In American culture, we often like to think of our favorite athletes as superheroes. The spectacular physical feats that professional athletes perform on a regular basis in front of excited crowds in the arena and at home often justify this viewpoint. However, there are times when we are reminded, often suddenly and unexpectedly, that the [...]
In Nate Charest’s letter published on May 4, he claims that “science needs no champions.” Unfortunately, I disagree. In a world of willful ignorance and denial, scientific evidence and conclusions are often neglected or unreasonably disputed. Greater dissemination of scientific research is needed across all religious and political beliefs. Political groups in particular have an [...]
John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James. Throughout history there have been countless figures that decided they were going to get rich quick by unlawful means. At some point we have all fantasized about planning a heist with the “Ocean’s Eleven” team or being a part of a high speed chase with the guys from [...]
Too many choices — the problem with Baskin-Robbins and why In-N-Out is awesome. Baskin-Robbins is a wonderful little ice cream parlor chain. Also known as “31 Flavors,” it was my ice cream shop of choice as a toddler. Since then, I’ve seen many a Baskin-Robbins close, and it seems that their strength in the ice [...]
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is arguably the most contentious in the world. On Thursday, the Arbor was converted into an ideological battleground between the two sides. A large wooden gate, bearing the slogan “Palestine, an Invisible Nation,” was built by the group Students for Justice in Palestine to commemorate Palestinian Awareness Week. The gate was supposed [...]
On April 20, Daniel Chong was just relaxing and smoking marijuana with friends. Though it was the annual 4/20 holiday, smoking was not a rare activity for Daniel. He was just going about his normal day. All of a sudden, DEA agents raided his house and his life changed forever. During the raid, DEA agents [...]
Hey Connor, I was hoping to ask for a bit of advice from you since you seem much more practiced in debating religion than I am. I was hoping there were a few common logical fallacies you could point out to me. I feel my Dad using them all the time, but sometimes it can [...]
I had a little bit of a wake-up call this weekend. I had the opportunity to take my son to a private car museum and see an amazing collection of vintage cars, signs, equipment and even gas pumps. Although I thought it was pretty amazing, once my son found out there were no rides, he [...]
The purpose of the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Dept., according to their website, is to “utilize bike patrol and officers from the CHP and UCSB Police to provide safety and enforcement for the community of Isla Vista.” In a small community like ours, where the majority of citizens are college students, are people more afraid [...]
Alumni Weekend came as quickly as an undersexed 35-year-old with a full-time cubicle job as soon as he spots something fertile. Like a dark, ominous cloud — holding not refreshing showers, but a disturbing concoction of flat keg beer and alumni semen — it hovered over I.V., raining down upon us with the reminder of [...]
If we’re being real with ourselves (which we are, by the way), forgoing the free will/determinism argument, we can agree that most of our lives are ruled by randomness. You are a great example, dear reader — you love Santa Barbara, you made the best friends, you’ve had the greatest experience ever, you would’ve hated [...]
Turns out, if you are a liberal, having a baby is one of the best ways you can fight for your cause. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, conservatives have 41 percent more offspring than liberals. While liberals are busy protesting for equality and fairness, conservatives are busy gettin’ busy, procreating the next generation of [...]
As many UCSB students already know, our campus takes an extremely active role in preserving our natural environment and creating ways for students to live sustainably. In order to give back to our local community, students and faculty will be participating in a Paddle Out for the Gaviota Coast to raise awareness around the heated [...]
Remember when the Social Host Ordinance passed? Remember how infuriated everyone was? Did you feel helpless to change anything? The thing is, we’re not helpless at all. In fact, students have so much say that groups like Stop Voter Fraud have made attempts to disenfranchise the Isla Vista student community. Last week’s article, “Combating UCSB’s [...]
Most unfortunately, in order to speak of this next topic, I will have to address something fetid and repulsive. I’m going to talk about an aspect of intercourse that is often lost, forgotten, feared, denied and even despised. It is a form of sex so unnatural and uncomfortable that at times it seems our entire [...]