Opinion

May 12, 2006

Support Bush’s Impeachment

By Jake Thorn

Remember that whole impeachment thing last quarter? Yeah, well, we're back. Bush is still breaking the law. His approval ratings are still falling. His war is still dragging on. His Republican cronies in Congress are sti...

May 12, 2006

El Taco Amigo Promotes Sense of Community in IV

By Daniel Hawley

This morning I woke up hung over. I couldn't find my shoes as I walked out the door of a good friend's house and found myself running to class. My driver's license will tell you that I am 20 years old, and that I can be ...

May 12, 2006

Fight Back Against Racism By Educating Those Around Us

By Henry Sarria

To whoever scribbled that derogatory remark on the wall of the women's bathroom door in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, I ask this simple question: Is that all you've got? After all, you're claiming some sort of superiori...

May 11, 2006

How Great Thou Ain’t

By system

So the weatherhuman was dumping some weatherwaste in the unisexual bathroom on the seventh floor of the library yesterday afternoon. This unisexual human was doing its best Elvis impersonation loudly. Thursday’s fo...

May 11, 2006

Let Your Apathy Reign

By Nick Pasto

Have you ever seen "The Island of Dr. Moreau"? It's probably my favorite movie of all time. In case you missed it, I'll briefly summarize the plot: A nefarious mad scientist played by an over-the-hill Marlon Brando begin...

May 11, 2006

University Oversteps Its Boundary of Jurisdiction

By Greg McDowell

The article entitled "On-Campus Review Committee May Expand Authority Into I.V." (Daily Nexus, May 9) infuriated me. Who is the university to try to step into the personal lives of students? The only rightful jurisdictio...

May 11, 2006

Women Must Also Learn to Reduce their Risk for Rape

By Shawn Moura

In response to Emily Schmidt's column ("Confront Your Complicity," Daily Nexus, May 9), while the "men who inflict sexual violence on women are responsible for their actions," women are responsible for their actions as w...

May 10, 2006

Guns’N’Water

By system

Those crazy Nexus kids are everywhere toting water guns. They think they can threaten the human with their silly water dispensing machines, but wait till the ‘human unloads a record downpour on their silly asses. T...

May 10, 2006

Sex Is Around the Corner

By Nina Anthony

Life without sex: Sometimes you chose it; sometimes it chooses you. Being abstinent by decision is fulfilling. Being abstinent by default can make a girl crazy. Calm down, I'm going to help. I have some pretty great adv...

May 10, 2006

Death’s Scythe Has Lost Its Potent Blade

By Jeff Gibson

I asked Karina if she feared death. She shook her head and told me she didn't. I wiped my nose, then the whole world washed in around us. I'll never forget that evening - or early morning I guess you'd call it - my first...

May 9, 2006

Hasta la Vista Arnold

By Hilary Blackerby Heather Buchheim

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paid UCSB one of his signature stealth visits in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Touting a new bond initiative as part of his reelection campaign, Schwarzenegger and his crew shut down David...

May 9, 2006

Trivial Weathergenitals

By system

The ‘human’s head hurts. This goddamn correction is cramping the ‘human’s style. And its head. Tuesday’s forecast: Speaking of cramps, the ‘human’s … shit, not enough space...

May 9, 2006

Confront Your Complicity

By Emily Schmidt

Thursday was UCSB's annual Take Back the Night rally. For those who might not know, TBTN is an awareness and protest march that happens on college and university campuses all over the country. The aim is to increase awar...

May 9, 2006

Student Displays Ignorance Toward Immigrants’ Rights

By Darwin Bondgraham

oshua Freeman's recent opinion piece, "Arrive Legally In Order to Receive Rights," Daily Nexus, May 8), shows us that discrimination facing poor, mostly Latino immigrants is incredibly deep and complex.

May 9, 2006

Professional Dance Company Plies Short of Expectations

By Peter Cheng

Stephanie Cain's review of the Paul Taylor Dance Company ("Modern Master: Campbell Hall Performance Solidifies Taylor as One of the Greats," Daily Nexus, May 4) praised the dance company too highly.

May 8, 2006

Stop Racial Ignorance

By Timothy Finney Jason Parnell

On Saturday, April 29, the words "Fuck Niggers" were written on the female bathroom on the black studies hall in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall. This event occurred while most of the African Americans that live on the hal...