Opinion

April 19, 2013

Are Atheists Islamophobic?

By Jay Grafft, Travis Vail

Lately, the New Atheist movement has come under fire in the news, as is inevitable with movements such as this. Consisting of popular figures like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, New Atheism advocates actively opposing r...

April 19, 2013

All Eyes on Spring Insighters

By Ben Moss

This last weekend, my fraternity and I spent the day directing traffic at Spring Insight, the annual event engineered by UCSB’s Office of Admissions and facilitated by hundreds of volunteers. For as many volunteers as ...

April 18, 2013

Terrorism, Undefined: a new scapegoat for acts of violence

By Mark Strong

For all their backtracking, mumbling, slip-ups and ambiguity, our political leaders have made one thing exceptionally clear: The United States does not negotiate with terrorists. The bombing of the Boston Marathon Monday...

April 17, 2013

Snowflakes, It’s Time to Explore Your Shades of Gray

By Luc Gendrot

This week: “alternative” sexualities and how completely normal they are. I’ve railed against the concept of binaries in thinking about sexuality before. This approach remains a sore subject for me, which is why I t...

April 16, 2013

[Right Said] Reaching Across the Aisle: Bipartisanship in Today’s Politics

By Jeffrey Robin

Bipartisanship is a word that is bandied around by our politicians often but rarely practiced. In some ways, to even talk about bipartisanship in American politics is a foolhardy exercise. Vitriolic exchanges between par...

April 16, 2013

[Left Said] Reaching Across the Aisle: Bipartisanship in Today’s Politics

By Michael Dean

Aristotle famously called man a political animal, and much has been said about what he meant when describing man as such. It could be that man is political simply because he is social. His existence requires the presence...

April 15, 2013

Your Health Questions, Answered:

By Betsy Reynolds-Malear, Lauren Guy, Psy. D., Psychologist, mferris, Janet Osimo, Psy.D, Psychologist, Monica Mattice, F.N.P.

I’m so stressed out about graduating that I can’t focus to get my reading done. Do you think I have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)? ADHD is usually something that occurs in several settings (academically, occupati...

April 12, 2013

Lions, Tigers and Apartheid, Oh My! The Truth About Political Name Games

By Ben Moss

You’ve probably heard about the massive controversy regarding a proposed piece of Associated Students legislation. A nine-hour Mexican standoff between proponents and opponents was so well-attended that the meeting was...

April 11, 2013

Bitcoin: All That Glitters Isn’t Always Gold

By Kevin De Bree

On Monday, I accidentally showed up around thirty minutes early to my 12:30 p.m. history class. The time was just short enough to force me to stay in Phelps Hall, but not long enough to do anything. So I decided to do th...

April 11, 2013

Fringe Folly: How Behavioral Extremes Perpetuate Stereotypes

By Mark Strong

To those who believe that all Muslims are terrorists, all blacks are criminals and gay people don’t belong in civilized society, I’ve got one thing to say to you: I get it. You’re a bunch of selfish, narrow-minded,...

April 10, 2013

Get It Girl: Helping the 70 Percent Find Their “Oh”

By R. Pengsta

“Not screaming euphoric hallelujahs during intercourse, ladies? Here are tips for a thirst-quenching, tsunami wave-surging orgasm—guaranteed.” It wasn’t written like this, but that’s what the headline looked li...

April 10, 2013

Deltopia Revisited: What Can We Learn?

By Opinion Editor

Red cups. Abs everywhere. Pulsing music. Nothing but sunny skies dotted with the occasional water balloon. This year’s Deltopia was no exception to the celebration’s repertoire. We all partook, Nexites too, and the v...

April 9, 2013

No Scrooges Here! Why Most Atheists Don’t Object to a Little Holiday Cheer

By Jay Grafft, KMartyn

Question: Do atheists celebrate religious holidays?   The answer is simple: There is no reason not to. Even if I don’t believe in the event being celebrated, many of my family members still believe in it, and I am...

April 8, 2013

Say Farewell to IV’s Wild West Biking Days: Cyclists, Beware, New Bike Laws Aimed to Tame You and Your Two-Wheeled Steed

By Mark Signa

I was sitting around the other day thinking about random things. What would it taste like to spread a butterfly on toast? With all of the bobcats in the Los Padres Forest, wouldn’t it get confusing if everyone went by ...

April 5, 2013

365 Days, 365 Reasons to Celebrate

By Ben Moss

The calendar is too cluttered with special occasions. If you cast a wide enough net, we’re always close to a holiday or something else noteworthy. I have 19 first cousins, and they all have birthdays. If you went to el...

April 5, 2013

Student Returns from Convention Jazzed on US-Israeli Relations, Weary of Iran

By Abriel Brotman

Gauchos for Israel is a bipartisan group of student activists and campus leaders educated to be confident advocates for Israel on our UCSB campus. It is a pro US-Israel relations group that aims to promote and strengthen...