Opinion
Remember back in the day when we used to sign up for classes just for the hell of it? Or how about joining sports for the fun of playing? Metal shop, home economics and beginners' art may not have cou...
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Do you wish the Nexus had more cartoons on Fridays? Do you wish the ones they did have were actually funny? Are you sick of looking at a blob in a squiggly box? Meet the person who tried to do somethi...
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I still can't make up my mind about Cameron Williams' column ("Not All Alike Fight for Similar Causes," Daily Nexus, Feb. 1). While I agree that the ever-increasing deployment of euphemisms in place o...
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I'm doing something today that I never thought I'd do: I'm praising the Wednesday Hump. For the last 6 to 7 years, I've read this weekly column and usually come away pissed off, frustrated or embarras...
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I experienced two conflicting emotions after attending the UCSB sponsored lecture by self-proclaimed former terrorist Walid Shoebat, titled "Inside Terror Confessions of a PLO Terrorist."
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When I walk around campus I keep seeing these yellow posters calling for a student strike against war on Feb. 15. Apparently, that means we're not supposed to go to class and instead show up at the Pa...
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Deep in the heart of the Eastern Sierras lies the city of Mammoth Lakes: population 7,093, elevation 7,800 feet; 300 miles from either Los Angeles or San Francisco.
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It's about that time of the quarter when you're asking your friends about the most academically robust classes they've taken, in order that you can avoid such work.
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A knock on my door usually means one of two things: Either the Chinese food delivery man finally found my address, or my dealer wants to show off the latest Big Buddha strain he just got off some bro ...
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I'm not one of those people who get queasy and faint or barf at the sight of a needle. It's not like I'm into intravenous drugs, but I don't particularly mind giving blood or getting shots.
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Two days in a row. Thanks, Nexus.
Wednesday's Forecast: The 'human submits a correction - the Nexus deserves no thanks.
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Alcohol is unfortunately illegal to carry around and drink on the streets of Isla Vista. It is also not allowed at most theaters or workplaces. There is not too much we can do to change these laws and...
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For over three years, the Sudanese government has systematically supported a brutal killing campaign of its own people in the Western region of Darfur. Government-sponsored militia groups, known as Ja...
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