Opinion

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.

March 7, 2006

Bicycle Theft in Isla Vista Breaches Moral Boundaries

By Melanie Emmons

Imagine that one Friday night you return to your humble abode after a pleasant night of meeting strangers - who are now your new friends of course - topped off by you and a pal drunkenly devouring an oh-so-delicious cris...

March 7, 2006

Hillel Delegation Visits DC, Stresses Active Involvement

By Marissa Feinman

This past weekend I was afforded a wonderful opportunity. Through UCSB Hillel I traveled to our nation's capital along with 15 other UCSB and SBCC students to attend the Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Foru...

March 6, 2006

Evolutionary Ladder Tumbles

By Jeff Gibson

Raindrops kept falling on my head. Hiding beneath my warm beanie, my eyes were more than just a little red as I tried desperately to see my way past the lagoon and onto campus. A sweatshirt that had once been designed to...

March 6, 2006

What Could Have Been

By system

Today's previously written weather was going to win the 'human a Pulitzer.

March 6, 2006

Pro-Bush Argument Fails to Impress

By Kristina Keeler

"Free speech! Free speech! I am an American, I deserve my freedoms!" Surprisingly, this phrase was uttered from the marginal crowd of pro-Bush and pro-warrantless wiretaps that graced the Impeach Bush rally Thursday afte...

March 3, 2006

Shun the Zero-Sum

By Colin Marshall

"Have you ever wondered," once asked the Whispers, one of the finest R&B outfits of the 1970s, "Why to win, somebody's got to lose?" While they most definitely knew how to lay down a solid groove, such an inquiry reveals...

March 3, 2006

Walking Ghost

By system

So a friend of the 'human approached it the other day. "Do you know who the weatherhuman is?"

March 3, 2006

Race Affects Voting for Logical Reasons

By Rachel Vickerstaff

When I read Henry Sarria's article ("Racism Saturates Our Politics," Daily Nexus, March 2), arguing that ethnic minorities could be just as racist as whites, well, I agreed.

March 1, 2006

“Expanding” Horizons

By system

The 'human recently found a disposed Cosmopolitan lying around at the Nexus. It found that under one of the "Ten Hot New Sex Positions" feature, a position exists known as, "The Diamond."

March 1, 2006

Play With Your Food

By Nina Anthony

Sex and food: We wouldn't be here without either of them. Many people are curious to combine the two in the bedroom, so, to inform all you food sex virgins about the combo out there, I outlined a few points that I feel w...

March 1, 2006

Look at Both Sides of Story

By Shahid Shaikh

It is well known that all media is biased. Depending on which news you read or watch and which country you are in, your opinions will become swayed based on where you get your news. In order to get a full spectrum of wha...

March 1, 2006

Save Some Cash, Walk Home From OTT

By Caley Heekin

Karaoke at OTT on Wednesdays: A place for all those of age who just can't wait until Thursday for the weekend to officially begin downtown. For those of you under age who do not know of the beauty that is the Old Town Ta...

March 1, 2006

Author Explains Why Fresh OJ Is Not Always An Option

By Kyle Dewsnup

Coming from a family with a purely agricultural background the article, "Jamba Dices Competing Blenders" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 28, 2006) naturally caught my interest. What caught my interest, however, was the lack of agricu...

February 28, 2006