Opinion

April 19, 2006

Get Down With Your Student Government

By Ajay Deshpande, David Gate

Many of you may be wondering what the bright blue shirts reading "You Down With O.P.P.?" are all about. The people wearing these shirts are supporters of a student group that will alter the way student government is run ...

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsement: A.S. President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

You might recognize Jared Goldschen's face from the back of a bathroom door in a university-owned residence hall. If not, chances are you've seen him somewhere else.

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

If any candidate knows more about the inner workings of A.S. than Felix Hu, then we must not have been listening.

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

We did not think an individual's knowledge of what happens in I.V. could get much worse than Rame Hanna's. We also don't think anyone's could get much better than Joel Rodriguez-Flores'.

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: External Vice President, Statewide Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

While we have a number of concerns about Bill Shiebler's ethical standards - his actions in the past have shown them to be quite low - his lobbying skills and extensive experience with A.S., the University of California ...

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Constitution

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

While we applaud A.S.'s efforts to restructure the organization's constitution, and we support many of the suggested changes, the document contains a fatal flaw.

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Fee Initiatives

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Student Voice Initiative The Student Voice Initiative is a $2 increase to support the UC Students Association, which represents all of the UC schools to the UC Regents, as well as to the California Legislature and govern...

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: A.S. Reaffirmations

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

A.S. Recycling Program The A.S. Recycling Program collects all recyclables on campus, rain or shine, so that all students have to do is throw their cans or bottles into the right receptacle. Saving the planet is well wor...

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: Campuswide Initiatives

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Return to Aid This ballot initiative gives students the illusion of choice. This past fall, the UC Regents mandated that due to budget cuts, each UC campus would have to pay the financial aid support for its own lock-in ...

April 19, 2006

A.S. Election Endorsements: Campuswide Reaffirmations

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Intercollegiate Athletic Scholarships Fee Sporting one of the most successful athletic departments in the Big West Conference, UCSB reaps the benefits of its teams’ success on the field, and provides scholarships f...

April 18, 2006

Rot Your Liver, Not Your Teeth

By system

The 'human remembers the good ol' days when soda was cheap. At one point, a can of pop was a paltry 50 cents.

April 18, 2006

Help Expel Firestone

By Brett Wagner

For those of us who aspire to service the public and help to build a better world, we face many life-changing decisions, not the least of which is figuring out where we can make the biggest difference for the greatest go...

April 17, 2006

Rock the Vote

By system

The 'human is learning that it's rather difficult to campaign for A.S. President, when no one really knows who it is (or if it even exists).

April 17, 2006

Skip the Pickup Line

By Melissa Davis

Some men have a new pickup line. We've come a long way from cheesy references to stars in eyes and angelic origins. "I have a condom," they say.

April 17, 2006

Value Utility From Wealth and Work

By Colin Marshall

It's an awful truth that, alas, my journalistic scruples cannot ignore: Some majors get more respect than others. As a former disciple of communication, I know what it is to feel deep, nagging shame about one's coursewor...

April 17, 2006

5th Annual IAM Educates Students About Stopping Rape

By Carl Barnes

This week, Students Stopping Rape is putting on its 5th annual It Affects Me campaign. As in the past four years, we will be giving out bright blue T-shirts with this slogan emblazoned on it in white. What affects us, yo...