Shawn Moura

May 11, 2006

Women Must Also Learn to Reduce their Risk for Rape

By Shawn Moura

In response to Emily Schmidt's column ("Confront Your Complicity," Daily Nexus, May 9), while the "men who inflict sexual violence on women are responsible for their actions," women are responsible for their actions as w...

October 25, 2005

If You Think IV Cops are Bad, You’re a Pussy

By Shawn Moura

Jeff Gibson's column "Corruption Lifts the Lorax" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 21) really took me back to my high school years. It also made me think, "Geez dude, grow the fuck up." Gibson writes about growing up in a sheltered sm...

March 3, 2005

Reap The Bacon Benefits From The Pig Slaughter

By Shawn Moura

I'm a well-intentioned Leftist intellectual with concerns about the environment. That said, the population of "wild" pigs in the Channel Islands should make good ham.

October 22, 2004

Republican’s Deceptive Claims Don’t Get My Vote

By Shawn Moura

It looks like Bob Pohl, the Republican candidate for the 35th State Assembly District, is following Brooks Firestone's example of campaigning with false promises and unsubstantiated claims about himself and his opponent...

October 14, 2004

Nexus Does Not Know How To Party, Politically At Least

By Shawn Moura

The content of the Nexus article "Green VP Candidate Speaks in MCC" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 13) was misleading. At the end of the article, a student says, "I'm really glad one of the political parties chose to have one of the...

October 5, 2004

No, Mr. Ruhge, The Lessons of History Don’t Back Bush

By Shawn Moura

As a history major, I feel a minor obligation to correct the gross simplifications of history made by Justin Ruhge in his column "Hippies Aside, George Bush Is the Bomb" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 4).

February 23, 2004

Firestone Anti-Buttny Ads Lack in Tact and Honesty

By Shawn Moura

Entertaining but dishonest ads just keep rolling into my mailbox from the Brooks Firestone campaign. The first of two recent ads was quite amusing. The "Friends of Firestone" seem to think that I place a great deal of tr...

February 6, 2004

Anti-Buttny Pamphlets Deliver Misinformation, Comedy

By Shawn Moura

If you've received the anti-Buttny attack mailing titled "Can We Afford Any More of John Buttny?" I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Aside from the lovely, colored, glossy paper that the ad is printed on, it contain...

January 22, 2004

Anger at Policy Is Natural in the Democratic Process

By Shawn Moura

Political discourse is a reflection of opinion and on many issues, opinions are rooted in emotion. Expressing anger with the president is fine and, indeed, a time-honored American tradition. Being very angry is not somet...