Opinion

May 3, 2011

Chalk Slogans Create Straw Man

By Scott Englund

I call attention to the various chalk protests we see on our campus walkways. Some decry an unjust imbalance between defense spending and spending on education. These chalk slogans are classic examples of the logical fal...

May 3, 2011

Prevention Replaces Justice as Priority One

By David Kornahrens

Osama bin Laden is dead, shot in the head during a courageous military operation in Pakistan led by U.S. Naval Special Operations Forces. The news was applauded at home by raucous Americans outside the White House, at a ...

May 3, 2011

Destroying Murderous Ideology More Important Than Killing Leader

By Cameron Jones

News of the death of al-Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden hit me unexpectedly with the same surreal feeling as the tragic events of 9/11. More than 10 years since the initial attack on the twin towers, I watched President...

May 2, 2011

I.V. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Beach

By Elliott Rosenfeld

April 28, 2011

Passive Aggression On Facebook Stagnates A.S.

By Opinion Editor

Tucked away in the corner of the Associated Students Main Office is the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA). If you don’t know where that is, I won’t hold it against you. Being a caseworker in the PR Dept. of the OS...

April 28, 2011

Negligent Government Spending Prohibits Prosperity

By Tom Watson

Recently Standard & Poor’s issued a warning that the U.S. debt rating could be downgraded due to excessive spending, debt and deficits. The investment community is questioning our government’s ability to maintain...

April 28, 2011

Student Food Collective To Serve Isla Vista Affordable Food

By Brian Gallagher

UCSB students have long yearned for a smarter and more sensible way to eat, but getting healthy and delicious food at affordable prices seems like a pipe dream. What we need is a way to “go green” without consequentl...

April 28, 2011

Internet Age Protects Citizens, Holds Police to Higher Standard

By Mark Signa

Who doesn’t want to be a star? Sure we politely pooh-pooh the idea and modestly deny any desire to have a camera on us, but turn on that spotlight and next thing you know, we’re acting more dramatic than Lindsey Loha...

April 27, 2011

Renewing a Culture of Chivalry Recaptures Lost Romance

By S.F.

I hope all of you humpers had a very happy Easter and if you were giving up sex for Lent, I wish you a warm welcome back to the game. Where I live in Spain, this past Saturday was El Día de Sant Jordi, the Catalan pseud...

April 25, 2011

Bag Ban Would Break Corporate Inertia and Beach Pollution

By Opinion Editor

Over the past three years, the nonprofits Save the Mermaids, Surfrider, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and LoaTree have been working to bring the issue of single-use plastic bags in large retail stores before the city counc...

April 25, 2011

Ancient Stoner Warriors Shame Modern Social Straight Edges

By Opinion Editor

There is a village in China that knows the secret to long life: wine and cannabis. Ancient civilizations across the planet knew the various incredible aspects of the cannabis plant and the value of a mind at peace. Moder...

April 22, 2011

Human Logic Incapable of Disproving the Existence of God

By Paul Jones

The “Ask an Atheist” column in last Friday’s edition of the Nexus featured Connor Oakes, Tyler Santander and Cameron Moody, who put forth a variety of arguments positing that suffering in the world disproves the ex...

April 22, 2011

Acknowledging Spiritual Hierarchy Irrelevant to an Individual’s Value

By Connor Oakes

This week’s question: Without religious faith of any kind, how can you say you’re as good a person as someone who truly believes in something greater than themselves?

April 20, 2011

Construction Amidst Budget Cuts Constitutes Hypocrisy

By Daily Nexus Staff

Outside Davidson Library, the wind picks up dirt from one of the nearby construction sites and flings it in the eyes of a handful of students who are attempting to unlock their bicycles and get home before the sun sets. ...

April 20, 2011

Proposed Student Fees Balance Neglected University Budgets

By Daily Nexus Staff

In a time of budget cuts and fee hikes, it’s more important now than ever to know what you are voting on this week in the Campus Election. Departments have invested a lot of time and money into making sure you at least...

April 20, 2011

Stereotypes of Sexual Abstinence Harm Healthy Sexuality

By S.F.

My name is SF and I am celibate. It has been a ridiculously long time since my last penetration, and I am here to defend my choice of abstinence. I would first like to clarify that I am in no way claiming any kind of bor...