Opinion

March 10, 2006

Stand Up and Fight to Improve Social Justice

By Helen Mortera

You know, I'm getting pretty tired of the people who sit in the Arbor with signs crying for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. Don't get me wrong; I'm liberal as hell.

March 10, 2006

Author Begs Shiebler To Get His Facts Straight

By Brian Littenberg

My eyes have been opened. When I read Bill Shiebler's article ("Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts," Daily Nexus, March 9) I was faced with a haunting question I had never before considered: How did Bill Shiebler get accep...

March 10, 2006

Author Says No To Parental Notification Initiatives

By Jen Smith

UCSB students should be aware of a new petition drive to put "parental notification" back on the California ballot. Californians have just spoken on parental notification - and they said, "NO," loud and clear. Prop 73 wa...

March 9, 2006

Turds and Tulips

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Bright, blooming tulips to the opening of the new Arbor for giving students another convenient place to spend their parents' money. Shriveled, flaky turds to Menehunes for closing its doors - putting an end to four-doll...

March 9, 2006

Quantity Over Quality

By system

The human is becoming increasingly perplexed as to why teachers constantly refer to final written documents as "papers." Sure, that is what you are turning in, "paper." But can't you just turn in 8-10 blank pages of "pap...

March 9, 2006

Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts

By Bill Shiebler

I can't believe it is still happening. I thought students and working people had taken a tough enough blow when our congress and president enacted billions and billions of cuts to the fundamental programs our country dep...

March 9, 2006

Public Opinion Pulls American Government Down the Drain

By Nick Pasto

MTV kicks ass. It's like one big, blinged-out commercial. When the station isn't busy touting its own products or cross-promoting other Viacom endeavors, it's bombarding our youth with informative music videos designed t...

March 9, 2006

Ever-Increasing Nostalgia Permeates Today’s Pop Culture

By Tahnee Baker

"The Secret World of Alex Mack," Weird Al Yankovic and Ty Beanie Babies. Chances are that at least half of the people reading this found themselves nodding excitedly and thinking to themselves, "Shit! I remember that!" A...

March 8, 2006

What’s New?

By system

Oh media, you and your stories. Barry Bonds took steroids.

March 8, 2006

Spice Up Your Pillow Talk

By Nina Anthony

Silence: Something two naked people in the same bed never want to hear. Sure, silence is appropriate in many situations, like during class, in the middle of naptime or when you are trying to have sex in the bathroom. In ...

March 8, 2006

ROTC Wins Court Ruling

By Henry Sarria

Stick a fork in it, it is done, so let's all move on and get to the subject at hand: Teaching students what they pay for in college, which is to learn, graduate and make the world a better place for generations to come.

March 8, 2006

Phelps Dishonors Soldiers By Protesting Funerals

By Camerin Smith

William Shakespeare once said, "Even the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." As I glanced through the headlines of cnn.com, I stumbled upon an article titled "Dodge City Showdown at Funeral" that illustrates this ...

March 8, 2006

Students Call For a Retaliation Against Iraq War

By Jennifer Ferguson

What does it take to start a student movement? In less than two weeks the third anniversary of the war in Iraq will pass; a war being fought principally by people our age

March 7, 2006

Oscar Egos Crash In Flames

By Harrison Coltun

If you even give a shit about this year's Academy Awards then the following should be worthwhile. Last Sunday night, I sat hooked to the TV like the other millions of people that watch the awards every year.

March 7, 2006

Hollywood Madness Baby!

By system

So there has been a lot of talk in the media dubbing the Academy Award given to "Crash," an "upset." How the hell can a movie upset another movie?

March 7, 2006

Thrift Goods Will Sustain Future

By Dan Allen

I can't help but get a sick stomach when I walk into a Wal-Mart or a Kmart since I realized that most of the things I see will end up in a dump within a few months, or a few years at most.