Outside Opinions

UCSB Health and Wellness: Practicing Mindfulness

January 24, 2017 by

Carly Bertolozzi of UCSB's Health and Wellness Program emphasizes the importance of mindfulness in improving one's overall well-being.
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Dear Regent Sherman, Whose Side are You On?

December 14, 2016 by

Casey Mix questions the UC's commitment to divesting from fossil fuels and sets an ultimatum for Regent Sherman.
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Letter to the Editor: UCSB, Let’s Go Veg

November 30, 2016 by

UCSB's Health Environment and Animal Rights Club explains why you should move to a plant-based diet.
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A Response to It’s Morning Again in America

November 22, 2016 by

Calvin Chiu shares his perspective as a conservative with regards to last week's article It's Morning Again in America
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Understanding Tuition Hikes: A Letter from the Office of the External Vice President

November 16, 2016 by

A letter from EVPSA Deputy Chief of Staff Maya Halthore regarding tuition hikes.
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Letter to the Editor: Why a Vote for Bruce Porter is a Vote for Big Oil

November 7, 2016 by and

Casey Mix and Grady Zant warn against Bruce Porter's ties to big oil.
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Letter to the Editor: Special District Deception

November 7, 2016 by

Dean Stewart shares why he believes Isla Vistans should vote against the Community Service District.
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Letter to the Editor: Yes on Proposition 54 for Transparency

November 4, 2016 by

A letter to the editor from UCSB board of CALPIRG students secretary Cole Hyatt in favor of Proposition 54.
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Letter to the Editor: End the Death Penalty and Its Problems: “Yes” on 62 and “No” on 66

November 4, 2016 by and

UCSB literature professor Elisabeth Weber and Santa Barbara Deputy Public Defender encourages readers to vote "yes" on proposition 52, and "no" on proposition 66.
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Letter to the Editor: No on Measures I and J

November 4, 2016 by

Propositions I and J opponent Lou Segal explains his reasons for voting no.
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Teamsters, Researchers Play Hunger Games with UC Contract Talks

October 31, 2016 by

A letter to the editor from California Policy Center fall Journalism Fellow Andrew Heritage regarding food security for UC employees.
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Where There is Breath, There is Hope

October 14, 2016 by

Shyam K. Sriram addresses the UCSB community about standing together and starting a new conversation about suicide.
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A Letter to the Editor from Bruce Porter

October 6, 2016 by

Make no mistake, I humbly ask for your vote, freely given and purposefully bestowed. However, to that end I refuse to patronize you — students from one of the top ten public universities in the worl...
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They Don’t Want You to Vote

October 3, 2016 by

You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something for everyone in a democracy to celebrate, Democrats and Republicans. But not everyone is on board with this fundamental pr...
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A Response to ‘Why You Should Do Acid’

June 3, 2016 by

UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program Director Jackie Kurta and members of the Life of the Party organization respond to 'Why You Should Do Acid.'
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