Opinion

February 3, 2011

Students March for Affordable Education

By Opinion Editor

Your Jan. 12 article titled “Brown Cuts Funds for UC System” truly hit home for me. These proposed cuts in the budget threaten my, as well as many others’, continuing education here at UCSB.

February 2, 2011

Students Mourn High Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Strip

By Jaret Ornelas

After the end of Gaza Awareness Week, I noticed the influx of apologies for the Israeli government in the Opinion section.

February 2, 2011

Egyptian Revolution Replaces U.S. Backed Cold War Stooge

By Jon Berthet

It’s not every day that your Egyptian Facebook friend claims: “So many gun shots at night. GOD help us,” and “‘Army and people one hand’: that is the welcoming from the people to the Army, downtown and everyw...

February 2, 2011

Going Down Onto the Finer Techniques of Fellatio

By S.F.

Warning: The following content may contain offensive material and be inappropriate for, say, my parents. Seriously, just stop now, Mom and Dad — this isn’t helping any of us.

February 1, 2011

Tolerance Necessary in Israeli-Palestinian Debate

By Daily Nexus Staff

Two years ago on Holocaust Remembrance Day, pro- Palestinian demonstrators interrupted 30 Jewish SFSU students from their Mourner’s Kaddish (Jewish prayer for the dead). The mourners were physically assaulted and barra...

February 1, 2011

Egypt: You Say You Want a Revolution

By Staff Editorial

Political tension in the Middle East is nothing unusual — in fact, the idea of peace in the region seems almost impossible. Government censorship is also not a new approach of political repression. Elites have long sub...

February 1, 2011

Middle East Unrest Demonstrates Difference from American Values

By Benjamin Parish

The question of whether freedom is unique to Western culture seems to be answered by each crisis in the Middle East...

February 1, 2011

Bipartisan Alliance Demonstrates Sensitivity of Egyptian Politics

By David Kornahrens

Washington D.C. is experiencing its first real test to the idea of bipartisan “civility.” The results can be seen in American political leaders’ reactions to the Egyptian unrest that began last week.

January 31, 2011

Israeli Tech Aids Western Progress

By Opinion Editor

For a number of years now, pro-Israel and anti-Israel student groups have been competing for public support on this campus.

January 31, 2011

Charismatic Leader Turns Condescending Demagogue

By Kevin W. McCarty

President Barack Obama recently held a YouTube conference in which American citizens could ask questions about the topics they feel are important to the country.

January 31, 2011

False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda

By Matthew Gluschankoff

I am sure that most of you reading this have seen a sign on campus with the death tallies for Palestinians and Israelis, represented by symbolic stakes in the ground comparing the two.

January 28, 2011

Israel Leads in Global Innovation and Democracy

By Elad Menna

The Jewish people have long sought self-determination in the midst of continuous persecution and oppression in foreign lands.

January 27, 2011

Retelling the Creation Story Without the Creator

By David Urzua, Connor Oakes, Cameron Moody

This week’s question: “How do you explain the overwhelmingly unlikely coincidence of the earth being a perfect fit for life?”

January 26, 2011

Wise Women Indifferent to the Extra Long Schlong

By S.F.

If you were to order the perfect dick, what would it look like? I honestly don’t think I could say exactly.

January 26, 2011

Legal, Organized Resistance Builds Against SHO

By Opinion Editor

The Social Host Ordinance is here. Like it or not, the I.V. Foot Patrol’s fantasy has come to life. Whether you’ve heard about the ordinance or not, the Foot Patrol is planning on heavily enforcing the new law.

January 25, 2011

Development in Chinese Policy Dependent on Cooperation Between Foreign Powers

By Derek Palmer

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the U.S. has highlighted the U.S. government’s inability, regardless of the party in power, to influence the domestic social policy of China.