Opinion
During today’s meeting, the Regents will debate an anticipated 32 percent student fee increase and a proposal to petition the state legislature for $913 million. The fee hike will almost certainly p...
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The Declaration of Independence, the foundational document of the freest nation this world has ever known, boldly states, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that...
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Do you feel like you could toss your breakfast burrito right about now? Did you push snooze too many times and end up losing your alarm clock (phone) in the covers of your bed? It's only Tuesday and m...
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The House's health care bill has experienced inspirational moments of progression and frustrating moments of regression during these past months of debate. Last week, the bill took its most spectacula...
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A lot of Gauchos like to brag about how passionate and rowdy their support is for the UCSB soccer team. They've obviously never been to England.
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Your parents keep calling. They want you home, they want you to dog-sit. They want to see your glowing face, they want to take you to brunch. They want the 'you' they sent away, and it's your job to k...
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Last Monday, an opinion piece was published in the Nexus. In it, the author argued that my column was obscene, insulting and grossly unrepresentative of our student population. Reading "Dear Igor" mad...
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Today, I'll provide the tools to properly close an on-site interview and push your candidacy toward the "hire pile." Pay attention, and keep this article for your records, as you'll undoubtedly be ref...
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Okay, so I’m reading this article (“A.S. Plans Power-Saving Project,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 10, 2009) about how Student Affairs has committed $3 million toward installa¬tion of “photovoltaic sola...
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“Dear Igor” is the very best thing about the Nexus this year, and I am proud that the staff was brilliant enough to create such an epic advice column. The fact that his articles are taken ...
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As I walk up and down the paths of this illustrious university, I can't help but notice a sort of mollifying, yet bitterly pungent aura; an aura that reeks of emotionally-driven bilge. One might blame...
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Living in a bubble the way we do can be great, sure. Having no real knowledge of world news and forgetting that life even exists on the other side of El Colegio. But once in a while someone will remin...
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We survived Halloween weekend, and it appears it was much quieter than last year. In my movie-based mentality, I went into the weekend with the intensity of the thudding "Terminator 2" theme running t...
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Heads up: Tomorrow’s the deadline to change your grading option from GPA devastator to win/lose. For the hangover impaired, that means this is the last chance to save your ass. I too have enjoye...
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For many months now (and probably for a few more), Congress has debated healthcare reform, the most important issue of Obama's presidency. If Congress passes anything, even if it isn't the most perfec...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
