Amanda Maffett

October 1, 2008

Readers Come to Isla Vista’s Defense

By Amanda Maffett

Editor, Daily Nexus, My letter is in response to “Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk” by Max Battaro (Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). Dearest Battaro, do you have an ounce of forethought in your wee little mind, or did al...

February 23, 2007

Victim Deserves Support, Attention From Community

By Amanda Maffett

In light of the recent alleged rape of a UCSB female by soccer player Eric Frimpong, I would like to bring to light the lack of attention on the survivor in this horrible attack.

October 12, 2005

Anxiety Victim Finds Refuge in Disabled Students Program

By Amanda Maffett

This is in response to "Learning Disabled Find Clarity Through Project Eye-to-Eye" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 10) by Jeff Slovak. I applaud him for opening up about his learning disability, LD/ADHD and for sharing information ab...

September 29, 2004

Columnist’s Assumptions Don’t Include Queer Safety

By Amanda Maffett

This is in response to Loren Williams' article, "Homosexuals Need to Learn How to Put Up Their Dukes" (Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). Williams did not have all the necessary information to draw his conclusions, such as the hist...

May 24, 2004

Not All Women Should Be Seen as Damsels in Distress

By Amanda Maffett

This is in response to "The Key to Women Lies in Relationships" by Timothy Cho (Daily Nexus, May 21). Let me start out with one of his opening lines: "Women were created for men." Should I count how many ways I disagree ...

May 4, 2004

Clones Are More Than Just Tits, Ass and DNA; They’re People, Too

By Amanda Maffett

This is in response to Drew Mackie's opinion on human cloning in "Cloning Opens Up a New World of Possibilities - in Bed" (Daily Nexus, April 29). This is in response to Drew Mackie's opinion on human cloning in "Cloning...

February 10, 2004

Nexus Shouldn’t Have ‘Titty’ in Its Headlines

By Amanda Maffett

I would like to reply to Justin Violini's response to my letter about Janet Jackson's recent exposure ("Maffet Makes Illogical Case Against Janet's Titty Tease," Daily Nexus, Feb. 9). For Justin's information, I was not ...

February 6, 2004

Artsweek Further Exposes Janet’s Star-Spangled Boob

By Amanda Maffett

I feel that it was in very ill taste to display five images of Janet Jackson's bare breast in the Artsweek section of the Feb. 5 edition of the Daily Nexus.

October 23, 2003

‘Assylum’ Isn’t an Accurate Representation of Psychology

By Amanda Maffett

On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, "The Assylum." This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried to kill myself and ...