Opinion

November 7, 2006

Technology Bytes: Internet Providers Jack Up Web Surfing Prices

By Matt Suedkamp

Imagine this scenario: You are sitting there doing writing a research paper, and need to go online to do a search. You open up Firefox and try search Google. Much to your dismay, the page loads extremely slow, if at all,...

November 7, 2006

Feds Terrorize First Amendment

By Staff

History repeats itself, we are sometimes told. War, oppression and slavery continue now as ever.

November 7, 2006

Ignore Deflating Commercials and Love Your Body

By Staff

"I need to lose weight." "My boobs are too small." "My thighs are too big." "Tomorrow I'm starting my diet."

November 7, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 6, 2006

Foreign Delicacies Are the Sweetest

By Adam Wenger

Any guy can tell you that foreign girls are mind-numbingly attractive. Whether they're actually hot, which most that I've met seem to be, or even if they're not, there's something about their presence that makes it impos...

November 6, 2006

Election

By Staff

Tomorrow’s election decides the fate of America, and will show just what patriots are made of. Are we blind sheep following the current administration’s ineptitude, or are we pretentious idealists, hoping to ...

November 6, 2006

Prop 83 Holds On to Myth of Rapists

By Staff

As a feminist and active member of the anti-rape movement, I am writing to urge you to vote no on Proposition 83 - Jessica's Law - on the Nov. 7 ballot. Since September, the governor has signed two bills, SB 1128 and SB ...

November 6, 2006

Continuation of Measure D Will Improve I.V. Streets

By Staff

I have to respond to a column written by Harry Nelson ("Measure D Will Not Get Funding for I.V. Projects," Daily Nexus, Nov. 2, 2006). Measure D is one of the most important issues on the ballot this Tuesday. We have an ...

November 6, 2006

Humboldt’s Untouched Forests Serve As Refuge

By Staff

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. However, in C.K. Hickey's case, he needs to get his story straight. Hickey wrote the column, "Explore California's Northern Cities," (Daily Nexus, Nov. 2).

November 6, 2006

Committed Candidate Makes Rebuttal To Accusations

By Staff

I am responding to spurious accusations and deliberate misstatements about Brooks Firestone, myself and Isla Vista activists in general ("The Reader's Voice: Firestone Makes Bad Choice Within Board," Daily Nexus, Nov. 3)...

November 6, 2006

Measure D Supports More Alternative Transportation

By Staff

On Nov. 7, voters have an unprecedented opportunity to pass a progressive measure that will provide sustainable transportation by approving Measure D.

November 6, 2006

Prop 85 Forces Vulnerable Teens Into tough Situation

By Staff

What do single parents, the gay community, proponents of first amendment rights and supporters of Planned Parenthood all have in common? The answer is that each group, at one time or another, has served as an unwarranted...

November 6, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 3, 2006

Anatomy

By Staff

Apparently, male anatomists didn't discover the clitoris until 1559.

November 3, 2006

Freedom Territory: President Misunderstands Iraq Joke

By Eric Hedlund

It's very dangerous in this world of political humor. You could be rolling along and all of a sudden your Humorvee hits a Politically Incorrect IED (Improvised Explosive Device). I've never botched a joke, so I wouldn't ...

November 3, 2006

Republicans Exploit Race While On Campaign Trail

By Ben Sheldon-Tarzynski

Thanks to Kanye West, we've all known since last year that George Bush doesn't care about black people, but what about the Republican Party? This midterm election cycle provides some disturbing answers. This is not about...