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The Pains of Political Correctness

February 21, 2013 by Navid Ebrahimzadeh

As students of a generally left-wing Southern California university, we are fortunate enough to form part of a culture that preaches tolerance and diversity. While I do not wish to decry the value of ...
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Sex Goes Slapstick: Gaucho Bedroom Bloopers Exposed

February 20, 2013 by Hayley E.

Hello my nubile Nexus readers, today we will be partaking in a great American tradition: basking in the embarrassment of others. This fine Wednesday, we’ve been lucky enough to have some of your pee...
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Left Said: America’s Drone Warring With Impunity

February 19, 2013 by Michael Dean

For all the talk of drones and extra-judicial killing this past week, I’d like to offer the following as an exercise considering arguments that you might not hear from the Department of Justice or t...
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Right Said: Sometimes Hypocrites Do Things Right

February 19, 2013 by Jeffrey Robin

Imagine, if you would, a dystopian world where your government thought it could assassinate you or your fellow citizens at will according to some unknown set of circumstances that it refused to (or co...
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A Student’s Call to Arms: Divest Now, Reap Mother Nature’s Rewards Later

February 12, 2013 by Eli Arata-Reshes

Following the example of those who protested the South African apartheid divestment campaign of the 1980s, students in the U.S. are advocating a nationwide divestment of university endowments in the f...
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Gaming with the Sergeant: You Too Can Respond to the Call of Duty

February 11, 2013 by Mark Signa

Hello to everyone! I’m not sure how I feel about the fact my last article was one of my more complimented ones. I really must have hit a chord with the declaration that I am a jerk. Apparentl...
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Dirty, Oily Money Students Voice Concerns Over Regents’ Environmentally Un-Savvy Investments

February 8, 2013 by Risa Jensen

Currently, the UC Board of Regents has hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the fossil fuel industry. Because these investments go against our UC value of sustainability and the efforts of stud...
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When In Doubt (Or When Global Warming Bears Its Fiery Teeth), Optimism Is Always A Cop-Out

February 8, 2013 by Ben Moss

U.S. News & World Report, a website I use primarily to scoff at universities ranked below UCSB, happened to run an article recently headlined, “Study: Global Warming Can Be Slowed By Working Les...
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The First Amendment, Amended: We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident, That All Opinions Are Not Created Equal

February 7, 2013 by Mark Strong

After years of denial, it’s time we faced the facts: 9/11 was a conspiracy orchestrated by the United States government. For 11 long years, the public has ignored the truth. The fall of the Twin Tow...
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What Happens Before Sex (And, No, This Time We’re Not Talking Foreplay)

February 6, 2013 by Hayley E.

Come hither, my brethren, let us unite once more over our love of all things saucy. As Valentine’s Day is approaching, and is thus undoubtedly on the minds of most women out there, I feel a slight m...
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Colonialism Isn’t Dead Yet (Well, Not in Mali)

February 5, 2013 by Michael Dean

For those who have followed the situation, and even for those who haven’t, the story being told about Mali will be both convincing and familiar. It goes like this: In a part of the world known for i...
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Breaking News: The French Win a War

February 5, 2013 by Jeffrey Robin

Since I don’t expect that many of you would have noticed (and for good reason), I have a news flash for you: The French have actually won a war. Okay, maybe it wasn’t really an actual war, and the...
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HPV, Alcoholism, Allergies… We’ve Got It All

February 4, 2013 by Mferris

Q: Apparently, HPV is rampant among college students. As a female, I’m afraid of getting it and then developing cervical cancer. How can I protect myself against contracting HPV? Is the Gardasil vac...
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Minorities May Not Rule, But They Still Deserve A Say

February 1, 2013 by Travis Vail

Why do atheists try to exert so much influence on public opinion if they know they are a minority? In brief, you don’t need to be in a majority to have principles worth sharing. Whether or no...
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Moving Forward Is Hard When You’re Always Looking Left or Right

January 31, 2013 by Mark Strong

Two years ago, I traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a youth leadership conference. Over the course of a week, I had the privilege of exploring our nation’s capitol along with a group of ...
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