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Man-laws

April 28, 2008 by The Weatherhuman

Sit down Gauchos, we need to have a little talk...
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Horowitz Freedom Center Defends Nexus Advertisement

April 28, 2008 by Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, In his response to the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s ad about the connections between the Muslim Brotherhood – a terrorist organization – and the Muslim Studen...
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Shady Campaign Tactis Mar Associated Students Election

April 28, 2008 by Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, While we all know who won on paper, it is evident who the true victors are.
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Dude Dishes On Respect for Women

April 25, 2008 by Jordan Pokross

So Saturday afternoon, my friend Chad and I were having a conversation about the ladies of Isla Vista. It was a "walk and talk" around I.V., so the subject matter of our conversation was all around us...
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Sniped

April 25, 2008 by Staff

It's good to see the government eschewing the star treatment and sniping Wesley Snipes for tax evasion, a charge that will send him to prison for three years.
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McCain Presidency Promises More War

April 25, 2008 by Eric Goldman

John McCain is a warmonger. The Arizona senator's presidential campaign might go ballistic when you make that assertion, as they did recently when, at a Barack Obama rally, radio talk show host Ed Sch...
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Think

April 25, 2008 by Staff

UCSC Sets Bar for Responsible Tokage

April 24, 2008 by Jeff Gibson

Uncomfortable. As in the feeling I get when a crackhead-turned-probation officer can't stop shouting her paranoid delusions at me from the passenger seat: "The fucking pigs are going to recognize my r...
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Automated Toilets Suck

April 24, 2008 by Staff

Has anyone ever figured out why the illegal immigrants at car washes are so happy all the time? I mean they're singing, dancing and laughing the entire time, even though they're doing hard manual labo...
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UCSB Faculty and Staff Encourage Religious Tolerance

April 24, 2008 by Juan E. Campo

On Monday, April 14, the Daily Nexus featured a paid advertisement from an off-campus organization that constituted an unprincipled and grossly inaccurate attack against the UCSB Muslim Student...
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Help! That Man Just Stole My Penis

April 23, 2008 by Staff

According to Reuters - a reputable news outlet I might add - police in Congo arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink penises.
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Chicks and Dicks Cavort Downtown

April 23, 2008 by Dana Olsen

Thursday, 9:23 a.m. - Fuuuuck. If the throbbing head and dry mouth is any indication, it feels like I probably went to OTT last night. Singing karaoke to "Benny and the Jets" must not have been a bad ...
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Speaker Diversifies Argument on Islam

April 23, 2008 by Staff

There has been much controversy lately on our campus. In lieu of recent events involving an ad taken out by David Horowitz and the numerous responses from supporters of the Muslim Student Association,...
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Scientific Evidence Debunks Fatty Fables

April 23, 2008 by David Rabie

Whole, low-fat or nonfat? Which do you usually go for? Do you choose based on taste or health, or do you compromise? Best-selling author and nutrition expert Michael Pollan has deemed the low-fat craz...
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Pre-Gaming Packs Punch Prior to Any Isla Vista Party

April 23, 2008 by Ray Collins

Drinking, in preparation of more drinking, sounds like a great idea to me. It is not uncommon to find students pre-gaming a couple hours before any given party. But what exactly defines the great art ...
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