Opinion

January 25, 2006

Columnist Undermines Constitution

By Paul Jones

In response to Matt Cappiello's column "Alito Contructs Mediocrity" (Daily Nexus, Jan 24.), Mr. Cappiello makes numerous statements about the Constitution and the methodology for its interpretation, which ring fundamenta...

January 25, 2006

New Breed of Terrorists Reek of Ward Churchill’s Stench

By Harry Sarria

The U.S., unlike my birthplace of Cuba, is a land of opinions that can be freely expressed without fear of repercussions. Look at any op-ed piece in any publication across the country and you'll see this freedom celebrat...

January 25, 2006

Don’t Pester Us With Your Silly American Pastimes

By Sam Solnick Kate Wills

Darwin may be the bogeyman of myopic Midwesterners but at least here he stays in the classroom. Back in Blighty - this means England - survival of the fittest is yet to make the evolutionary leap away from the primeval p...

January 24, 2006

Large Numbers

By system

Damn that Kobe Bryant for upstaging the 'human on Sunday night. Doesn't number eight know that the 'human is the supreme being in the universe

January 24, 2006

Sexism Promotes Oppression

By Katie Mahon

I am writing in response to Sam Solnick and Kate Wills' article, ("No Sex Please - We're British and Inconspicuous," Daily Nexus, Jan. 19) It is so great to hear that you are both enjoying your time in Isla Vista.

January 24, 2006

Common Courtesy Can Broaden Horizons, Hook-Up Prospects

By Jenny Lewallen

Hello everyone, and welcome to Life Lessons with Grandma Jenny. Today we will be discussing "Common Fucking Courtesy" and how it can improve relationships with your fellow classmates here at UCSB.

January 23, 2006

Trivial Party Pursuits

By Sean Swaby

This led me to ponder a rarely discussed level of swine, but one that nevertheless exists in Isla Vista's underbelly of crime. This is a level of asshole that lurks in your parties and reeks of excrement so wretched it m...

January 23, 2006

Room with a View

By system

The thing that most befuddles the 'human about January is why everyone is so eager to look at the 'human's overpriced, undersized excuse of a living quarter.

January 23, 2006

Arnold’s Fee Freeze Is Simply a Start

By Bill Shiebler

It's been an interesting month for all UC students, including us at UCSB. At this time 30 days ago, UC undergraduate students could have expected a $492.00 (8 percent) increase in their student fees next year.

January 20, 2006

An Apology to Our Readers

By The Daily Nexus Staff

We at the Daily Nexus would like to apologize profusely for the contents of Tuesday's Weather column, which included racist and offensive statements, the likes of which have no place in this newspaper.

January 20, 2006

The Weathergasm

By system

It was documented that Hitler could only orgasm when he spoke in public.

January 20, 2006

America, the Liberator

By Colin Marshall

"We should pull the troops out right now," asserted a hunched, eighty-year-old woman. "If some other army told you how to run your country, how would you feel about that?"

January 20, 2006

Thieves Reach a New Depth

By Sean Swaby

A brief summary of a conversation between the roommates this past Monday morning: One enters. "Where have you been?""Buying deodorant.""Deodorant?""Yeah, some asshole jacked my deodorant at the party last night."

January 19, 2006

Scatastrophe

By system

I just found out today that the Sciggity Scat Man has died. Apparently, this happened several scaggety years ago, but that does not detract from the skiddity-magnitude of such a tragedy.

January 19, 2006

Early Checkout Is Better than Burnout

By Nick Pasto

A motivational speaker once told me that it's important to set goals if you hope to accomplish anything in life. He then asked me if I had set any goals for myself. I told him that my life's ambition was to light myself ...

January 19, 2006

Exposed Racist Infrastructure

By Courtney Bowden

When I first read "Race Relations Unjustly Questioned in Katrina Aftermath" (Daily Nexus, Jan. 17) I was disgusted. This is not an uncommon response for me to have after reading the Nexus, which is why I haven't read it ...