Opinion

January 29, 2007

Comedians Should Run for Office

By Zach Phillips

In 1978, the Pail and Shovel Party ran for student government at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on a platform of corruption - and they won. Jim Mallon, a founding member of the party, explained his party's politic...

January 29, 2007

Nexus Staff Members Must Improve Paper

By Costanza Rampini

I am still recovering from the brutal town hall meeting to discuss the Nexus" that - while accomplishing nothing at all - might have sent you home with the feeling that you have done your good deed of the day.

January 29, 2007

Smoking From Hookah Is Just as Deadly as Cigarettes

By Adam Wenger

As I aimlessly ambled the streets of Isla Vista, stumbling into apartment after apartment, hoping to find a place to live last year, I noticed one thing: Every single home had a hookah. And I'm not exaggerating.

January 29, 2007

A.S.-Nexus Feud Draws Attention Away from Cedarwood

By Karla Rosa

The bullshit antagonism between the Nexus and A.S. is taking the attention off of the real issue this feud erupted from: The Cedarwood - now Coronado - evictions and the families that have lost their homes.

January 29, 2007

Comparison Made at MCC Screening is Over the Top

By Elana Wenocur

The evening of Wednesday, Jan. 24, I attended a screening of the film "Channels of Rage" at the MultiCultural Center Theater. This film is a documentary about the Israeli hip hop superstar Subliminal and his Palestinian ...

January 29, 2007

Criticisms of iPhone Hinge on Falsities, Unlikely Facts

By Alex Hurst

This is in response to Matt Suedkamp's iPhone review ("Apple's iPhone Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be," Daily Nexus, Jan. 23). Like most of his columns, this one hinges on a number of speculative points that are mislea...

January 29, 2007

Nexus Should Focus on Integrity, Representation

By Amanda Hernandez

I want to commend our elected Associated Students Legislative Council for taking a stance against the Daily Nexus. By proposing and later retracting their proposal to freeze the Nexus' funds, they showed they are both re...

January 29, 2007

Controversial Poster Wrongly Likens Rape, Fees

By Katie Mahon

Every April for the last six years, Students Stopping Rape, Men Against Rape and several other organizations have jointly hosted a weeklong campaign against sexual violence. Through this campaign, members of these organi...

January 29, 2007

Bicycle Safety Is No Small Matter on Campus

By Patrick Brogan

I want to applaud Mark Sanborn for writing such a fine letter addressing the bicycling issue that exists between UCSB students and the police ("UCSB Officers Devote Far Too Much Time to Bicyclists," Daily Nexus, Jan. 26)...

January 29, 2007

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By Staff

January 26, 2007

Bush’s Speech Hints at Future Wars

By Darwin Bondgraham

In 2003, President Bush - with the tacit approval of most Democrats in Congress and the support of virtually every Republican - invaded Iraq. It was a quick and easy campaign against a nation and Iraqi military that had ...

January 26, 2007

Discussion of Nexus Fails Intended Mission

By Mark Batalla

Last Wednesday afternoon, El Congreso decided to hold a town meeting to discuss the offensive nature of the Daily Nexus toward campus diversity. I walked into the theater expecting an honest dialogue. Unfortunately, it d...

January 26, 2007

Women of the Nexus Should Examine Newspaper’s Words

By Natalie Engber

Your blatant disregard for journalistic integrity has been evident for some time now, but that you have nothing constructive to say in your own defense - which became obvious at Wednesday night's "Town Hall Meeting to Di...