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The U.S. Neglects Israel

May 22, 2006 by Shahid Shaikh

The information from the U.S. media has tainted the truth about the Israel-Palestine conflict. The biggest problem in the media portrayal of the conflict is blaming one country, Palestine. Though some...
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County Residents Should Make It Their Mission to Split

May 22, 2006 by Justin M. Ruhge

The county split process has been underway by serious citizens for the past five years. About 33,000 north County voters signed a petition to force the State of California to investigate both the high...
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Don’t TP My Bungalow

May 19, 2006 by Sean Swaby

Anyone who's lived here long enough has surely seen plenty of head scratchers. When some ten thousand college kids live in a square-mile box, there's inevitably going to be a strong contingent of stup...
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Trivial Weathergenitals

May 19, 2006 by

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 … sh...
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Overnight Relay Tramples Cancer

May 19, 2006 by

This year, cancer will strike more than 1.3 million Americans and take more than half a million lives. As friends and family, we can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this dis...
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UCSB Officials Should Stay in School, Out of I.V.

May 19, 2006 by

Zachariah Hubbell got many things wrong in his article, "UCSB Should Punish Serious Crimes Committed in I.V." (Daily Nexus, May 17). The article discusses the Campus Regulations Review Committee's pro...
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District Attorney Candidate Christie Stanley Sleeps Alone Tonight

May 19, 2006 by

The district attorney's race is heating up, and the recent article in the Daily Nexus shows that all three candidates are vying for the support of the students of UCSB and the population of Isla Vista...
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Sex Dolls End Humanity

May 18, 2006 by Nick Pasto

I don't know what killed off the dinosaurs. Maybe it was an asteroid. Maybe it was disease. Maybe it was a combination of Pop Rocks and Coca-Cola. I'll probably never know for sure, but I do think I'v...
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Welcome to the Machine

May 18, 2006 by

Remember back in the day when only the who’s who had cell phones? Now if one cannot get a hold of another’s cell, their lives are in disarray. The ‘human was befuddled when two ̵...
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Hey, Readers, Take a Look, It’s in a Book

May 18, 2006 by

Books: What are books but odd bricks of paper we are supposed to read in order to pass our exams? A pile of books brings the top-shelf liquor into reach. They provide a quick scrap of paper to jot dow...
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Orgasm Simultaneously

May 17, 2006 by Nina Anthony

dmittedly, I've never been a great one with numbers, but there is one number I believe everyone should be readily and happily familiar with: the infamous 69. I know there are some of you out there who...
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Strange Days

May 17, 2006 by

The ‘human decided that it was tired of being dark and gloomy and allowed the sun to shine for a short while today. Wednesday’s forecast: Despite the pleasant sun, unfortunately, the weath...
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Bring Out Your Inner Elephant By Tanning

May 17, 2006 by

I did it. I took everything I stand for as a human being and threw it out the window. What made me digress to such drastic measures? Nothing more than a simple glance at my calendar: T-minus 14 days u...
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UCSB Should Punish Serious Crimes Committed in IV

May 17, 2006 by

The topic about UCSB officials cracking down on students for off-campus offenses was not handled quite right in Monday's editorial "Hey Teachers, Leave Us Adults Alone" (Daily Nexus, May 15). I would ...
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Steer Clear of Scammers

May 16, 2006 by Mark Signa

Knock, knock. Who's there? Steve. Steve who? Steve, some random guy who is traveling across the country with 10 other people, going door to door asking you to give him money or a check with your pers...
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