Opinion

Since the decision to expand the Student Center was put into action, I have, for the most part, accepted the inevitable fate of our school. Although obvious inconveniences remain, I realize that the expansion is a necessity and it just so happens that cu

Amid the chaos that has erupted throughout the world over the question of free speech, a new controversy has sprung up in the country of Austria, where British historian David Irving was arrested for publicly denying the Holocaust.

South African women will potentially face a more secure future with the recent invention of what ABC News calls the 'penis fly trap.' Baffled by the unfortunately high incidence of HIV/AIDS among women of her nation

On Feb. 12, a horrible accident occurred on a private Texas ranch. During a hunting excursion, lawyer Harry Whittington accidentally forced 65-year-old Vice President Dick Cheney to apologize.

A recent heated battle in the English Parliament resulted in a win for Prime Minister Tony Blair over the issue of 'glorification of terrorism.' The House of Commons voted 315 to 277 in favor of laws that will take legal action against citizens who perpe

Grass. Weed. Cannabis. Ganja. You can visualize what I'm going to be talking about at this point. Growing up, your parents instilled in you all the negatives associated with the drug, but do the negative aspects of legalizing marijuana really outweigh the

That there exists a humanitarian crisis in Darfur is undeniable. Over a million people have fled their homes and currently have little or no access to clean water, let alone health or sanitary services. It is a disgrace that the global community is not

Lying and sneakiness is more than just accepted—it has become expected in our everyday lives. It has also become a social norm on our U.S. college campuses.

We've all been there. You're having a great meal out with friends or a date and then that dreaded moment comes when the check is dropped on the table and reality sets in—that you have to pay for that full stomach.

I'm going to call this the first, of many, 'huck, bid, pillage and burn' columns, so-named after an Ultimate Frisbee cheer we used at the UC Santa Barbara Qualifier where we finished third of 16 teams (hucking, in case you didn't know, is the term we use

Outsourcing is a labor practice which preys on the most vulnerable segments of a working-class community

For every fan of Valentine's Day, there's a social misfit or iconoclast who derides it as a tool used by corporations to take advantage of the consumer and take their money.