Opinion

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...

October 21, 2008

College Republicans Miss the Mark on MSA Claims

By Michael Reynoso

Editor, Daily Nexus, I am dismayed that the College Republicans, as exemplified by Mr. Ross Nolan, have chosen to cultivate a culture of fear, uncertainty and doubt at UCSB ("College Repubs. Question MSA's Legitimacy," ...

October 21, 2008

Obama’s Plans Far From Right

By Steven Begakis

If Barack Obama is elected President of the United States, change is coming. Obama, rated the most liberal U.S. senator by the National Journal and largely considered the most liberal politician ever to be elected as a p...

October 20, 2008

Wanted: Humor Columnist

By Staff

October 20, 2008

Congresswoman Wants Your Vote

By Lois Capps

As I hope you have already heard, today, Oct. 20th, is the last day to register to vote. It is the last day you will have a chance to make sure your voice is heard in this election. This election is the most important in...

October 17, 2008

Lessons From a Senior

By Michael Witcoff

As the new year unfolds and I watch the freshmen walking by, only one thought comes to mind: "Holy shit, was I that small once?" After reassuring myself that of course I wasn't -- none of us were THAT small, right? -- I ...

October 17, 2008

Me, Myself and My Bipolar Disorder

By Lillie Kasim

I’m walking out of Embarcadero Hall, getting ready to unlock my bike, when I overhear a conversation between two sorority girls. “Yeah, I don’t know what her problem is, but on Saturday she snapped at m...

October 16, 2008

Frugality Makes the Party

By Derek Mead

There is absolutely no better way to step up your weekend than by throwing a barn-burning shitshow of a rager. Getting a couple hundred of your closest friends retarded in the comfortable confines of your own house sets ...

October 16, 2008

College Repubs. Question MSA’s Legitimacy

By Ross Nolan

I was very surprised to read Tuesday’s edition of the Daily Nexus and see that not only did David Horowitz publish an advertisement for his third Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, but that the Nexus printed an entire ...

October 16, 2008

Not All Girls Need to Swing Both Ways

By Hannah Sadeghian

Editor, Daily Nexus I’m writing in response to Jenni Perez’s (“Hope My BF Don’t Mind It,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 15). Though an accomplished fellow partier, and at the risk of sounding like a pru...

October 16, 2008

Private Entities Are Outside First Amendment Realm

By Philip Vargas

Editor, Daily Nexus Every day, before I go to class, I grab an issue of the Daily Nexus and skim the front page to head straight for the Opinion section. I always enjoy reading the slightly biased political articles or h...

October 16, 2008

Help Save Sick Children and Support Prop 3

By Charity Bracy

Editor, Daily Nexus You will have the opportunity to vote in one of the most historic and important Presidential elections in American history. You might not realize, however, that there are several important California-...

October 15, 2008

Hope My BF Don’t Mind It

By Jenni Perez

I kissed a girl and I liked it. Forgive me for quoting the over-quoted, but it's true. Like many heterosexual female partygoers, I have found myself in a booze-induced stupor, balancing myself on the lips of my best girl...