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Question Authority: Sergeant Signa Fields Your Questions from Sin City

I don’t know what started it, but I seem to have this really serious need to express my love of cheese. Cheeseburger, cheese pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches, cream cheese on bagels, cheesecake,...
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2013 Daily Nexus Candidate and Fee Endorsements

As another year of A.S. Elections have come to purview, “accountability,” “affordability,” “transparency” and “accessibility” are just some of the overtly vague keywords to once again ...
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Are Atheists Islamophobic?

Lately, the New Atheist movement has come under fire in the news, as is inevitable with movements such as this. Consisting of popular figures like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, New Atheism advocates...
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All Eyes on Spring Insighters

This last weekend, my fraternity and I spent the day directing traffic at Spring Insight, the annual event engineered by UCSB’s Office of Admissions and facilitated by hundreds of volunteers. For as...
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Terrorism, Undefined: a new scapegoat for acts of violence

For all their backtracking, mumbling, slip-ups and ambiguity, our political leaders have made one thing exceptionally clear: The United States does not negotiate with terrorists. The bombing of the Bo...
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Snowflakes, It’s Time to Explore Your Shades of Gray

This week: “alternative” sexualities and how completely normal they are. I’ve railed against the concept of binaries in thinking about sexuality before. This approach remains a sore subject for ...
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[Right Said] Reaching Across the Aisle: Bipartisanship in Today’s Politics

Bipartisanship is a word that is bandied around by our politicians often but rarely practiced. In some ways, to even talk about bipartisanship in American politics is a foolhardy exercise. Vitriolic e...
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[Left Said] Reaching Across the Aisle: Bipartisanship in Today’s Politics

Aristotle famously called man a political animal, and much has been said about what he meant when describing man as such. It could be that man is political simply because he is social. His existence r...
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Your Health Questions, Answered:

I’m so stressed out about graduating that I can’t focus to get my reading done. Do you think I have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)? ADHD is usually something that occurs in several settings (ac...
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Lions, Tigers and Apartheid, Oh My! The Truth About Political Name Games

You’ve probably heard about the massive controversy regarding a proposed piece of Associated Students legislation. A nine-hour Mexican standoff between proponents and opponents was so well-attended ...
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Bitcoin: All That Glitters Isn’t Always Gold

On Monday, I accidentally showed up around thirty minutes early to my 12:30 p.m. history class. The time was just short enough to force me to stay in Phelps Hall, but not long enough to do anything. S...
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Fringe Folly: How Behavioral Extremes Perpetuate Stereotypes

To those who believe that all Muslims are terrorists, all blacks are criminals and gay people don’t belong in civilized society, I’ve got one thing to say to you: I get it. You’re a bunch of sel...
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Get It Girl: Helping the 70 Percent Find Their “Oh”

“Not screaming euphoric hallelujahs during intercourse, ladies? Here are tips for a thirst-quenching, tsunami wave-surging orgasm—guaranteed.” It wasn’t written like this, but that’s what th...
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Deltopia Revisited: What Can We Learn?

Red cups. Abs everywhere. Pulsing music. Nothing but sunny skies dotted with the occasional water balloon. This year’s Deltopia was no exception to the celebration’s repertoire. We all partook, Ne...
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No Scrooges Here! Why Most Atheists Don’t Object to a Little Holiday Cheer

Question: Do atheists celebrate religious holidays?   The answer is simple: There is no reason not to. Even if I don’t believe in the event being celebrated, many of my family members still bel...
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