Opinion

November 22, 2006

Sex With Ex Can Lead to Distress

By Jenny Paradise

It was a typical Friday at Study Hall for me - playing Erotic Photo Hunt with my girls, sipping on Strongbow and flirting with Elio and Smitty, except that this time, he was there.

November 22, 2006

Stuffed

By Staff

Between my inexperienced aunts cleaning the turkey with ajax and the Weathermum spraying the computer with WD-40 to make it go faster, home at Thanksgiving time is always an adventure. What can else can I say to the 30 o...

November 22, 2006

Ode to Economist: Farewell Friedman

By Colin Marshall

Students of economics, you may now feel free to pour your liquor of choice onto the curb. Milton Friedman, perhaps the wisest, most articulate defender of free markets this century has known, has passed away.

November 22, 2006

THINK

By Staff

November 21, 2006

Get Your Gaucho Loco on for UCSB Futbol

By Reza Garajedaghi

Two years ago, more than 11, 290 fans Gaucho fans experienced one of the most memorable nights in all of UCSB history.

November 21, 2006

Don’t Get All Up In My Grill, Brother

By Courtney Stevens

Racism is perhaps the most wretched of humanity's glitches. Racism is disgusting and appalling - unless committed by an African-American.The broad array of issues and situations in which the term is implicated today is i...

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

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

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

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!