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Right Need Not Fear The One

October 24, 2008 by Zac Gates

We are the future, fighting to cement the inevitable phenomenon known as "change" into the mind of every American soul. It is time we step foot onto the Ship of Hope and set sail for a new land of ega...
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Time to Learn About Bush’s Failures Is Now

October 24, 2008 by Steve Campbell

It is a common belief among historians that we must wait 30 to 50 years before we can objectively assess the relevance of current events. Yet as the chief executive gets ready to leave office on Jan. ...
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Candidates Continue to Ignore MIC

October 24, 2008 by Matthew Saad

Way back in 1961, before you and I were even born, Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the military industrial ...
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Drink Your Day Away

October 23, 2008 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.
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Drum Solo for God

October 23, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

A guy in Bridgeport, Connecticut broke into a church on Sunday to play a drum solo for God.
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Try Out A New Doggy Style

October 23, 2008 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.
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When Alcoholism Takes Over

October 23, 2008 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.
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I.V. Foot Patrol Lacks Proper Oversight

October 23, 2008 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.
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Posish of the Day

October 23, 2008 by Staff

Proper Girls Prosper?

October 22, 2008 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 moral...
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Hot Famales

October 22, 2008 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 ...
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Fruit Trees: Food for the Starving Co-ed

October 22, 2008 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 i...
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Musings From a Moscow Man

October 22, 2008 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 ...
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Free Trade Only Hurts U.S. and Foreign Workers

October 22, 2008 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 ...
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All Soccer Fans Should Show Good Spectatorship

October 22, 2008 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 l...
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