Opinion

September 23, 2010

Letter from the Editor: Anniversary Edition

By Lexi Pandell

Welcome back, Gauchos! It’s great to see the campus bustling with life as the school year begins and we hope, whether you’re a first year or a fourth year, that you’re as excited as we are to start the 2010-11 year...

September 23, 2010

Breaching the Generation Gap Through Activism

By Nadia Ismail

In 1970, a wave of civil unrest turned the beachside town of Isla Vista on its head.

September 23, 2010

President Obama Defends Federal Education Policy

By Barack Obama

At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country.

August 25, 2010

Bedroom Etiquette for Dummies

By Haley Snyder

Communication about sex is by default neither easy nor common for parents, so excuse their embarrassment and take it upon yourself to be learn how to be polite.

August 25, 2010

Get Linked

By Adam W. Bloom

Back in the day, when I was rolling through campus, the internet was alive and well but access to get on it was limited.

August 25, 2010

The ‘human Greets the Freshies

By The Weatherhuman

I’d like to preface your sojourn at the University of California, Santa Barbara with nine words that will best summarize your college experience: you think you know, but you have no idea.

June 3, 2010

Forgiveness Leads to Happier, Healthier Life

By Lauren Pritchett

Many of us carry grudges for things others have done to hurt us.

June 3, 2010

Dishonest Study Hall Betrays Students

By Scott Schachter

The Study Hall needs to pick up some honesty, since its 50 Club members picked up the tab.

June 3, 2010

Social Host Ordinance Produces Unintended Consequences

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Social Host Ordinance, a countywide regulation that would impose civil penalties on residents that provide alcohol to minors, should not have passed in its present form.

June 3, 2010

District Attorney Joyce Dudley Battles for Votes

By Joyce Dudley

The reality is that most UCSB students have been or know someone who has been cited for an alcohol-related offense.

June 3, 2010

Turds & Tulips

By Daily Nexus Staff

Sprouting and hopeful tulips to the graduating class of 2010. Budget cuts and impacted classes don’t make for the best educational fertilizer, but you still pulled through. Congrats!

June 3, 2010

District Attorney Josh Lynn Battles for Votes

By Josh Lynn

I am Josh Lynn, a Santa Barbara native. I am a prosecutor, not a politician.

May 28, 2010

Return Journey Poses Greatest Challenge

By Danielle Decker

This is for all of you out there, drudging through your last quarter in Santa Barbara for a semester, or maybe even for a whole year. This blog is for everyone who is excited/nervous/anxious yet looking forward to their ...

May 28, 2010

Weatherliver Takes a Hit

By The Weatherhuman

The Weatherhuman is one more trip to the Study Hall away from a 50 Club membership. Now, is that a triumph or a sign of alcoholism? Either way, my extensive amount of bar tabs tends to speak to the latter. Barkeep? Anoth...

May 28, 2010

Nexus Provides Open Forum for Discussion

By David Sforza

You will often hear students complain about articles as you’re walking to class and most Letters to the Editor pieces show discontent with the articles on sex, drugs and alcohol.

May 27, 2010

Moving Out? CHO Offers Helpful Advice on Trash, Deposits, and More

By Maya Salmon

The Community Housing Office is all about “Go Green or Go Home.” Our hearts dropped a little when we saw how much waste was left during last year’s two-week “Move Out” period.