Opinion

October 30, 2008

Do Halloween Drunk

By Derek Mead

With the anticipation of Halloween in I.V. growing for months, it’s finally time to put on whatever costume(s) you’ve acquired over the past weeks and really let it rip. I’ve never quite figured it out,...

October 30, 2008

Run From Cops, Lose Everytime

By Mark Signa

Everyday I see things on TV that tick me off and get me worked up, and I just want to shout at the morons who seem to be making the dumbest decisions. But then my kids tell me to just chill out and Scooby will solve the ...

October 29, 2008

Want Some Sweet Tea?

By Staff

In an effort to control the state’s booming weight, Alabama now charges citizens on employer health care a whole $25 a year if they don’t go to free health check-ups. While there is no penalty for being fat o...

October 29, 2008

Get-Your-Freak-On Friday

By Jenni Perez

For most, Halloween leaves in its wake little more than a pounding hangover and slashed tires. But that's not all you can take away from the weekend...

October 29, 2008

SF Mayor Comes Out Against Prop 8

By Gavin Newsom

If you’re reading this, you probably couldn’t go to Nevada, Virginia, New Mexico or another swing state to help bring hope and change to America on Nov. 4. But fear not. We can make history at UC Santa Barbar...

October 29, 2008

UCSB A.S.: So Much More Than Prom Planners

By Husayn Hasan

UCSB, how great was your high school student government? Every year in the bloom of springtime they come and pester you for your votes while running on the “free soda Friday” platform. They are hot girls or d...

October 29, 2008

Neither Partner Is a Dog in an Equal Relationship

By Nicole Kirsch

Editor, Daily Nexus, I found David Zelman's column ("Try Out a New Doggie Style," Daily Nexus, Oct. 23) to be highly offensive to women and UCSB students who choose to love women. As a Sex and Relationship peer health ...

October 29, 2008

McCain Slices the Truth When It Comes to Tax Cuts

By Jeremy O. Simer

Editor, Daily Nexus, At the Saturday farmer's market downtown, one stand was selling "McCain tomatoes" at $1.50 per pound, and "Obama tomatoes" for $3. The man behind the table seemed to enjoy riling up the liberal Sant...

October 29, 2008

Supporters for Prop 8 Do Nothing but Discriminate

By Jo Downes

Editor, Daily Nexus, Over the past few days I've noticed many large "Yes on 8" messages chalked onto the pavement around campus. While everyone is entitled to their opinions, the reasons given to support Prop 8 in these...

October 28, 2008

Endorsements: President: Barack Obama

By Staff

America is on the ropes. Our economy is in shambles. The world looks down on us. And we’re on the brink of the most important election in decades. Something needs to be fixed. We believe that Senator Obama can be t...

October 28, 2008

Like Class Didn’t Take Long Enough

By Staff

You know that one kid? The one kid in your section who has to know if it's ok to write five pages even though the assignment only calls for four?

October 28, 2008

War On Weed Won’t Win

By Alex Coffman

America. It is the supposed land of the free. A shining beacon of democracy unto the world, a place founded upon the ideals of great men — men who fought to escape tyranny and oppression. Men who were not afraid to...

October 28, 2008

Getting By In Barcelona

By Evan Wagstaff

I'm watching you edge yourself closer to the front of the line. Rather than taking the traditional back door, you opted for the side way (the entrance clearly marked "douchebags only") under the guise of simply admiring ...

October 28, 2008

Endorsements: CA 23rd District U.S. Assembly: Lois Capps

By Staff

Lois Capps has long been a friendly face to Gauchos. She has been a consistently strong presence on campus, always willing to speak in Storke Plaza and attend events in Anisq' Oyo' Park. She also regularly writes columns...

October 28, 2008

Endorsements:19th District State Senate: Hannah-Beth Jackson

By Staff

If you have even a cell of liberalness in you, the choice between Hannah-Beth Jackson and Tony Strickland is a no-brainer. Strickland is frighteningly close to being a right-wing extremist. He created a faux environmenta...

October 28, 2008

California Propositions Cheat Sheet

By Staff

Prop 1A: In light of California’s current economic crisis, it is difficult to imagine our state spending nearly $20 billion on a high-speed train. That said, we believe the train is an essential component to the vi...