Opinion

May 16, 2008

You’ll Never Take Me Alive

By Staff

It’s Nexus turnover time – and not the good kind with apples. Every spring, you see all the beaten-down editors head for graduation – or more likely rehab – and a new batch of wannabe famous repor...

May 16, 2008

Offended Faculty Member Regrets Outburst at Event

By Walid Afifi

Editor, Daily Nexus, The Nexus on Tuesday accurately described my reaction to David Horowitz’s characterization of a Palestinian “scarf” as “terrorist headscarf,” (“Horowitz Speaks on ...

May 16, 2008

Recent Slurs Show Lack of Sophistication at University

By Hamed Faquiryan

Editor, Daily Nexus, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Martin Luther King, Jr. once said. It seems that less than half a century after Dr. King gave his life in dedication to this noble ...

May 15, 2008

Finding I.V.’s Nemo

By Staff

I've always noticed that there are just certain people you see everywhere. You'll see them drunk at a party, you'll see them reading the Weatherbox in class and sometimes you'll be squished next to them on Bill's Bus.

May 15, 2008

Magic Pesto Is Held in High Regard

By Staff

Brownies are just the beginning. We'd begin by describing them as rich and gooey gateways to the realm of other delicious magical treats, but those in power have transformed the word "gateway" into weed's ignorant littl...

May 15, 2008

Panel Provides First-Hand Insight on Iraq

By Staff

On a mission to elevate the level of academic discourse by bringing first-hand insight into the discussion of the war in Iraq, the political science department is hosting an "Ask a Vet" forum. Six veterans are going to d...

May 14, 2008

20-Sack and 20 Months in Prison

By Staff

I have nothing against stoners, but sometimes they really go too far in their quest to get high.

May 14, 2008

Pressing the Press

By Staff

Residents of Santa Barbara should send the County Public Defender Office a bouquet of roses and a heart-shaped box full of caramel chocolates.

May 14, 2008

Mind Your P’s and Vagee’s With Sexual Etiquette Rules

By Dana Olsen

Have you ever struggled to figure out the most polite way to reject the offer of a threesome?

May 14, 2008

Pub Golf Leaves Grads Stroked

By Ray Collins

There are only a few more weeks left in the school year. To those graduating this June, you may be scared shitless.

May 14, 2008

Horowitz Haters Keep Parading Selective Moral Outrage

By Ross Nolan

On Monday night David Horowitz spoke to a packed house at Embarcadero Hall. It would be a bit of an understatement to say the event got fiery.

May 13, 2008

“Diversity Tomorrow,” Because Today is Almost Over

By Staff

Raise your hand if you were surprised that racecar driver Danica Patrick hospitalized a pit crew member after running into him during practice last week. Man I really hope you didn't put your hand up. That's really, real...

May 13, 2008

PACs and Foreign Policies Discredit Senator Obama’s Knack

By Jeff Dulgar

I'll be the first to admit Sen. Barack Obama gives a great speech. His golden voice, perfectly choreographed pauses and cute catchphrases mesmerize crowds. But once you look past his claims, there isn't much substance.

May 13, 2008

Dry Summer TV Necessitates DVDs

By Alex Pavlovic

Before I get to my topic this week, let's get one thing straight: Last week's column wasn't advocating for the cancellation of "The Office," and I certainly wasn't saying the show now sucks, as so many people seem to thi...

May 13, 2008

Ambiguous Motives Define War on Terror

By Kevin Caslava

Well folks, the gig is up. We've put up a good fight, but now we must face the truth. We have not only lost the "War on Terror," but we have become the very thing we set out to defeat. Now it's time to take a deep breath...

May 13, 2008

Working on Your Endgame

By Staff

I'm graduating -- it doesn't mean I'm dying. Everyone acts like our lives are over and nothing will ever be the same and blah, blah, blah. It's true, but there's no need to be super melodramatic about it.