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When Weed Sucks You In

October 21, 2008 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 ...
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Vampire Revenge

October 21, 2008 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 ...
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No MIP Can Ever Hurt Me

October 21, 2008 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 u...
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College Republicans Miss the Mark on MSA Claims

October 21, 2008 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...
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Obama’s Plans Far From Right

October 21, 2008 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 ...
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Wanted: Humor Columnist

October 20, 2008 by Staff

Congresswoman Wants Your Vote

October 20, 2008 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 t...
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Lessons From a Senior

October 17, 2008 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...
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Me, Myself and My Bipolar Disorder

October 17, 2008 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 Satur...
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Frugality Makes the Party

October 16, 2008 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 ...
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Worst. Ticket. Ever.

October 16, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

A couple from Chicago was slapped with a $9.5 million parking ticket after leaving their car for two hours in Glencoe, Ill.
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College Repubs. Question MSA’s Legitimacy

October 16, 2008 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 Nexu...
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Not All Girls Need to Swing Both Ways

October 16, 2008 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...
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Private Entities Are Outside First Amendment Realm

October 16, 2008 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 pol...
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Help Save Sick Children and Support Prop 3

October 16, 2008 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 i...
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