Editorials

May 23, 2011

The Real World: Ready or Not, Here It Comes, Seniors

By Opinion Editor, Chris Benham

A while ago, when I was a much wilder and uncivilized version of the gentleman scholar that I am today, I found myself stranded in Lima, Peru for two weeks. I’m not particularly sure how or why, because Lima is not by ...

May 16, 2011

The Pointlessness of Pot Persecution

By Kevin W. McCarty, Opinion Editor

The fight for the right to use hemp and laugh at one’s rulers has been happening constantly for centuries. The desire for a central authority to control and regulate the natural interconnectedness of living creatures s...

March 3, 2011

Nexus Fee Invests In Student Voice

By Daily Nexus Staff

This spring, all of the Nexus’ student-approved lock-in money is up for reaffirmation — no increase, just the same wonderful three bucks and change that keeps us going today.

February 1, 2011

Egypt: You Say You Want a Revolution

By Staff Editorial

Political tension in the Middle East is nothing unusual — in fact, the idea of peace in the region seems almost impossible. Government censorship is also not a new approach of political repression. Elites have long sub...

November 23, 2010

Turds & Tulips

By Opinion Editor

Tired, hungover tulips to the remarkably safe Halloween celebrations this year. The only disaster was a sudden cloud burst on Friday night, which only made the debauchery a little more wet than usual.

November 4, 2010

Midterm Elections Provoke Anxiety Over Shifting National Identity

By Nadia Ismail, Steven Begakis

Last Tuesday’s midterm elections demonstrated a clear break from the Obama fervor of 2008, illustrating the American public’s dissatisfaction with the current administration and its policies.

October 25, 2010

Daily Nexus Official Endorsements 2010

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus editorial board has closely scrutinized measures and propositions to provide our readership with voting choices that can begin to heal our ailing economy and lead to social and civic progress.

October 21, 2010

Daily Nexus Editorial Staff Yields Cautious Endorsements

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus editorial board has closely scrutinized potential candidates, measures and propositions to provide our readership with voting choices that can begin to heal our ailing economy and lead to social and civic...

September 23, 2010

Breaching the Generation Gap Through Activism

By Nadia Ismail

In 1970, a wave of civil unrest turned the beachside town of Isla Vista on its head.

June 3, 2010

Social Host Ordinance Produces Unintended Consequences

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Social Host Ordinance, a countywide regulation that would impose civil penalties on residents that provide alcohol to minors, should not have passed in its present form.

June 3, 2010

Turds & Tulips

By Daily Nexus Staff

Sprouting and hopeful tulips to the graduating class of 2010. Budget cuts and impacted classes don’t make for the best educational fertilizer, but you still pulled through. Congrats!

November 18, 2009

UC Needs Alternative to Ever-Increasing Fees

By Staff Editorial

During today’s meeting, the Regents will debate an anticipated 32 percent student fee increase and a proposal to petition the state legislature for $913 million. The fee hike will almost certainly pass, while the bid f...

January 22, 2007

Nexus Upholds Free Speech

By Staff

At last week's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, the student government voted to freeze the Daily Nexus' student approved lock-in fee because the newspaper refused to withdraw advertisements from Conquest ...