Opinion

October 27, 2009

Sunny with a Chance of Crashing

By The Weatherhuman

Hey, while you were busy whining about how Where the Wild Things Are was your absolute most favorite childhood book ever and how the movie ruined it, your registration window for Winter opened, and closed.

October 27, 2009

Yudof Not to Blame for Legislature’s Failure

By Steven Begakis

I truly sympathize with you. After the state cut $813 million from the University of California budget, hordes of disgruntled faculty and students began screaming over furloughs, program cuts and tuition increases, deman...

October 27, 2009

UCs Governed by Well-Paid Gravedigger

By Jamie Silverstein

In a recent New York Times interview, you shared your view that "being president of the University of California is like being manager of a cemetery: There are many people under you, but no one is listening." This is a p...

October 26, 2009

Destroyed Dreams and Awful Alcohol

By The Weatherhuman

This routine is getting old. Any time I have left over from pulling all-nighters, slaving away for next to nothing and napping to the soundtrack of chickens is spent drinking, yet my body still has not learned to cope. I...

October 26, 2009

Advice Soothes the Savage Beast

By Igor Hiller

Bonjour! That's the French word for the beginning of this column. Last weekend, I was invited to a petite soirée, and ever since, I've been feeling very Français. Being French is difficile, though. Did you know...

October 26, 2009

Student Association Takes Yudof’s Offer to March on Capitol

By Victor Sanchez

There is an old adage that says, "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." The Regents and the state legislature have been following this model for years, but reacting to budget cuts ...

October 23, 2009

UCSB Alert System More Confusing Than Informative

By Octavio Sifuentes

After losing my appetite for the chili burger I concluded that UC Alert is one service I can do without -- and f**ck texting too!

October 23, 2009

“Taconomics” Proves Non-nom

By The Weatherhuman

Did you all read that "investigative journalism" piece aptly titled, "Taconomics" in our fellow paper the other day?

October 23, 2009

Begakis Misses the Mark in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Piece

By Jo Downes

Steven Begakis' recent article "Military Culture Overrules Rights of Individual Soldiers" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 20, 2009) is a pile of steaming bullshit. He implies that when you join the military you check all your persona...

October 23, 2009

Military Maintains Policy for Discriminatory Reasons

By Patrick Carlson

The truth is there's no evidence or study showing that openly gay servicemen have a negative effect on the military. Most western nations, like Britain, Canada and Israel, have been allowing gays to serve openly for year...

October 22, 2009

To Sleep or Pass Midterms? That Is the Question…

By The Weatherhuman

Midterms have a way of sneaking up on me that makes me want to throw myself off the DP cliffs and land on a bicycle spoke.

October 22, 2009

UC Survival Requires Honest Plan for Future

By Evan Wagstaff, Allison Bailey

University of California President Mark Yudof's open letter to students was condescending and full of useless platitudes and vague promises. The only message that came across clearly was that the chain of command is shaf...

October 22, 2009

Relax With Renter’s Insurance

By Maya Salmon

We thought we'd share some tips about how to protect your stuff, or at least get compensation when it is stolen or damaged, whether due to theft, rain, fire or another unexpected disaster.

October 21, 2009

Gauchos Searching for Santa Barbara in Siena

By Alex Khatchadourian

Seeing as I have been here for the past month, I have come to find a pizza stand where I can buy a slice, as large as half a Domino's pizza, that is only 3 euro; I can openly drink a beer in the streets without having to...

October 21, 2009

A Bad Moon Rising

By The Weatherhuman

If I didn’t catch the swine flu at the thrift store today, I must be superhuman. Against my better judgment, I tried on hats from a bin, old people shirts — old people smell included — and more things t...

October 21, 2009

Everyone’s an Accidental Voyeur in Isla Vista

By Opinion Editor

Unintentional voyeurism happens all the time in our little beachside community. I can personally attest to an impressively long and varied list of what I consider research and what authority figures consider "voyeurism."...