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Legal Loopholes Allow for Lousy Behavior

February 3, 2011 by Mark Signa

One of the things I love about the job of a police officer is that you never know what to expect.
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Students March for Affordable Education

February 3, 2011 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.
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Students Mourn High Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Strip

February 2, 2011 by Jaret Ornelas

After the end of Gaza Awareness Week, I noticed the influx of apologies for the Israeli government in the Opinion section.
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Egyptian Revolution Replaces U.S. Backed Cold War Stooge

February 2, 2011 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,...
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Going Down Onto the Finer Techniques of Fellatio

February 2, 2011 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.
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Tolerance Necessary in Israeli-Palestinian Debate

February 1, 2011 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...
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Egypt: You Say You Want a Revolution

February 1, 2011 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. ...
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Middle East Unrest Demonstrates Difference from American Values

February 1, 2011 by Benjamin Parish

The question of whether freedom is unique to Western culture seems to be answered by each crisis in the Middle East...
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Bipartisan Alliance Demonstrates Sensitivity of Egyptian Politics

February 1, 2011 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 ...
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Israeli Tech Aids Western Progress

January 31, 2011 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.
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Charismatic Leader Turns Condescending Demagogue

January 31, 2011 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.
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False Body Count Numbers Disguise Political Agenda

January 31, 2011 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.
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