Opinion

March 5, 2008

Better Mail Than Hail

By Staff

Every once in a while, I’ll get an angry email from someone who just doesn’t buy what I’m selling, but like those annoying Facebook applications, I constantly want more. Which is why for the first time ...

March 5, 2008

Plagiarism Phobias Hinder Quality Work

By Robby Greengold

I recently wrote a 10-page paper about basic evolutionary biology, and, wow, what a miserable experience that was. It's such a simple topic to write about; I should have been able to do it in my sleep. Instead, it took m...

March 5, 2008

He Said, He Said: Headwear Fanatics Are, Frankly, Too Legit To Quit

By Chris Hoffman

As a hat connoisseur, I am the most appropriate person to shed some light on the important issue of hat wearing. Trust me, if you've ever been to my apartment, you know there are about a zillion different types of hats l...

March 5, 2008

He Said, He Said: Dapper Gentlemen Definitely Ditch The Head Accessories

By Alex Pavlovic

After years of working here, I've grown accustomed to the Nexus ladies looking up when I enter the office. For a long time, I attributed this to my God-given good looks, but it soon became apparent there was more at work...

March 5, 2008

Homeless Hooch Helps Gauchos Party Hardy for Cheap

By Derek Mead

It hit me harder than the violently bright sunrise waking me up as I was sprawled out on top of my roof: I've hit rock bottom. Waking up every day with a hangover has taken such a toll on my wallet that not even Borski i...

March 5, 2008

Think!

By Staff

March 4, 2008

That’s What He Said: NBC Threatens to Turn Off “Lights”

By Staff

On the surface, it would appear the last quote has nothing to do with the previous two. But when it comes to the plight of NBC's phenomenal show "Friday Night Lights," everything else has become subservient to the fact t...

March 4, 2008

Weather

By The Weatherhuman

So you're sitting in class half-heartedly working on the Sudoku while wondering if your T.A would trade a passing grade for sex, and then it happens: The person sitting next to you moves their foot and it touches yours.

March 4, 2008

Candidate Reaches “Farr” For District

By Doreen Farr

Now is the time to care about local politics. As we enter into an exciting presidential year and become engaged in national and international politics, we also have the opportunity to make an impact on what is happening ...

March 4, 2008

Best of the Web

By Staff

“I heard the Greek Council eats orphans (they’re like veal … all locked up and malnourished).” -dailysuxass “Gossip Web Site Angers Readers, Raises Questions” By Todd Prodanovich, Feb....

March 4, 2008

Peers Should Pressure Feds for New File-Sharing Laws

By Jason Crawford

The debate over file sharing on college campuses should be addressed as an issue where filtering content is harmful to the circulation of cultural and knowledge forms. We need to recognize peer-to-peer - P2P - file shari...

March 4, 2008

Think!

By Staff

March 3, 2008

Global Climate Crisis Beckons Attention

By Staff

The solar cycle, along with glacier cycles and ocean variability, undoubtedly affects the Earth's climate. The same goes for variations in the Earth's orbit and rotation. These effects can be charted back for millions of...

March 3, 2008

Mo’ Hair, Mo’ Problems

By Staff

I can’t help but be disgusted by the story about a 6-year-old who was suspended from kindergarten last week after showing up with a Mohawk. I can see suspending someone for growing a mullet, but to punish a kid for...

March 3, 2008

Reckless Spending Makes No Cents

By Staff

How many times, over the course of your college career, have you surfed to your online banking Web site to check your cash stores and instead found a giant monster – in the form of a ruthless overdraft fee – ...

February 29, 2008

Ethanol Fuels Intense Food Debate

By David Rabie

In an environmentally conscious environment like UCSB, the issue of global warming seems front and center among the problems afflicting the world today. American politicians, especially the three presidential contenders,...