Opinion

March 2, 2023

U-Mail: In the small things

By Kayura Narayanan

Kayura Narayanan finds that love is everywhere in Isla Vista, if you know where to look.

March 2, 2023

Stories from Storke: Valentine’s Day

By Alice Zhang, Diana Mateescu, Riley Burke, Kayura Narayanan

In honor of Valentine's day, the staff writers of Opinion share some of their worst romantic encounters.

February 23, 2023

Drag her to the mainstream: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the commodification of queer culture

By Suryaansh Dongre

Suryaansh Dongre considers how the representation of queer culture in media balances marketability and authenticity.

February 23, 2023

My freshman experience: The horrid winter quarter

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat's three-part retrospective continues as she recounts her turbulent freshman winter quarter.

February 13, 2023

Beauty and the beast of Eurocentric standards

By Zuri Wilson

Once upon a time, Zuri Wilson writes of a world in which representation is much more than appearance.

February 5, 2023

Ask AJ: How to be a functioning student

By AJ

AJ addresses your questions about how to be a functioning student.

February 5, 2023

U-Mail: Is spring coming yet?

By Maya Salem

Amidst Groundhog Day, Maya Salem wonders when spring will greet Isla Vista.

February 5, 2023

U-Mail: Quick, take a picture!

By Maya Salem

Maya Salem admires the beauty of memories not captured by a camera.

February 2, 2023

Editorial | The Daily Nexus declines to endorse candidates for IVP in light of Judicial Council injunction, insufficient notice of election

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The Nexus typically releases an endorsement for every Associated Students executive officer election, but the unique circumstances pertaining to this winter quarter’s special election have made it impossible for us to...

January 26, 2023

Monster: The ethics of true crime

By Elizabeth Lee

Elizabeth Lee weighs the ethics of true crime media.

January 12, 2023

Haute couture for everyone: democratizing high fashion through diversity

By Suryaansh Dongre

"As we move forward into a new era of high fashion, the industry should reposition itself as something for everyone and every body," writes Suryaansh Dongre.

November 24, 2022

Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The UC as a whole has systematically failed its most integral and important members.

November 23, 2022

Editorial: The UC is a public institution. Why do staff and student needs continue to be unmet?

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The University of California has long posited its mission as one that serves society as a center of higher learning by advancing knowledge and research, aimed at ensuring equitable access and opportunity to the most tale...