Opinion

February 3, 2006

Wait, the Super Bowl is Sunday?

By system

Shit, who's playing?

February 3, 2006

Faculty Scams Students

By David Schachner

Before arriving to this sun-drenched intellectual oasis we refer to as the University of California, Santa Barbara, I served time - two whole years of it - at a community college three minutes away from the suburban dwel...

February 3, 2006

Historic Free Box Needs Repair

By Jenny Jett

Most long-time I.V. residents are familiar with the Free Box, but for those of you who are just beginning your Isla Vista experience, take a peek some day in front of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) o...

February 2, 2006

Frozen Gamete Gamble

By Nick Pasto

Would you call me a creep if I told you that I keep my leftover semen in jars in my refrigerator? You would? Well, don't worry, I don't actually keep my sperm in the refrigerator. I keep it in the freezer.

February 2, 2006

Just in Time!

By system

It's a miracle! Both the new Arbor and the highly touted Broida Expressway are finally completed. Just in time! We were looking forward to using them ... two years ago (slight exaggeration).

February 2, 2006

Local Mourns In Evil’s Aftermath

By Henry Sarria

This week I was going to write about a comparison of the Palestinian elections to the ABC hit show, "Dancing with the Stars." Not to trivialize a historical event in our time, but, with all said and done, it was worthy o...

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...