Opinion

February 8, 2007

Hey, Kids!

By The Weatherhuman

It's about that time of the quarter when you're asking your friends about the most academically robust classes they've taken, in order that you can avoid such work.

February 8, 2007

Smoke Out Delivery Dude for Fast Food

By Jeff Gibson

A knock on my door usually means one of two things: Either the Chinese food delivery man finally found my address, or my dealer wants to show off the latest Big Buddha strain he just got off some bro downtown for hella c...

February 8, 2007

Think

By Staff

February 7, 2007

Student Health Provides Valuable Services

By Jenny Paradise

I'm not one of those people who get queasy and faint or barf at the sight of a needle. It's not like I'm into intravenous drugs, but I don't particularly mind giving blood or getting shots.

February 7, 2007

Strike Two

By The Weatherhuman

Two days in a row. Thanks, Nexus. Wednesday's Forecast: The 'human submits a correction - the Nexus deserves no thanks.

February 7, 2007

Get Stealthy With Your Liquor Habits

By Ray Collins

Alcohol is unfortunately illegal to carry around and drink on the streets of Isla Vista. It is also not allowed at most theaters or workplaces. There is not too much we can do to change these laws and rules, but we can g...

February 7, 2007

Students Unite Against Genocide

By Katie Paul

For over three years, the Sudanese government has systematically supported a brutal killing campaign of its own people in the Western region of Darfur. Government-sponsored militia groups, known as Janjaweed, have destro...

February 7, 2007

Minimum Wage Piece Lacks Solid Research

By Darcy Cain

I am writing in response to Courtney Stevens' column ("Liberty Belle: Minimum Wage Raise Not a Blessing," Daily Nexus, Feb. 6). This column was based largely on fallacies and assumptions. The fact of the matter is that t...

February 7, 2007

Daily Nexus Cartoon Stereotypes U.S. Jews

By Rich Cain

I was troubled by Simon Estrada's "Think" cartoon in Monday's Daily Nexus. The Jew - depicted with a big nose, wearing a kippah, glasses and sidelocks- echoes anti-Semitic cartoons that appear daily in the Arab press.

February 7, 2007

Nexus Misses Chance to Cover MCC Event

By Benjamin Wood

Last Friday, the comedy troupe Chicano Secret Service performed a new piece, "Preemptive Strike (On the Varrio Streets of your Mind)" to an overflowing audience at the MultiCultural Center Theater.

February 7, 2007

Think

By Staff

February 6, 2007

Super Fudge Up

By The Weatherhuman

Like the cliche says, having a correction is like peeing yourself: everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

February 6, 2007

Minimum Wage Raise Not a Blessing

By Courtney Stevens

Praise for the new, higher minimum wage reveals a nonexistent understanding of the basic functioning of a free market economy in Congress and among voters. Instead, it shows the Democrats' commitment to choosing solution...

February 6, 2007

Microsoft’s’ Vista Has Its Ups and Downs

By Matt Suedkamp

By now, I am sure that you have heard that Microsoft has released their newest operating system, Vista. Many, including myself, were wondering if it would be worthwhile to upgrade to the latest and greatest. So, here you...

February 6, 2007

Democrats Propose Future Plan for Iraq

By David Sforza

I constantly hear people stating that the Democrats do not have a plan for Iraq. To say the Democrats have no plan is a lie the "liberal" media proudly boasts.

February 6, 2007

Isla Vista Resident Satirizes Uloop.com Advertisement

By Tom Smith

Please do something about the Uloop.com ad with the homeless guy staring out, or give me equal time by putting an obnoxious girl on it with my own little blurb. I've lived in I.V. for 30 years and raised my kids here.