Opinion

October 20, 2006

The Mark Side of UCSB: Read the Frosh Guide to Avoiding I.V. Fights

By Mark Batalla

Isla Vista. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. At its best, it can be heaven on Earth. At its worst, it can literally kill you. It all depends on how quickly a person can adapt to this unforgi...

October 20, 2006

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By system

October 19, 2006

Golden State Blues: Codeoscope Continues Going Up North

By C.K. Hickey

Last week, I introduced the plastic sunshine palace of Southern California to my Codeoscope, but I heard voices in the distance. They cried, "Where is NorCal? Where is CenCal?" No worries, voices, because it's your turn ...

October 19, 2006

Fashion World Gets 18th-Century Styles

By Caroline Wolf

It is not superficial to enjoy fashion. With often-ignored roots in history and art, it has shaped cultures for centuries. Fashion is the visual representation of a generation's culture - poodle skirts in the1950s exempl...

October 19, 2006

This Joint Is So Jumpin’

By Jeff Gibson

I can spot an expertly rolled joint the second it's passed to me in any rotation. As my thumb and forefinger grab hold of such a creation, I realize it's the craft that my comrades and I truly take pride in. You could ca...

October 19, 2006

Horowitz Should Speak as He Pleases While at UCSB

By Reed Linsk

Editor, Daily Nexus, I am writing in response to the article (“David Horowitz’s Lecture Should Not Be Tolerated,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 18). Mr. Tohe claims that Horowitz wants to take away professors&#8217...

October 19, 2006

Column on Text Messaging Strikes Out on Main Points

By system

Adam Wenger’s criticism of text messaging (“Vibration Celebration Inappropriate,” Daily Nexus, Oct. 16, 2006) that people lose conversational skills by relying on text instead of talking to communicate ...

October 19, 2006

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October 18, 2006

Initiative Supports UCSB Community

By Jared Goldschen

Wow! There have been so many accusations and concerns about the Students' Initiative that I thought I'd help clear some things up. First off, what exactly is the Students' Initiative? Well, it's a campuswide effort to in...

October 18, 2006

Technology Bytes: Proposition Begins to Restrict Civil Liberties

By Matt Suedkamp

It is sad to see it happening, but the United States of America is becoming increasingly Orwellian in its use of technology to invade our privacy. The implementation is slow, but it is happening. Day by day, more and mor...

October 18, 2006

Keep the Jungle Tame for Wild, Clean Sex

By Jenny Paradise

The scream from the bathroom could have woken the dead. My friend sat horrified on the toilet holding what could only be described as a bright yellow deflated balloon - which she had just pulled out of her vagina.

October 18, 2006

Drinker’s Digest: Blacking Out Provides a Way to Test One’s Detective Skills

By Ray Collins

"Let's get naked and start the revolution!" I yelled, while waving a double-sided pink dildo around in the air. I pushed the up and down buttons on the FT elevators to ensure that any elevator passing the fifth floor wou...

October 18, 2006

Prop 90 Tricks All Voters

By Marc McGinnes

We have seen what a costly and twisted mess can be made by a bunch of arrogant and conniving neo-cons if they are allowed to run amuck.