Opinion

May 22, 2013

In the Eyes of Your Campus Psychologists

By Gladys Koscak

“Mental health” — what does that even mean? Although most commonly used in conjunction with the word “issue,” the reality is that everyone sits somewhere on the mental health continuum, just like the physical h...

May 22, 2013

If You Like It … Put a Label On It

By Hayley E.

In college, particularly in Isla Vista, we are encouraged to despise labels. You may be lying blissfully in bed when your partner of x-months asks you timidly, “So, are we exclusive?” Don’t panic. Don’t push them...

May 21, 2013

A Letter from End Fake Clinics

By End Fake Clinics

We are End Fake Clinics. We are feminists. We are queer. We are students. We are for reproductive justice. The reproductive justice approach to activism historically arose from the perspectives of women of color as a way...

May 21, 2013

Finding Solitude in Modernity

By Ben Moss

My girlfriend and I decided to go to the gym instead of attending Extravaganza. I know that’s something like blasphemy at UCSB, but we were still recovering from a party at my fraternity on Saturday night. And anyway, ...

May 20, 2013

You Question, Authority Answers

By Mark Signa

Some may call it being lazy, but I get some of my best ideas while dreaming. Those of you who have read some of my previous articles probably recognize that my train of thought lies more in the realm of Oz and Wonderland...

May 16, 2013

Mother’s Day Pink

By Ben Moss

  When I wake up on Mother’s Day, I’m reminded of two things: One of them is my mother, and the other is not. Like everyone else, I spend a few minutes thinking about how my mother performed herculean labors of ...

May 15, 2013

To Hump or Not to Hump? He Said, She Said Edition

By E. Nasty, R. Pengsta

To Hump, or not to Hump: that is the question.   Coworkers Hers: Tread carefully here, fellow humper. Sure, you might run into that hunky hulk in the workplace, but odds are that your choice of lover from such an en...

May 14, 2013

Is Spirituality a Good Alternative to Religion? 

By Jay Grafft, Travis Vail

Because it is purposefully a vague term, it is difficult to get a good idea of exactly what spirituality may mean. It’s a term that has appeared in many cultures and eras, influencing and being influenced by a very div...

May 13, 2013

Doc Is In: Good Health … It’s Just a Matter of Asking the Right Questions

By mferris, Janet Osimo, Psy.D, Psychologist, Betsy Reynolds-Malear

Q: Whenever I have a paper to crank out, the long hours spent in front of my computer give me a backache. What’s the best way to sit if I want to avoid my essay aches? A: Our bodies definitely don’t like to stay stat...

May 10, 2013

Concerned Alum Speaks Out Against SB’s Gang Induction

By Brenda Maldonado

LTE- Gang Injunction   In 2011 Police Chief Sanchez, along with Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, filed a civil legal action against 30 Santa Barbara residents who are allegedly members of the Santa...

May 10, 2013

UC Spokesperson Challenges Claims Against “Digital Education”

By Shelly Meron

Patrick Sheehan’s May 3 Op-Ed, “From the Makers of Massive Budget Cuts: A Digital Education,” is based on the incorrect assumption that the University of California Board of Regents and administration are pursuing ...

May 9, 2013

Eternal Optimism and Pessimism, Both Impediments to Human Progress?

By Mark Strong

There is a world in which the Newtown massacre, the Boston Marathon bombing and the collapse of the Bangladesh garment factory last month never happened. This is a world without war, famine or genocide, without car accid...

May 8, 2013

Call of the Wild: Farewell, Four Walls

By Hayley E.

As a man once said, “Yeah, it’s fun.” I enjoy public sex for the same reasons I enjoy scary movies — the thrill of it. There’s a damn good chance someone is going to see your ass bobbing up and down in the lewd...

May 7, 2013

Gaucho de Mayo: Beyond Shots and Sombreros

By Multiple Authors

I know Cinco de Mayo is approaching when sombreros are being sold on campus, when supermarkets begin to dress their aisles in sarapes and when themed parties begin to overflow the streets of Isla Vista. On the surface, t...

May 7, 2013

<3-to-<3 in Ones and Zeroes

By Ben Moss

I was mindlessly browsing the internet the other day, as one does, and I came across an article promising to reveal the 21st century’s sexiest career. I must say, I never expected Yahoo! Finance to be so infatuated wit...

May 6, 2013

Question Authority: Adderall, Tickets and Going 66

By Mark Signa

I had the distinct honor of being able to talk to a great group of students last week in a class I was asked to come speak in. Even though for some crazy reason they have asked me to come back and talk with the class sev...