Opinion

January 16, 2007

Liberty Belle: Higher Education Fails to Pass Test

By Courtney Stevens

Higher Education in America has floated lazily down the river of complacency and emerged in a sea of mediocrity, where it is presently being pulled by a strong current of denial toward a steep waterfall where a sparkling...

January 16, 2007

Ptsh, Womyn

By The Weatherhuman

The Weathermate and I had a lively debate last night. The 'mate contended that men uncomfortable discussing menstruation and saying words such as "tampon" do great disservice to women;

January 16, 2007

Technology Bytes: A Little Bit of Technology Savvy Goes a Long Way

By Matt Suedkamp

Now that we are all in college, I think it is time that the majority of you got an education. Not the education where you sleep through class, playing sudoku and doing crosswords while the professor drones on. I am talk...

January 16, 2007

Think

By Staff

January 16, 2007

Hypocritical A.S. Reps Use Student Body as Piggy Bank

By Antony Mascovich

I tend to follow the news at UCSB regularly. Since my UCSB diploma has afforded me the opportunity to have gainful employment, I now pay an abhorrent amount in taxes to the state of California.

January 16, 2007

A.S. Boycott of Nexus Is A Counterproductive Reaction

By Stephanie Tavares

As a UCSB alumna, a journalist and a former Nexite, I was disgusted upon hearing that members of the Associated Students Legislative Council were calling for a boycott of the Daily Nexus ("A.S. Mulls Sanctioning Nexus fo...

January 16, 2007

Student Fees Are Wasted on Nonsensical Events

By Charles Webb

Anyone who attended UCSB last quarter probably remembers the A.S. Students' Initiative. At the time, we were told that the fee increases outlined were entirely necessary. Even at the time, however, it was relatively obvi...

January 16, 2007

Blatant Plagiarism of Joke Is Inexcusable, Not Funny

By Alexander Fishwick

I would like to submit this as a response to Ray Collins's drinking column ("Mexican Partying Is Worth the Trip, Hombre," Daily Nexus, Jan. 10). He blatantly ripped of the material of one of my favorite comedians and the...

January 12, 2007

Freedom Territory: Iraq Left With Dubious Leadership Hussein’s Execution Raises Questions

By Eric Hedlund

Usually the victors write the history books, but in the case of Saddam Hussein's execution, his is recorded by video footage. The moving picture camera is the whirring scribe of our time - a mechanical mediator that make...

January 12, 2007

Green With Envy

By The Weatherhuman

I hate being cock blocked.

January 12, 2007

The Mark Side of UCSB: GPA Woes Are Not Allowed in College

By Mark Batalla

A student goes home and shows an A- grade to his father. "Are you proud of me?" "Very proud," the father responds. "Minus."

January 12, 2007

Think

By Staff

January 11, 2007

California State Blues: Codescopes Attack Once Again!

By C.K. Hickey

Ah yes, the beginning of a new year and a new quarter. A chance for everybody to start anew with a clean slate - but not for me. Come January, I ask myself, "What better time to settle unfinished business?" I'm referring...

January 11, 2007

Sandbox Blues

By The Weatherhuman

The fact that the words "Leg Council" are in this sentence probably means you've already lost interest. If you're still reading, congratulations, you've finished the crossword puzzle and Sodoku and have nothing else to d...

January 11, 2007

Under the Table: Boarding High Atop Ol’ Mount Smokey

By Jeff Gibson

My mom never bought me frosted cereal - willingly at least. As much as I begged her for Tony the Tiger and his sugary flakes of corn, she rarely gave in to my childhood sugar fixation.

January 10, 2007

Sexy Resolutions You Will Not Break

By Jenny Paradise

The year 2007 has kicked off to a promising start. At midnight, I was getting my groove on in West Hollywood, chugging champagne and making suggestive eyes at the hottest guy at the bar. Needless to say, I am young, fabu...