Opinion

April 24, 2012

Sophia, Nadim, Betty, Lupe and Mac: The Democratic Choices for A.S.

By Nicole Leopardo

On Tuesday, April 17, the members of Campus Democrats at UCSB officially endorsed Sophia Armen for Associated Students President, Nadim Houssain for External Vice President of Statewide Affairs, Betty Aynalem for Externa...

April 24, 2012

Worry About Tomorrow Tomorrow: “The Smoke Clears Down the Road”

By David Washington

As 4/20 revelers across Isla Vista celebrated Friday (and throughout the weekend), it was a good time to appreciate the special time and place we can enjoy here. And I’m not just talking about 4/20 or UCSB’s college ...

April 23, 2012

Environmental Justice: Choosing Humanism Over Convenience

By Cassie Belden

For most people, the term “environmental justice” is about as elusive as a BP representative when confronted with paying for the gulf oil spill disaster. However, the most basic definition is intuitive — it is the ...

April 23, 2012

2012 Daily Nexus Candidate and Fee Endorsements

By Staff

After bombarding the student body with cheesy signs, flyers, blue beer and a flurry of Facebook invites, A.S. Elections are finally upon us. “Budget,” “transparency” and “involvement” are making a not-so-triu...

April 23, 2012

Conservatives Are From Mars, Liberals Are From Venus

By Riley Schenck

Earlier this month, science and politics journalist Chris Mooney came out with a new book entitled The Republican Brain, The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality, a book that is much more insightful and objecti...

April 20, 2012

A.S. Election: High School Flashback

By James Ash

While volunteering at Spring Insight, I couldn’t help but notice the nomadic camp hovering over the Storke Tower bike roundabout. Assuming that the Pirate was finally commandeering the campus, I thought little of it. H...

April 20, 2012

Men’s Lacrosse Plans to ‘Light That Barn on Fire’

By Jonny Kintzele

In 2006, the UC Santa Barbara Men’s Lacrosse team defeated the Chapman Panthers in a hard-fought overtime victory. The win added to their undefeated record versus the Orange County private university. “We had never l...

April 20, 2012

OPP, DP, B.O.S.S.: They’re All Just Arbitrary Acronyms to Me

By Matt Renner

Voting for UCSB’s annual Associated Students elections begins this Monday, and I still don’t know which party to vote for. I was going to vote for the party that put the large, obstructive signs in the middle of the ...

April 18, 2012

I Never Tell a Lie, Except for Those Times When I Do

By Elizabeth Brooks

The average person tells seven lies a day. I’m not sure if I read that from a Snapple fact or if I just made that up. But anyway, I didn’t believe it at first, until I started listening to half the shit I say. And tu...

April 18, 2012

Irresponsible Bureaucrats Expect Their Taxpayers to Pick Up the Tab

By Jeffrey Robin

As it seems to be with almost every other “hot button” political issue of our time, a symbolic crescendo in the dispute over labor policy is quickly approaching. Less than two years after his initial election, Govern...

April 18, 2012

Labor Unites Voters, Activists From All Sides of the Political Spectrum

By Geoffrey Bell

Organized labor is a foundation upon which our society is built, and its efforts have led to some of the most critical reform of the last century in this country. It is the institution that allows workers a seat at the t...

April 17, 2012

Congresswoman Capps Pledges Her Allegiance to Student Funding

By Lois Capps

Spring is in the air, and it’s a beautiful time to be on campus. As you’re settling into your final quarter of the school year, many of you are applying for summer internships and finalizing your plans to study abroa...

April 17, 2012

Is She the Farr Better Candidate?

By Margarita Baliyan

In 2008 Steve Pappas lost the 3rd District Supervisor seat to Doreen Farr by a slim margin. Disgruntled by the two-to-one majority that the student population of UCSB and Isla Vista gave to Farr, Pappas began a lengthy a...

April 17, 2012

Man Uses Titanic in 3D as Last-Ditch Effort to Get Laid

By Matt Renner

On Saturday, April 7, local ladies’ man Brendan Marden bought tickets for himself and Jennifer Pollard for the newly re-released “Titanic” in 3D in an attempt to get laid. Marden, who had been “trying to hit that...

April 16, 2012

Leverage Your Degree, Learn to Network

By Sarah Puckette, A.J. Rawls

As a UCSB student, you are going to graduate with a degree from an esteemed research university and will be able to get any job you want … or so you think. Many of us have all the qualifications needed for a job, but a...

April 16, 2012

The Distinction Between Genuine Kindness and Excellent Acting

By Kevin Ferguson

What is it about someone telling you to be nice that makes you want to punch them in the face? We’ve all been there — making fun of someone for something they did, hating a girl because she’s prettier than you. It ...