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All Eyes on Spring Insighters

April 19, 2013 by

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...
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Terrorism, Undefined: a new scapegoat for acts of violence

April 18, 2013 by

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

April 17, 2013 by

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

April 16, 2013 by

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

April 16, 2013 by

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 r...
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Your Health Questions, Answered:

April 15, 2013 by , , , and

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

April 12, 2013 by

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 ...
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Bitcoin: All That Glitters Isn’t Always Gold

April 11, 2013 by

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. S...
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Fringe Folly: How Behavioral Extremes Perpetuate Stereotypes

April 11, 2013 by

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

April 10, 2013 by

“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 th...
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Deltopia Revisited: What Can We Learn?

April 10, 2013 by

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

April 9, 2013 by and

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

April 8, 2013 by

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 ...
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365 Days, 365 Reasons to Celebrate

April 5, 2013 by

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

April 5, 2013 by

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 pr...
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