Opinion

November 2, 2006

Mistakes

By Staff

I once asked the Weathermum if she had ever made a mistake: She just stared at me for a while.

November 2, 2006

Measure D Will Not Get Funding For I.V. Projects

By Staff

There is an important local issue on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election, called Measure D. This measure would change the amount of sales tax you pay for local transportation from the existing one-half cent per dollar to t...

November 2, 2006

Proposed A.S. Bill Misses Underlying Grammar Woes

By Staff

During last week's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, a bill was introduced to the floor to decrease the amount of time spent revising grammatical errors in bills on the grounds that the "knowledge of corre...

November 2, 2006

Suggestion of Leggings Is a Fashion Faux Pas for Us All

By Staff

I would like to comment on the opinion piece by Caroline Wolf ("Finding Fall Fashion for Isla Vista Weather," Daily Nexus, Oct. 26, 2006.) Contrary to her obviously misinformed opinion, leggings are not and will never be...

November 2, 2006

Save Large Tips for Workers Who Actually Deserve Cash

By Staff

In reply to "Tipping for All Hard-Workers, Please", Daily Nexus, Oct. 30, 2006, Adam, I'll tell you why I don't tip those UPS workers!

November 2, 2006

Prop 87 Curbs Oil Spending and Seeks New Alternatives

By Staff

It has been said that there is a one-to-one correlation between the affluence of a society and the amount of energy it consumes.

November 2, 2006

Prop 86 Harms Big Tobacco and Reduces Smoking Rates

By Staff

Proposition 86 is a $2.60 tax per cigarette pack increase. It funds health care and anti-tobacco programs.

November 2, 2006

A.S. Finance Board Decision Squanders Students’ Money

By Staff

A.S. Finance Board's recent decision to squander every penny it had allocated for use during both Winter and Spring Quarters of this year really proves that the Students' Initiative is a useless waste of students' precio...

November 2, 2006

Think

By Staff

November 1, 2006

Redefining What Counts as Sex

By Jenny Paradise

"Perhaps play a little game called 'just the tip.' Just for a second, just to see how it feels." I snorted with laughter, spewing Sprite and throwing popcorn all over my equally enthusiastic girlfriends. The scapegoat th...

November 1, 2006

Weather

By Staff

What is this shit? Oh, great. Apparently smartvoter.com isn’t as reliable as the Weatherhuman’s forecasts. Wednesday’s Forecast: The ‘human endorses itself, as always.

November 1, 2006

Student’s Initiative Should Be a Permanent Fixture

By Staff

I am writing this letter to the editor to show my support for the Students' Initiative, which recently passed, fair and square.

November 1, 2006

Sloth of Students Is To Blame for Huge Fee Hikes

By Staff

As an alum, I found it mildly entertaining when the friends I have who still go to UCSB told me that A.S. was trying to pass a $100 fee hike per quarter.

November 1, 2006

Associated Students Turns Students Into Piggy Banks

By Staff

It's no secret that being a student isn't cheap. Ever since I came to college, I've been living on the edge of my bank account, thanks to some premium prices.

November 1, 2006

Governor

By Staff

In the face of great scrutiny after the Gray Davis recall election fallout, Arnold Schwarzenegger has proven that he is serious about California politics. His detractors have continually questioned his commitment to educ...

November 1, 2006

Sheriff

By Staff

While neither candidate proved they knew very much at all about Isla Vista or its law enforcement problems, the Daily Nexus feels Bill Brown is the best choice for Santa Barbara County. It is true that Bill Brown is a Sa...