Opinion

October 23, 2008

Drink Your Day Away

By Derek Mead

I stopped giving a fuck about weekends long ago. School and work, while not necessarily requiring sobriety, tend to put a damper on the chaos found in a good, long drunk.

October 23, 2008

Drum Solo for God

By The Weatherhuman

A guy in Bridgeport, Connecticut broke into a church on Sunday to play a drum solo for God.

October 23, 2008

Try Out A New Doggy Style

By David Zelman

I love animals. I guess you could say I'm an "animal person." Some people are strictly dog people and some are strictly cat people.

October 23, 2008

When Alcoholism Takes Over

By Brent W.

I can never drink again. I am an alcoholic. Alcohol temporarily fills a hole inside me when I am feeling incomplete or unhappy.

October 23, 2008

I.V. Foot Patrol Lacks Proper Oversight

By Areo Saffarzadeh

I'm a little upset... no, I'm very upset with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol. I've been at UCSB for five years now, and I've seen Isla Vista gradually change.

October 23, 2008

Posish of the Day

By Staff

October 22, 2008

Hot Famales

By Staff

So I was at a certain sandwich place in I.V., ordering a deliciously thrifty five-dollar footlong, when all of a sudden something catches my eye. Some sorority set up a donation jar for breast cancer (prevention). Proble...

October 22, 2008

Proper Girls Prosper?

By Jenni Perez

"Morality? This sex columnist chick should stick to something a little more her speed, like blowjobs!" Touché, kind sir who'll never receive one from me. But I'm not talking about spiritual morality. I gave up on th...

October 22, 2008

Fruit Trees: Food for the Starving Co-ed

By Jordan Pokross

So, have you ever found yourself in this conundrum? You're walking around campus between classes and hunger strikes. You have no Snickers bars, and you have no time to feast. You know the Arbor line is going to be too lo...

October 22, 2008

Musings From a Moscow Man

By Igor Hiller

Before arriving in Moscow, I knew I would miss my family, my friends and my lover, Katelyn. And I do, I miss them greatly -- they're all amazing people. But what I didn't realize was how much I would miss something else,...

October 22, 2008

Free Trade Only Hurts U.S. and Foreign Workers

By Blaise Vanderhorst

Editor, Daily Nexus, While I am with Steven Begakis in his decision to not vote for Obama this November (“Obama’s Plans Far From Right,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 21), I take issue with his comments about prote...

October 22, 2008

All Soccer Fans Should Show Good Spectatorship

By Andrew Schmedake

Editor, Daily Nexus, By now, the vast majority of students have heard that men's soccer beat Cal Poly on Friday, Oct. 17. For those who haven't: Our men's soccer team beat Cal Poly on Friday. I was lucky enough to take ...

October 22, 2008

Is That Tip in the Latest Issue of Cosmopolitan?

By Michael Witcoff

Editor, Daily Nexus, "I think your penis is too big for my mouth." The first time I heard it, it sent my ego into the stratosphere. I walked around town thinking I had the biggest cock on the planet, more than happy to ...

October 21, 2008

When Weed Sucks You In

By Alex Coffman

"Hello everyone. My name is Alex, and I'm a potoholic." There comes a point in most stoners' lives when they realize that perhaps they love the herb just a little too much. Perhaps your lungs aren't quite what they used...

October 21, 2008

Vampire Revenge

By Staff

Two weeks before her wedding, a woman in Iowa was ordered by a judge to keep away from her fiancé after she was charged with domestic abuse. What'd she do, you ask? She bit him. Just clamped her teeth right onto his...

October 21, 2008

No MIP Can Ever Hurt Me

By Mark Signa

As Halloween gets closer, you're probably noticing a lot more cops out and about on the weekends. No, you're not seeing double. Or maybe some of you are, but either way, there are definitely more of us out there. Althoug...