Opinion

December 1, 2005

Flight School

By system

It's dead week already? Time sure flies when you're drinking Redbull.

December 1, 2005

Daisies and Dumpsters

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Daisies: -Appreciative, long-stemmed daisies to the University for the four-week Winter Break granted to students this year. -Righteous, bullhorn-wielding daisies to A.S. for trekking up to Berkeley to protest the Regent...

November 23, 2005

Give Thanks For Bland Stuffings

By Nina Anthony

Thanksgiving is here, and before I get to sit at the family table, finally eating a meal that I don't have to pay for or cook, I feel obligated to reflect on what I'm thankful for.

November 23, 2005

Black Tuesday

By system

To most, Tuesday, Nov. 22nd will be forever known as "Black Tuesday," after the UCSB men's soccer team's 3-2 loss at Northridge. But to the 'human, the 22nd will forever be known as the day I was refused service at Starb...

November 23, 2005

Event Security Mishandles Storming Playoff Mob

By Corey Robinson

Like many other students this weekend, I attended the men's soccer game on Saturday and saw our Gauchos beat San Diego State 2-0. As the last few seconds ticked down, I saw the excitement in the Gaucho Locos' eyes.

November 23, 2005

Teachers Find Public School Pay Much More Appealing

By Tom Stark

This letter is in response to Brent Robinson's article ("Nexus Should Not Be Ignorants' Home," Daily Nexus, Nov. 18.) Robinson asserts that the UC system has difficulty attracting faculty over private institutions "becau...

November 22, 2005

NCAA Scalps Seminoles

By Henry Sarria

To all of you self-righteous, politically-correct moralists, I have a message from the general American population, and it goes like this: Lighten up assholes!

November 22, 2005

Weatherheathens

By system

Thanksgiving is only two days away, and you know what that means. You

November 22, 2005

GOLD Makeover Would Come As a Relief

By Aria Miran

I am so frustrated with GOLD that I thought I'd write to the Nexus and make a few suggestions. I think I speak for most students when I say that GOLD needs some major revision and modernization.

November 21, 2005

A Streak to Forget

By system

If you attended the men's playoff soccer game Saturday, then you saw one of the most pathetic attempts at rushing the field in the history of mankind.

November 21, 2005

Court Decorum For Drunkies

By Mark Signa

Well, we made it through Halloween pretty much intact. A bit on the crowded side, but overall people seemed to get along pretty well. However, there were still some problems. Lesson 1: lots of alcohol + having to pee + c...

November 21, 2005

Regents’ Priorities Need an Exhaustive Makeover

By Tara Roberts

They increased fees again. Fucking bastards. You'd think America would want to educate its people. But I guess that's just what we think. I guess it would just be cheaper to have the next generation of politicians, lawye...

November 21, 2005

Isla Vista Post-Halloween Cleanup Accomplishes Goal

By Jacob Womack

The Adopt-A-Block program hosted its annual Halloween cleanup after the busy weekend. Adopt-A-Block is a community cleanup program administered by the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District and sponsored by the County o...

November 17, 2005

Finally

By system

Finally, it has happened. The Nexus has officially turned into a smut tabloid. You'll notice that the Opinion page is filled with it today, so get out your tube socks.

November 17, 2005

A Disparity of Dialect

By Nick Pasto

I didn't believe in the language barrier until I took an introductory Spanish class in high school. I had hoped to learn about Spanish culture and its rich history, but I could never actually learn anything because my te...

November 17, 2005

Teachers

By Colin Marshall

We'd all go to our graves happier if we never had to argue about teachers' salaries again. Nowhere else are fallacious appeals to emotion and images of impoverished idealists who just want to help the kids thrown about s...