Daily Nexus Editorial Board

November 7, 2005

Proposition 78: Prescription Drug Discounts

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Proposition 78 is OK, but it's no Prop 79. This is why we are opposing Prop 78: It's either one or the other, and quite frankly, we would rather vote for a proposition that could actually get some results.

November 7, 2005

Proposition 79: Prescription Drug

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Other than major shareholders in pharmaceutical companies, there are few people who could reasonably vote for Proposition 78 over Prop 79. Prop 79 would benefit up to 10 million Californians, extending prescription drug ...

November 7, 2005

Proposition 80: Electricity Providers

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

As you might recall from your basic economics classes, having more options is always better than having fewer options. Having greater freedom of choice means more competition and lower prices - an idea that was embraced ...

October 6, 2005

Misappropriating Our Will

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

UCSB's Associated Students believes it knows best. They believe they know what is best for you, your fellow students, and future students to come. After all, you did elect them. The members of A.S. Legislative Council ha...

June 2, 2005

Poop and Posies

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Pathetic, flaky poop to the Faculty Legislature for its members' dismal attendance of the meeting to vote on the future of military recruiters on campus.

May 16, 2005

Empty Roll Call

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Last Friday, the question of whether on-campus military recruiters should stay or go unfortunately became a question of how many UCSB faculty legislators would show up to vote. The answer to the first question has now be...

April 14, 2005

Don’t Stamp on Us

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Free speech isn't free. In our case, each additional copy costs $1. The Nexus has never taken censorship sitting down and never will. Someone fucked up big time.

April 12, 2005

A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

And then there were... none. The Nexus editorial board did not reach a consensus on its endorsement for A.S. president. Though Bill Shiebler brings his valuable experience as A.S. Finance Board chair and a good deal of c...

April 12, 2005

A.S. Election Endorsements: Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Adam Graff once wrote an opinion column claiming the "honeymoon" between him and the Nexus was over. Oh Adam, we never stopped loving you. You're even cuter when you're mad. Passionate, articulate and with a knowledge of...

April 12, 2005

A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

From living in a Del Playa Drive apartment condemned for eviction to serving as a voting director on the Isla Vista Park and Recreation District, Kelly Burns is intimately involved in local affairs.

April 12, 2005

A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Statewide Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Last year, Felicia Cruz told us she would take the train up to Sacramento, Calif. to save on A.S. travel expenses while representing UCSB students in statewide affairs. True to her word - and the Nexus editors are sucker...

April 12, 2005

A.S. Fee Initiatives

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

In theory, the A.S. Student Lobby initiative is a great idea. You know, giving students a voice and all that jazz. In reality, however, the group does not have enough power to make a significant difference on the state l...

April 12, 2005

A.S. Reaffirmations

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

–The hardships that come with the decision to raise a child should never deter one from pursuing higher education. With the costs of child care on the rise, every cent helps in ensuring those with families have the...

April 12, 2005

Campuswide Initiatives

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Though Community Affairs Board (CAB) has the best intentions at heart, it is adequately serving its present purpose with the money it already has. At the very least, an additional 85 cents per student per quarter is too ...

March 28, 2005

Riding Firestone’s Waves

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

In a welcome reversal, Brooks Firestone and the rest of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided earlier this month to keep trying to purchase the vacant land on Del Playa's 6700 block, dubbed by some as "Cl...

February 16, 2005

All’s Not Fair in War and Education

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

According to a resolution recently presented to the Academic Senate, 17 UCSB professors want to ban military recruiters from campus and review the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Their stated reason: The D...