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Where Did I Leave My Bike Last Night?

Where did I leave my bike last night? Did I leave it at a bar? Did I leave it near or far?
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Only Responsible Action in Afghanistan is to Leave

Wednesday, Oct. 7, marks eight full years of U.S.-led invasion, occupation and bombing of the country of Afghanistan. While many of us have since gotten jobs, taken classes and perhaps pondered the fu...
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Candy Land

Sometimes my school days feel like a game of Candy Land. I draw a card and ride my bike, never knowing when (or if) I'll make it to the Candy Castle (class).
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Pasta House

Have you been to Pasta House yet? Word on the street is you can eat right where the drunk tanks used to be. I was a little nervous ordering food at a place that has probably seen more vomit per square...
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Privy to the Private Lives of Parisians

As I embarked on my journey into France, I imagined what my interactions with the French would be like. I had heard rumors that the French are standoffish, that they think Americans are lazy and that ...
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Anal Sex Article Rubs Alum the Wrong Way

I am a liberal who thought I could not be shocked. But "Take the Backdoor to Unexpected Pleasure" had me picking up the phone to demand answers on why the Nexus feels it has to resort to sex advice to...
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Questions About the Constitutional Sense of Conservative Point

This column ("Obama's Health Care Plan Sells Public a Package of Lies," Daily Nexus, Sept. 29) is one of the most right-wing and misleading things I've read in the Nexus, and the author really has no ...
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Subway Sandwiches

Have you heard? "Subway is for winners" now. I'm not sure how comfortable I feel with that being said. I really can't overstate the love-hate relationship I have with Subway.
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Take the Back Door to Unexpected Pleasure

Like the Academy Award-winning Three 6 Mafia says, "I love having sex, but I'd rather get some head." This, to me, encompasses the spirit of sexual interaction. Everyone has their turn-ons and sexual ...
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Budget Cuts Force Students to Forage for Classes

No longer am I getting my degree in political science and history, as I am switching my major to hunting. Finding a class that one can crash has become similar to stalking a rare animal and actually b...
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Student Finds New Experiences in Ancient City

Before taking the tiring, disorienting 12-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean to Rome, Italy, remember these two important pieces of information.
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Chickens in Isla Vista

If you live somewhere in the vicinity of the Biko house, you live the daily turmoil of being woken up in the morning by... What?
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GOP Comedians Make a Joke out of Health Care Reform

You can imagine the chamber's collective sigh of relief when Congressman Joe Wilson had the audacity to satire the uneasy situation as he poked fun at Republicans' misinformation tactics by shouting "...
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Obama’s Health Care Plan Sells Public a Package of Lies

Can the bureaucracy, that will supply "free" taxpayer subsidized services, be in any business other than the destruction of the private sector and individual control over health care choices? Has utop...
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Mondays in Campbell

Dear Freshmen, If you find yourself buried in a map like the newbie you are and trying to decide where a one "Campbell Hall" can be found, I pity your existence.
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