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Sports Page Got Nothin’ On Me

Who the fuck does the Armchair QB think he is?
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Don’t Be

While being at UCSB for more than a few years now, I’ve noticed how oblivious students are when going to lecture, the library and/or section. People often think their bad mannerisms go unnoticed...
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Readers Reflect and Lament on Election

Editor, Daily Nexus Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. As a Republican, I congratulate him. I congratulate the many triumphs of this electoral season. We saw a woma...
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Readers Reflect and Lament on Election

Editor, Daily Nexus, Opponents of Prop 8: Take heart. I know that this seems like a crushing blow. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed. But I would also be lying if I said I was ext...
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Readers Reflect and Lament on Election

Editor, Daily Nexus, I’m writing in response to the staff editorial (“Passage of Prop 8 Shames CA,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 5), not because I disagree with the stance of the editorial boar...
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Readers Reflect and Lament on Election

Editor, Daily Nexus, I’d like to commend the Daily Nexus on its informative coverage and opinion pieces regarding Prop 8. I would also like to add an important viewpoint that seems to be overloo...
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Obama Offers His Drink

Like orange Mad Dogs and Old English, boozing and politics just go together. It’s really a chicken and egg situation. No one is sure if the perennially partying and democracy-creating Greeks gav...
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A Matter of National Security

A New York woman got a little unruly on her plane flight yesterday, apparently fighting with flight attendants and grabbing other passengers on her way from Puerto Rico to Chicago.
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Readers React to Prop 8 Passing

Editor, Daily Nexus, I’ve always believed in live and let live, but this is unacceptable. What the hell is wrong with 52% of California voters (and voters in many other states)? I know my home o...
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Readers React to Prop 8 Passing

Editor, Daily Nexus, This is in response to the recent staff editorial in the opinion section titled (“Passage of Prop 8 Shames CA,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 5) Embarrassed to be called a Califor...
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Return Marriage to Its Roots

I come before you with a modest proposal. As Proposition 8 has passed and California has declared marriage as the legal recognition to the consensual partnership between a male and female, it has me w...
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Thank God for Prop 8

Jesus and his proponents have finally saved us from the evils of gay marriage, thanks to the passing of Prop 8. Proposition 8 passing is far and away the most pressing matter within California these d...
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Passage of Prop 8 Shames CA

Congratulations, America. For the first time in eight years, you have chosen the right candidate. The world applauds you for stepping up in a monumental decision. While it will undoubtedly be a hugely...
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Democrats, FTW!

Ass plus g.r. is grass! That's a word joke for you right there. Hope you appreciated it. Wait, what's that you say? There was an election yesterday? And a half-black, son of an immigrant will soon hol...
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Frisky Late Night Calls

The booty call invented casual sex. Need proof? Think of our world without it. The long courtships, the cutesy phone calls, the forced attentiveness, oh my. The long nights spent feigning interest in ...
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