Opinion

January 26, 2010

Democrats Must Act In Spite of Filibuster Threat

By Michael Reynoso

After looking at the media's reaction to last week's special election in Massachusetts that sent Republican Scott Brown to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Democrats' health ...

January 26, 2010

Loss of Senate Seat Signals End of Healthcare Reform

By Steven Begakis

Last week's election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown as a senator is a proverbial "canary in a coal mine" for the Democratic Party.

January 25, 2010

Rain, Rain Go Away

By The Weatherhuman

So, we've got some sun now, huh?

January 25, 2010

Igor Makes Break-Ups Easy

By Igor Hiller

Relationships, relationships, oh my! Don't forget to e-mail dearigor@gmail.com with your non-relationship questions, too.

January 25, 2010

Isla Vista Cultural Relic Painted into Obscurity

By Lisa Nicholson

The Marley house was not just another trashy I.V. building. Sure, the freshman masses flocked to it as eagerly as any other booze-filled clusterfuck, but it had meaning. It was a throwback to I.V. of the past; an homage ...

January 22, 2010

McCains Don’t Hate

By The Weatherhuman

So Cindy McCain loves gay people.

January 22, 2010

Avatar Aficionados Overlook Plot Failure

By Michael Witcoff

SIGOURNEY WEAVER: Oh, what a conflict! How do we deal with another people when we invade them to get what we want? JAMES CAMERON: Do you guys get it? Do you? Do you get it?

January 21, 2010

Time to Eat?

By The Weatherhuman

The will of man to eat what he wants is astounding.

January 21, 2010

Police Play Vital Role in Recovery of Stolen Items

By Mark Signa

I've always said one of the best things about being a cop in Isla Vista is that working in a college town keeps me feeling young. As I sit here typing and sipping on my fiber-enhanced fruit drink, trying hard to not be d...

January 21, 2010

Once-Enthusiastic Student Questions Integrity of College Honors Program

By Courtney Hlebo

Just a little less than a year ago, I logged on anxiously to the Internet to see if I had been admitted to the school I imagined was the perfect campus.

January 20, 2010

Column Offends Parents, Members of SB Community

By Jeff McCune

Just after I had commented to a business associate in Santa Barbara about the quality of coverage and editorials I had experienced in a recent issue of the Daily Nexus, I was reading through the following issue, specific...

January 20, 2010

Weather Foils Weatherhuman

By The Weatherhuman

So apparently, the actual weather is about as testy as the Weatherhuman.

January 20, 2010

Staying Soft Makes Wild Nights Hard to Come By

By Opinion Editor

This article is dedicated to guys out there who have suffered from Limp Dick Syndrome: a condition that does NOT result in crazy hot sex and is caused by nervousness, malfunction or excessive alcohol intake. To prove the...

January 19, 2010

World Leaders Must Act to Prevent Climate Disaster

By Michael Reynoso

There is no question that failing to control the rising temperatures due to carbon dioxide output will have disastrous consequences on a global scale. The dangers are well known. Rising sea levels, famine, drought and ot...

January 19, 2010

Global Warming Naysayers Find Support From Science

By Steven Begakis

In most areas of science, it is considered noble to be a skeptic of a given theory, unless that theory is man-made climate change. According to Al Gore, "The debate [about climate change] in the scientific community is o...

January 15, 2010

Historical Hemp Enthusiasts Disprove Lazy Stoner Theory

By Kevin W. McCarty

There is a common myth going around that cannabis makes a person less productive. People are affected by substances in different ways; to say that smoking pot lessens enthusiasm and vigor for life is nonsense.