Issue 14, Volume 90 2009-2010
Farr Addresses I.V. Concerns
Friday, October 9, 2009
Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr, Isla Vista's only elected official, held office hours at Java Jones yesterday. Farr said that her main purpose for holding these office hours was for members of the Isla Vista community to "let her know what their concerns are." Farr answered questions on topics such as health care and global warming, as well as more local concerns such as excessive trash on the streets and the amount of public intoxication citations issued in Isla Vista.
"Don't Ask" Rule Stirs Controversy
Friday, October 9, 2009
Yesterday, researchers from the UCSB Palm Center revealed through Pentagon data that the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy -- which punishes gay members of the military for disclosing their sexual preferences -- has a disproportionately larger impact on women in the armed services.
Ecological Session Reunites
Friday, October 9, 2009
The 11th Occasional California Workshop on Environmental and Resource Economics will attract experts from across the world to UCSB today and tomorrow.
Leaving I.V. for Cape Town Culture
Friday, October 9, 2009
The customs officer at Cape Town International Airport said to me, "Well, young lady, you will like it here. I don't think you'll go back to where you came from."
Eisenhower Blunders Tied Obama's Hands
Friday, October 9, 2009
A nuclear Iran is a frightening idea and it has been postulated that the blame for a nuclear Iran lies squarely in the hands of George W. Bush; however, to take this stand, one must ignore decades of Western meddling in Iran.
Conservative Point Omits Several Facts
Friday, October 9, 2009
First off, let's not try to imply that atheism is somehow inherently linked with authoritarianism. There are plenty of oppressive governments that are religious.
Sex Columnist Doesn't Quite Measure Up
Friday, October 9, 2009
While the article in your Oct. 7 issue, "Racking up a Score -- Not Really So Cool Anymore," far exceeded the humor of Chris Alexander's previous article, "Take the Back Door to Unexpected Pleasure" (Daily Nexus, Sept. 30, 2009) -- I'll take a surprisingly good pun over anything that uses the phrase "'O' face."
Women's Volleyball
'Chos Aim to Lasso Ponies
Friday, October 9, 2009
Women's Soccer
SB Hungers for Home W
Friday, October 9, 2009
The End Is Near
Friday, October 9, 2009
Look around you; there are basically four kinds of people in the sick spectrum right now. There's the girl who's so afraid of catching something that she's popping vitamins like candy and who's so lathered up in antibacterial hand gel you can smell her from across the room.