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PIKE Might Very Well Deserve Punishment

I'm a little confused by Aaron Wyse's column "Fight Night KO'd for Wrong Reason" (Daily Nexus, April 15). Now, having not been present for the incident of violence he discusses, I really can't offer a...
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“Green” Tips from the Nexus Staff*

1. Never wash your clothes. Just wear them in a cycle like they did in ‘Nam. 2. Stop using condoms and you stop wasting so much rubber. It’s simple economics. 3. Don’t buy any textbo...
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Happy Holidays

Hello, my fellow students. My name's Jon Nightlyinhale, I mean, Nightingale, and I've recently been appointed to the esteemed position of the Daily Nexus drug columnist. So let's talk about what this ...
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A.S. Is Not News

The Weatherhuman hereby endorses the Weatherhuman for A.S. President.
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On the “Next Level” and Not Wanting Babies

Hello, reader. I gotta say, our relationship is going great. I write my advice column, you pick up the paper and read it - it's perfect. Almost. I say almost because it's been feeling a little one-sid...
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Blast From the More Recent Past

Due to a grossly incompetent, underweight, allegedly male opinion editor who shall remain nameless, today's weather comes to us from the past. Like, yesterday.
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Derekpolitik

Let’s face it folks, the economy has been suffering for months, and all indications of the future portend much of the same. The Big Three automakers are dying at a continually hastened pace, the...
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Endorsement: EVPSA

THE EVPSA is our statewide representative, and likely one of the main individuals the UC Regents will associate with UCSB. The EVPSA should exude professionalism and must be able to represent students...
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Endorsement: EVPLA

OF ALL the candidates for all the positions, this was the most qualified set of people we talked to. We’d like to see Clay Carlson, Ashley Day and Hazel Putney stick around A.S. because all of t...
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Endorsement: Student Advocate General

THE STUDENT Advocate General is essentially a lawyer for students when it comes to university-related issues like cheating, plagiarism, infractions that take place in the dorms, etc. This person has t...
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Endorsement: Internal Vice President

THE INTERNAL Vice President has to be the nerd of A.S. The IVP runs Legislative Council meetings and has to know Roberts’ Rules of Order like the back of his hand. The president needs to be able...
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Put Your Drink Aside, and Go for a Glide

At approximately 3:30 p.m., I was asked by Gary, the man sitting in the seat behind me, to pull the yellow handle that connected our 650-pound glider to the tow plane in front of us. My heart skipped ...
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Endorsements: A.S. President

THREE PEOPLE came in to our office with plans. Only one made sense. The A.S. president is the face of the entire association. The president is the person freshmen first see when they come to campus an...
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Screw Like Bunnies – Literally

What do you do when the missionary position becomes an old piece of chewing gum? You could toss it and chomp on a new position – but really, you’ve been bent and folded in so many ways, Ci...
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Blast From the Past

Due to imaginative and budgetary constraints, today's weather comes to us from the past.
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