Opinion

October 26, 2010

Measure S Enforces Dehumanizing Status Quo

By Jaret Ornelas

Well I never thought I’d see the day when I agreed with the “Right Said” opinion piece instead of the “Left Said,” but that day has finally come in the form of Measure S.

October 26, 2010

Cannabis Capitalism Deserves Freedom to Profit

By Kevin W. McCarty

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Dept. recently raided the local medical marijuana dispensary Helping Hands Wellness Center to confiscate a hundred pounds of pot, over a thousand cannabis plants and twenty grand in cash.

October 26, 2010

Experienced Democrats Offer Tested Leadership

By David Urzua

Jerry Brown should be California’s next governor, not only because of the future he promises to provide for California, but also for the past accomplishments which he has already demonstrated as California’s governor...

October 26, 2010

Ambitious Entrepreneurs Challenge Special Interests

By Benjamin Parish

California sits between a rock and a hard place, but according to some at the Daily Nexus, it’s going to take the same leaders and the same polices to get us out of the current mess.

October 25, 2010

Cannabis Capitalism Deserves Freedom to Profit

By Kevin W. McCarty

Let’s talk about profit. The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Dept. recently raided the local medical marijuana dispensary Helping Hands Wellness Center to confiscate a hundred pounds of pot, over a thousand cannabis plants a...

October 25, 2010

Daily Nexus Official Endorsements 2010

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus editorial board has closely scrutinized measures and propositions to provide our readership with voting choices that can begin to heal our ailing economy and lead to social and civic progress.

October 25, 2010

Marathon Running Takes First Place in To-Do List

By Adam W. Bloom

Have you created a list by now? Those things you want to accomplish by the time you are 30, 50 or 100 years old? I like to keep some things written down that remind me of the goals I’ve developed over time.

October 21, 2010

Daily Nexus Editorial Staff Yields Cautious Endorsements

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Daily Nexus editorial board has closely scrutinized potential candidates, measures and propositions to provide our readership with voting choices that can begin to heal our ailing economy and lead to social and civic...

October 21, 2010

Prudent Freshman Avoids On-Campus Eye Contact

By Danielle Cizek

As a new freshman I have learned many things in my first month of college.

October 21, 2010

CHO Offers Helpful Tips to Avoid Halloween Hell

By Maya Salmon

The Community Housing Office (CHO) is no stranger to the fact that Isla Vista and Halloween are virtually synonymous.

October 20, 2010

Former Editor Returns to Liberate UCSB’s Libido

By S.F.

Modern sexuality as we know and enjoy it is the result of — nay, an evolving process rooted in — a long history of repression.

October 19, 2010

Measure S Drains Private Capital

By Benjamin Parish

California keeps falling more and more into debt, from the UC to pensions, and now prisons. Our state has consistently refused to live within its means.

October 19, 2010

Measure S Secures Civil Rights

By David Urzua

Measure S is a local ballot measure that allocates state funding as well as a half-percent sales tax to build a new jail facility in Santa Maria.

October 18, 2010

Prop 19 Puts the Pipe (and the Power) in Your Hands

By Kevin W. McCarty

ATTENTION: If you have changed houses since your last time voting, you must re-register today, or else it might be your fault if weed doesn’t become legal in two weeks.

October 18, 2010

Nexus’ Conservative Bias Botches Election Article

By Geoffrey Bell

Wednesday’s front-page article, “SB Clubs Render Election Info,” was unquestionably biased and quite simply a poor piece of journalism.

October 18, 2010

Mr. O’Reilly Has Finally Gone Too Far

By Nicholas Dineen

Bill O’Reilly. The man’s name alone stirs up a medley of emotional responses among many people: hatred, admiration, frustration, fear, gratitude and more.