Opinion

February 2, 2006

Time Well Managed Means Excluding Edward Forty-Hands

By Colin Marshall

"Edward Forty-Hands" is played thusly: The participant's buddies duct tape a pair of cheap malt liquors to his hands. Said participant cannot, until the combined 80 oz. are imbibed, remove the bottles. This simple rule s...

February 2, 2006

Gaucho Marketing Department Must Get Off the Bench

By Reza Garajedaghi

Last Saturday, UCSB's men's basketball game versus the University of the Pacific (UOP) was broadcast on FOX Sports West. I attended the game but watched the taped version when I got home. What brings about this letter is...

February 1, 2006

Wiretaps Abuse Rights

By Patrick Donahoe

If you've walked through the arbor during the last few weeks, you've probably seen me. I'm the guy in the cowboy hat proclaiming, "Impeach Bush, save the Constitution" at the top of his lungs. I haven't been doing this j...

February 1, 2006

So Long, Menehunes

By system

Today the 'human had a portion of itself ripped out, as it saw workers physically ripping apart the late Menehunes.

February 1, 2006

Racism Saturates Our Politics

By Henry Sarria

Race and racism are never easy topics to discuss, and good reasons exist for this fact. Some people do tend to get so emotional about the subject that the discussion becomes a rash of rhetoric. On a liberally inclined ca...

February 1, 2006

How to Elevate Simple Excuses to Extraordinary Excuses

By Nick Pasto

I like to make excuses when confronted with annoying questions relating to various responsibilities that I've neglected. "Nick, why didn't you turn in the homework assignment?" Because my dog ate my homework, I took my d...

February 1, 2006

Author Argues Against Idea That Opiates Are Appealing

By Jake Lehman

I was quite appalled at Kaitlin Lawler's unbridled encouragement of opiate use in her article, "Don't Pass Up Poppies" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 28). And then I realized it was but a mere sophomoric joke, written by a semi-witt...

January 31, 2006

Hog Tied for A Reason

By Mark Signa

Mad cow disease! Got your attention? No? How about Avian flu pandemic. No? Okay, let's try last week's "Family Guy." There, that works. I figure with those teasers, I probably have about 10 percent of the readers out the...

January 31, 2006

Mad World

By system

What the hell is this place coming to?

January 31, 2006

Stomachs Rumble for a Del Taco

By Bri Lafond

I've kept my silence on this subject long enough, dear readers, and it would be unfair - nay, criminal - for me to continue holding my peace. As someone with a social conscience and access to such a large potential reade...

January 31, 2006

Using Viagra Heightens Most of Life’s Pleasures, Period

By Andrew Sweat

So I am on my computer, typing about my absolutely pathetic life -followed with the word "jkajahgsjdlfhdghfdjkflfhjfhf I rock" - and I look to the right. I see a blue pill - not some bullshit, who-gives-a-fuck Matrix shi...

January 31, 2006

The Readers’ Voice: Don’t Sound the War Alarm, Iran Is Far From Nuclear

By Heather Buchheim

This letter is in response to Elran Tsabag's column entitled "U.N. Must Disarm Iran" (Daily Nexus, Jan 30).

January 30, 2006

American Fat Can Broaden Our Efficiency

By Keren Sookne

With the search for alternative fuels becoming a more and more pressing issue, I think that we should go out on a limb and look to humans for the answer.

January 30, 2006

The Great Indoors

By system

The 'human feels bad for the team that lost to the Nexus last night at soccer. As if losing isn't already bad enough, they had to lose to a sampling of alcoholics whose job is to sit around all day in front of a computer...

January 30, 2006

U.N. Must Disarm Iran

By Elran Tsabag

Have you ever wondered what would happen in a nuclear war? Or what it would be like to live in our own generation's arms race? Well, the opportunity is knocking at the door, and Iran is about to answer it!

January 27, 2006