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Theme Parties Spice Up I.V. Party Scene

Besides interesting bums, drunken sluts and weekday drinking, there is something else truly special about Isla Vista - themed parties!
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Panic Issues Only Frighten Americans

John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC's "20/20" gave a presentation last Thursday about the positive effects of free-market capitalism. He discussed potential solutions to corporate scandal, the lag in FDA a...
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Kinsey’s Skewed Research Proves Studies’ Invalidity

The statements made by Jenny Paradise ("Screw Definitions; Ditch the Labels," Daily Nexus, May 2) merely reinforced my belief that the sexually perverse have no qualms about distorting the truth to su...
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Nexus Misses Opportunity to Review Coachella Music

Like many UCSB students, I spent the last weekend of April at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
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Humans Tread Near Possibility of AI

All my life, I have been incredibly interested in technology, and as I have grown older it has been fascinating to see how fast technology has advanced in such a short period of time.
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Vocab Quiz

Part two of the two-day series looking into my past makes the 'human rather anxious; there are hunger-striking hippies to make fun of.
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Southern Australia Showcases Festivals

As I go through my daily routine of checking Facebook - which technology has allowed me to continue to do from the other side of the world - I have noticed a trend in notes from my friends back in the...
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Candidates Disappoint With Debate

The three front-runners that have emerged from the 10 Republican candidates that swarmed the stage of Saturday's debate appear to be Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney.
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Columnist Overlooks Transit Achievements

C.K. Hickey's opinion piece ("Golden State Blues: Obsession With Cars Hinders BART," Daily Nexus, May 4) is soooo 20th century!
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Wal-Mart Focuses on Profits, Not Quality

I have to admit, every time I read a Courtney Stevens column in the Nexus, I am overcome with bewilderment.
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Cruisin’ For a Forecast

A ska band is playing at Extravaganza? Welcome back to eighth grade.
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What Is America Loves Games Shows?

America, rejoice. Game shows are back in full force.
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Stossel’s Capitalist Argument Falls Short

While I'm grateful to Associated Students and the College Republicans for funding a less-than-common voice on our campus, I must say that John Stossel's talk on libertarianism and capitalism was unimp...
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