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Rich or Poor, Bush’s Tax Plan Collects Fair

May 1, 2001 by Staff

Whether or not one agrees with President Bush's tax plan, Mr. Perez's "fuzzy math" and ignorance of the tax code needs to be corrected.
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Feminists Against Abortion?

April 30, 2001 by Steven Ruszczycky

Here's a new one for your list of oxymorons: Pro-life feminist. The terms may seem mutually exclusive; however, Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, tried with limited success to...
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Dysfunctional Weatherfamily

April 30, 2001 by Staff

I spent the last few days with the extended Weatherfamily. As you might have imagined, Weatherfamily gatherings are a little "different." Over the course of five days, I ...
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The Rich Can Afford to Bear the Brunt of Taxes

April 30, 2001 by Staff

In an April 26 letter to the editor, Justin M. Ruhge put forward the following point of view: It is unfair to disproportionately tax the rich in favor of the poor.
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Snot Rockets

April 27, 2001 by Staff

I often paw at the warm rivers of gooiness streaming into my mouth, wondering how much snot the Weathersnout can purge in 50 minutes.
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‘Cuz 60 Ain’t Bad

April 27, 2001 by Staff

But really, who is going to elect a candidate who is neither here nor there, nor anywhere except in the three-and-a-half inches at the bottom of Page 2?Sixty people, that's who.
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Turning Back the Clock on Civil rights

April 27, 2001 by Staff

In one day, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions, one inhibiting enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the other allowing police officers greater leeway to make arrests for minor violations...
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Military Terrorist Movement – Students Should Be More Aware of Activities at Vandenberg

April 27, 2001 by Tuuli Saarela

How much do you know about what goes on at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, just 30 minutes north of UCSB? For most of us, our knowledge is limited.
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Tax Cuts Will Disembowel Government, Slash Vital Programs

April 27, 2001 by John Bennett

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society." If this is true, then President George W. Bush would like us to pay less for civilization.
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People Learn Valuable Lesson From Car Towing

April 27, 2001 by Staff

I'd just like to say that I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone whose car got towed from Sabado Tarde Road on Monday.
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Pimping and Pandering in Sports Media

April 26, 2001 by Brendan Buhler

Only the scars of last weekend are left. Or rather, forming. Forming on my right middle finger and on my sunburned, blistering left arm.I'm not surprised.
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Students Should Back Bush’s Tax Cuts for Rich

April 26, 2001 by Staff

For too long, the former Democratic president Bill Clinton did nothing but tax, tax, tax us until the Republicans stopped him.
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Landlords Want Goleta to Exclude I.V. From City

April 26, 2001 by Staff

It looks like Venoco, the big oil giant, will be included in the city of Goleta. It will be very easy for Venoco to pour money into Goleta City Council campaigns and advance its own interests.
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No Bike Racks at Beach Leads to CSO Impounding

April 26, 2001 by Staff

Put in a bike rack for people who use the beach, and until that time, CSOs should not be cutting locks and leaving people stranded!
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Weatherstealth

April 25, 2001 by Staff

For the past two nights, the Weatherposse and I have executed stealth missions (photos coming soon to the Nexus website) to erect my A.S. popularity contest signs all over campus.
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