Opinion

January 29, 2007

Think

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...

January 26, 2007

Former Nexus Editor, A.S. Member Remarks on Feuding

By Jeff Brax

I was a Nexus editor from 1994 to 1996 before I chaired the A.S. Public Safety Committee and am now a practicing attorney. This gives a somewhat unique perspective into the latest A.S.-Nexus squabble.

January 26, 2007

Leg Council Members Need to Respect UCSB Students

By Jared Lindsay

No reason to beat around the bush. I don't admire A.S. nor do I find reading the Nexus an enlightening activity. I do have an opinion though, but like the majority of the student body, I am never impassioned enough to wr...

January 26, 2007

Study Shows Diversity Adds Much Success to Businesses

By Neil Visalvanich

Much of the dialogue that has taken place on the Nexus's opinion page over the past couple weeks has centered around diversity and its effects on institutions of higher learning. Arguments in favor of promoting diversity...

January 26, 2007

UCSB Officers Devote Far Too Much Time to Bicyclists

By Mark Sanborn

The following is an open letter to the UCPD: I would like to offer my sincere thanks for all of your efforts to keep our campus community safe. Without fine officers such as you, this campus would be very badly off.

January 25, 2007

Keep Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ Blunts

By Jeff Gibson

Most nights, I lie on my bed staring up at the ceiling. Dreams spew like smoke from my mind as the THC comforts the void of my thoughts. Another blunt seems far out, but far from reach - my brain cells are now more capab...

January 25, 2007

West L.A. Is the Place to Head for Hawtness

By C.K. Hickey

What do you do when a friend shows off a haircut that cost $300? I nearly fainted. Three hundred dollars for a haircut? Yeah, it's a fantastic haircut, but who on Earth gets away with charging that much cabbage? I'll te...

January 25, 2007

Slavery, Racism Cited in Poetic Response to Stevens

By Harvey J. Holt Jr.

This poem is in response to Courtney Stevens' column ("Higher Education Fails to Pass Test," Daily Nexus, Jan. 16). In her column, Ms. Stevens makes the claim that minorities dumb down the university.

January 25, 2007

University Should Consider A.S. Control Over Funds

By Paul Jones

The 'pardon' temporarily granted to the Daily Nexus by the president of A.S. is portrayed in the Santa Barbara News-Press as a grand display of leniency. In truth, the Associated Students Legislative Council is the organ...

January 25, 2007

Problems Can Be Fixed if Students Voice Their Needs

By Samantha Nevels

I'm on Legislative Council. Before you ignore me, I want to explain some things about A.S. - the things you don't hear about because the Daily Nexus doesn't always cover them. Regardless of what you might think, I don't ...