Opinion

February 16, 2010

Extreme Views Ignore Reality and Offer No Viable Solutions

By Michael Reynoso

"Our rich are too poor and our poor are too rich!" It's a pithy expression that captures the outlandishness of the Republicans' core ideology. But for those unsatisfied with a party that espouses only mildly insane polit...

February 12, 2010

Staple Gun Politics

By The Weatherhuman

So the Weatherhuman's new favorite thing is the staple gun. It's just so... nifty! It posts stuff up nice and easy without you having to bruise up your fingers pushing dumb tacks into the wall. Instead, press a simple bu...

February 12, 2010

Be Sweet to Your Roommates This Valentine’s Day

By Maya Salmon

You may be hoping for roses, chocolates, a sweet serenade, a fancy dinner or a love letter from your crush or partner this Valentine’s Day (I know I am!), but don’t forget about the other important people in ...

February 11, 2010

Weighing In

By The Weatherhuman

OK, OK, so I've been getting complaints about not weighing in on this stupid A.S. debacle.

February 11, 2010

Campaign Helps to Identify Abuse

By Adrienne Quinn

The term "abusive relationship" tends to have an unfamiliar quality to it -- except, of course, to those who have experienced one. You might picture a housewife who can't leave her husband even though he beats her becaus...

February 11, 2010

Right’s Lies Disguise Obama’s Pragmatism

By Philip Arcuni

What seems quite astonishing is that Mr. Begakis believes he is fighting lies with truth (“Buyer Beware: Obama’s Fiscal Plans Sell Public Big Lies,” Daily Nexus, Feb. 2), but he really is fighting truth...

February 10, 2010

The ‘Human Does the Cha Cha Cha

By The Weatherhuman

So, the Weatherhuman was thinking today (dangerous, I know), and what's up with the combination letters "ch"?

February 10, 2010

SJP Harassment Claims Are Baseless

By Jo Downes

Lately there have been letters to the Daily Nexus about Students for Justice in Palestine being harassed and having their Gaza Awareness Week display vandalized. While I do not condone vandalism, the display in front of ...

February 10, 2010

Avoid Valentine’s Day Blues Isla Vista Style

By Opinion Editor

Take cover, children. Cupid will be here in just four days, and he is covered in heart-shaped boils ejaculating chocolate-flavored pus. Based on my past several Valentine's Days, this diaper-clad angel can and will infec...

February 9, 2010

Open Letter to Officials Concerning ASUC

By Nexus Staff

This is a call to regulate closed sessions by legislative bodies of the Associated Students of the University of California.

February 9, 2010

Obvious Stupidity Clouds UCSB

By The Weatherhuman

There's a little thing in this world that I like to call "The Oh-Duh Factor." Now, not many people give this phenomenon the real attention it deserves, but I find that in times of distress and uncertainty, you can always...

February 9, 2010

Incorporating Republican Ideas Spoils Good Progress

By Michael Reynoso

Health care reform has dominated politics for the past few months, but that doesn't mean there aren't other serious issues that Washington must address. President Obama has spent his entire time in office so far leading ...

February 9, 2010

Government Should Leave Job Creation to Private Sector

By Steven Begakis

In lieu of their embarrassing defeat by Scott Brown in Massachusetts, Democrats have begun a slow retreat from their radical liberal agenda.

February 9, 2010

Parties and Passions Fuel Ardent Advice

By Igor Hiller

I'm getting tired of people referring to comments of old pictures on Facebook as "stalking." I put those pictures up specifically to get comments from people I specifically gave permission to view them. That's not stalki...

February 8, 2010

Villa-Gate Scandal a Criminal Offense

By Chris Straubinger

This Associated Students "Villa-gate" scandal is not an issue of individual immaturity, as Sarah Mack assumes -- I don't care about the drinking habits of my arbitrarily elected officials. Nor is it, as Michael Young -- ...

February 8, 2010