Opinion

November 15, 2005

Electronic Math System Hinders More Than Helps

By Paul Clark

I am frustrated with the way WeBWork is run and how students are graded on their performances. WeBWork is a system used by some UCSB professors to allow students to turn homework in through an online system. A student is...

November 14, 2005

Anon-a-mouse

By system

The power of anonymity is scary. SCARY scary. I could pretty much write whatever I want right now, like, "I love Burt Bacharach" and you would have to just sit there and take it.

November 14, 2005

A Sad Supporting Cast

By Matt Cappiello

So we had a statewide election last Tuesday. You drunkards have already forgotten about it, haven't you? I decided not to run a piece last week, because a) I have so much badass cred around the Nexus that I can do that a...

November 14, 2005

UCSB Athletics Needs Student Support

By Larry Yells

On behalf of the thousands of alumni who closely follow Gaucho athletics, I

November 10, 2005

A High Schooling

By system

Just in case you didn't feel like enough of a slap-dick, the 'human is about to make you feel even worse about your weed addiction. A high school student won the race for mayor over the incumbent as a write-in in Hillsda...

November 10, 2005

Hilton Clones Do it Better

By Nick Pasto

My friend swears that Fabio is a natural blonde and that his flowing golden locks aren't the result of extensive hair dye procedures. I disagree, which is why my friend and I frequently engage in life-threatening fisticu...

November 10, 2005

UCSB Dining Commons Given Bad Wrap

By Alicia Woempner

I am an Ortega employee. That's right, I work at Ortega. Therefore, I must be a miserable, depressed person that hates my job and only works there because I take lots of drugs and dining services doesn't do a drug test. ...

November 9, 2005

Ejaculate Maturely

By Nina Anthony

I've been watching way too much "Nip/Tuck" and it has finally paid off. I've translated those countless hours into a column. On Nov. 1, we found three ladies saving their business with a signature product - anti-wrinkle ...

November 9, 2005

Southern Swigs Comfort Your Spirits

By Sean Swaby

So, I was in this theory class over the summer. In one of the articles we read, this gray-bearded congressman quips something along the lines of, "I don't really know what it is, but I know it's bad." Of course, this 'ba...

November 9, 2005

Dining Commons Blatantly Maximizes Its Bland Utilities

By Colin Marshall

As you may have noticed during Parents' Weekend, the folks tend to be impressed with odd aspects of our school. Particularly noticeable are their expressions upon entering one of UC Santa Barbara's finer dining halls; it...

November 9, 2005

New Budget Reform Cuts Federal Aid, Heightens Student Fees

By Lois Capps

Congress is poised to consider a budget bill that will brutally cut federal safety-net programs for people who need and deserve assistance. The bill would cut food stamps, child support, foster care and health care for ...

November 8, 2005

And it Rocked Me

By system

Who was the first person to say "rock the vote"? I think it was Clinton. I think the pilgrims had it better with "stone the vote" though.

November 8, 2005

Pump Up the Turnout

By Chris Trenchard

Being the opinion editor here at the Daily Nexus, I'm reminded every day that people actually do care. Sometimes I'm confounded by what people care about (say, the red curb in front of their house, the demise of reality ...

November 8, 2005

Terrorist Casualties Aren’t Just Statistics

By Lori Nigam

I did not participate in the Halloween festivities this year. Instead, I flew home to be with my family, to grieve the death of my uncle. The youngest of nine siblings who should have been the last to go, ended up being ...

November 7, 2005

The Weatherhumanities

By system

The weatherhuman always loves it when the weatherparents come down to pay him a visit and cash for not dropping out of weatherschool. The 'human really takes well to bribery, not to mention flattery and tomfoolery.

November 7, 2005

Proposition 73: Abortion for Minors

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Aside from bringing to mind the classic "slippery slope" argument, Prop 73 seems to miss the point when it freezes the right of a minor to have an abortion until 48 hours after the parents have been notified.