheon of ivy-covered, serious and high-minded universities.
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
