Campus Improves Alert System

After several botched text alerts to the entire UCSB campus — including one false alarm about a gunman near the library — the university has revamped its campuswide emergency notification system.

Free Trade Only Hurts U.S. and Foreign Workers

Editor, Daily Nexus, While I am with Steven Begakis in his decision to not vote for Obama this November (“Obama’s Plans Far From Right,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 21), I take issue with his comments about protectionism and “free trade.” In fact, it is one of the main issues on which I find myself at odds […]

Author To Talk About Election

Newsweek columnist and senior editor Jonathan Alter will offer his in-depth analysis of the 2008 presidential race tonight at 8 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion.

All Soccer Fans Should Show Good Spectatorship

Editor, Daily Nexus,

By now, the vast majority of students have heard that men’s soccer beat Cal Poly on Friday, Oct. 17. For those who haven’t: Our men’s soccer team beat Cal Poly on Friday. I was lucky enough to take a bus up to the game with the Gaucho Locos to cheer on the team. However, in our tiny little Loco section, surrounded by over 10,000 screaming Cal Poly fans, the Locos were not the most popular people at the game.

Crime Report

Sat., Oct. 18, 11:15 a.m. — A 19-year-old male was arrested Saturday night for attempting to start a fight on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive.

Is That Tip in the Latest Issue of Cosmopolitan?

Editor, Daily Nexus,

“I think your penis is too big for my mouth.” The first time I heard it, it sent my ego into the stratosphere. I walked around town thinking I had the biggest cock on the planet, more than happy to show it off at parties and incessantly make jokes about its size. The second time, it got even worse — after all, now I had confirmation and knew that it wasn’t just one girl’s opinion. Either the women in Isla Vista tended to have obnoxiously small mouths, or I was the SHIT. All was well and good, and I never suspected foul play.

Vampire Revenge

Two weeks before her wedding, a woman in Iowa was ordered by a judge to keep away from her fiancé after she was charged with domestic abuse. What’d she do, you ask? She bit him. Just clamped her teeth right onto his hand and chomped down.

LAPD Arrests Fire Alarm Suspect

Tyrone Edward Chambers was arrested earlier this month after activating a series of fire alarms in an attempt to lure a female student from her San Clemente dorm room.

Looking to have great sex?

The Health Guy chats about how to get what you REALLY want out when you hit the sack with a partner (or partners, if that’s how you like it!).

When Weed Sucks You In

“Hello everyone. My name is Alex, and I’m a potoholic.”

There comes a point in most stoners’ lives when they realize that perhaps they love the herb just a little too much. Perhaps your lungs aren’t quite what they used to be. Maybe your bank account is a decimal place short of 420. Have you realized the axiom “Study high, take the test high, get high scores” is actually just a line from a stoner movie?