Opinion
Editor, Daily Nexus,
Max Battaro is right on a number of things ("Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk," Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). I was a freshman in 2000. I had to leave UCSB and am now returning to finish,...
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The first week of school is a sex columnist’s dream. You may think I’m referring to the hoards of mini-skirt-clad greek hopefuls prowling Embarcadero del Mar in search of a dick to complem...
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I woke up sometime Sunday afternoon to attend to some serious business. I went to go see the man somewhat responsible for giving Starbucks employees a free joke when I tell them my name during my purc...
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Editor, Daily Nexus, After reading Max Bottaro’s column (“Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk,” Daily Nexus, Sept. 28), I literally had a headache. Should I address the racism, the misogyn...
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Editor, Daily Nexus, It is unfortunate that Max Bottaro’s last two years in I.V. didn’t live up to the expectations he had (“Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk,” Daily Nexus, Sept. ...
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Editor, Daily Nexus, My letter is in response to “Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk” by Max Battaro (Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). Dearest Battaro, do you have an ounce of forethought in your wee li...
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I am writing in response to the article “Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk” by Max Bottaro (Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). Bottaro’s first complaint, that police officers are increasingly harsh...
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Editor, Daily Nexus, Wow. I’m saddened that someone could be so proud to spew blatant homophobia, sexism, racism and downright idiocy on our campus (“Isla Vista Has Lost Its Spunk,” ...
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The smooth alluring aroma of fresh incense encompasses you. The light shining off the smooth glass puts a gleam in your eye. Is that the one over there? Leaning closer to the case, as if being drawn i...
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How do you guys like the Weather this week? Pretty random, eh? Sunny one day, foggy the next, with no real discernable pattern. That's mostly because I'm confused as hell right now. Why? Because even ...
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The frustration of the New Orleans victims was angrily directed at President Bush, voiced in the demands for immediate federal action. In other words, incapable local political structures complained t...
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Amid the luring reminders of the left that capitalism is evil, wealthy entrepreneurs are greedy, and George W. Bush is a big fat idiot, there is one beacon of light that leads me away from the sycopha...
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Let me begin by saying I am not a member of the Locos leadership. I am in the band, but do not hold a leadership role. I don't cheer on my Gauchos to have something to put on a résumé, make ...
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I don’t know if I am the only senior who has noticed this, but UCSB is growing a pink candy shell, and it’s making me nauseous. My freshman year, Halloween was pretty wild. Sophomore year ...
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As you may already know, our Congress is about to vote on legislation granting the United States Dept. of the Treasury the authority to buy up over $700 billion in assets, consisting mostly of subprim...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
