Opinion

November 21, 2006

Council’s Abortion Decision Allows Baby Death

By Paul Jones

There is a convention in modern debating known as "Godwin's Law." Simply put, it states that as an argument progresses, it is increasingly likely that one of its participants will compare their opponents' ideas to those ...

November 21, 2006

Hypocritical District Supervisor Should Stay Out of I.V.

By Henry Sarria

Leave it to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to forever understand the fact that they don't understand Isla Vista and the residents and Halloween.

November 21, 2006

Jon Stewart’s Show Does Not Distract

By Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, Darwin Bondgraham, what the hell are you talking about (“Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 15, 2006)? In no way does going to see Jon Stewart or watching “Th...

November 21, 2006

Newly Paved Roads Are Poorly Formed

By Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, As many of you may have seen or been inconvenienced by, there was a Santa Barbara County project this past week that resurfaced select roads in Isla Vista. This included Del Playa Drive, Trigo Road, ...

November 21, 2006

Columnist Supports Misuse of Adderall

By Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, After reading Adam Wenger’s column (“Adderall Keeps You at Her All Day,” Daily Nexus, Nov. 20, 2006), I am appalled at such advocacy of the unprescribed use of this drug. It is this...

November 21, 2006

Cedarwood’s Failure Is Not Media Fault

By Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus It has been very interesting to follow the Cedarwood Apartments issue. First, Cervin Morris and other activists wanted publicity. They staged rallies and fundraisers and called the press in order to b...

November 21, 2006

I.V. Noise Ordinance Is Best Left Alone

By Staff

Editor, Daily Nexus, A recent article (

November 20, 2006

Another Moment of Zen

By Staff

I followed Darwin BondGraham's advice from last week's opinion section (Celeb Talks Fail to Motivate Students, Daily Nexus, Nov. 15, 2006) and opted not to see Jon Stewart on Saturday.

November 20, 2006

Passing Gas: Stop Wasting Your Time on Narcissists

By Zach Phillips

Life is short and the time we have is valuable. We should avoid wasting our precious few moments by listening to people with nothing to say and who say it loudly.

November 20, 2006

Que Onda Guero?: Adderall Keeps You at Her All Day

By Adam Wenger

Can't stay awake in your 9 a.m. section? Don't sweat it. Crack open a Rockstar. Ready to kill yourself knowing you've got one night to read The Grapes of Wrath? It's all good. Just pop some Adderall!

November 20, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 17, 2006

The Mark Side if UCSB: Come On and Get Down With the Sickness

By Mark Batalla

It's the most wonderful time of the year because flu season is upon us. Go find the nearest contagious mouth. Then you should either give that person a nice wet kiss or inhale the sweet air being exhaled from their infec...

November 17, 2006

Sloppy Righting

By Staff

You know, a bottle of wine and other beverages mekes my righting sloppie.

November 17, 2006

Travel to Lavish Irvine, See Its Majestic Bubble

By C.K. Hickey

Irvine and neighboring Newport Beach remind me of what Santa Barbara would be like in a Republican parallel universe. We're not so different from the 949, after all. We're both beautiful beach locations with beautiful we...

November 17, 2006

Freedom Territory: Democrats Win House, but Politics Continue as Usual

By Eric Hedlund

Tis' the season to be jolly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Time to pack up the mashed Republicans and gravy leftovers from the midterm elections and get out the mistletoe and nutcrackers for '08. Pundits and proletariat! ...

November 17, 2006

Weekend Tow Trucks Plunder Isla Vistans

By David Gate

In about five weeks, Isla Vista is going to be nearly completely empty when its residents venture home for the holidays and Winter Break festivities. Why, then, are our cars being towed for being parked on the streets of...