Opinion

February 26, 2009

Insatiable Desires

By Derek Mead

“Hey, you want to swing by Shayna’s place and pound some brews?” “Uh, fuck yeah?” Dave definitely did not want to go pay a visit to his roommate Jeff’s new girlfriend. It wasn’t ...

February 26, 2009

Board Games on Acid

By The Weatherhuman

A lot of people talk about how our youth are being corrupted with violent video games and all. On the one hand, yeah – stealing cars and blowing up cops in Grand Theft Auto IV probably doesn’t set the best ex...

February 26, 2009

Take Time Out to Do Your Part at SB Foodbank

By Jimmy Fremgen

At this point, some of you are still slogging through midterms, while others prep and polish research projects, and just a couple of you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and preparing for final exams. I unde...

February 26, 2009

Take Advantage of Today

By Julie Epstein

I feel like people are always trying to offer you some kind of advice or perspective, especially in college. “Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.” “You’re in college; it’s time...

February 26, 2009

Solar-Loans: A Borrowing Solution

By Jordan Pokross

I come bearing little grievance toward our current credit crisis. It is what it is, as they say, and the past cannot be undone. We must now study the constriction in lending through the eyes of the banker and the borrowe...

February 25, 2009

The Academia Blues

By The Weatherhuman

Bored in class again, eh? Well then I have great news for you! As it turns out, the best way to kick away the academia blues is to imbibe like an Irish Catholic Priest. Don’t believe me? Well, all the cool kids are...

February 25, 2009

Hitting Her Magic Number

By Jenni Perez

Each sexual conquest – in a strange bed, familiar bed, truck bed or beyond – is dominated by a number. No, I’m not talking about age. I’m not talking about money. I’m not talking about your ...

February 25, 2009

Why Must We Be So Tacky?

By Amy Silverstein

Throughout history, American society has become progressively tackier. The Victorian era is long gone. Clothes are now skimpy. Cars and soda cups are huge and gaudy. Even porn has managed to get tackier. In the 17th cent...

February 24, 2009

Squirrelly Mischief

By The Weatherhuman

Sometimes I swear squirrels are out to get me.

February 24, 2009

I Will Not Turn and Burn

By Alex Diebolt

I was hustling my way across that all too familiar stretch of walkway that runs between the Arbor and the library the other day when I overheard a proponent of that all too familiar savior. It struck me as odd how overwh...

February 24, 2009

March 5th, Overturn Prop 8

By Urvashi Nagrani

I first heard a chant soon after Prop 8 passed while attending an event at Stanford that sought to make people aware of the high suicide rate among queer youth. I chanted along with students, focusing more on my camera t...

February 23, 2009

Stop Disenfranchising Us

By Liam Keane

A number of claims have been made since the election regarding widespread election fraud in Isla Vista. After a re-count failed to give Steve Pappas the supervisor seat, he and some of his supporters began to make allega...

February 23, 2009

The Oscars

By The Weatherhuman

So how did everyone’s Oscar pools go? Mine was great. I may never have watched “Slumdog Millionaire”, but I sure as hell picked it for a bunch of awards. But let’s not kid ourselves: Without drink...

February 23, 2009

Obama Failed to Bridge the Partisan Gap

By Shaeffer Bannigan

The promise of hope and change that engulfed the '08 campaign has so far failed to materialize and seems more like rhetoric of an easier time. Just three months ago, the promise was eliminating "business as usual," estab...

February 23, 2009

God Doesn’t Believe in Me Either, So It’s OK

By Luke Pears-Dickson

On Sunday mornings, as I awake to the majestic sounds of Isla Vista, the last possible thing on my mind is getting dressed, cruising over to the nearest place of worship, getting on my knees in a sign submission and murm...

February 23, 2009

On Lucious Ladies and Rude Roomies

By Staff

Hello Nexus reader! I'm Igor and I'm trying out this whole "advice columnist" thing. I'm probably not qualified for this, but when has that ever stopped anyone? I'll be here to help you with anything that's going on in y...