Opinion

November 7, 2005

Proposition 80: Electricity Providers

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

As you might recall from your basic economics classes, having more options is always better than having fewer options. Having greater freedom of choice means more competition and lower prices - an idea that was embraced ...

November 4, 2005

Clouds Stifle Memories

By Jeff Gibson

Where the fuck am I? Um, why is there Parmesan cheese all over my face? Why am I wearing a pink - wait, that's purple - thong, and why does it feel so comfortable? Is that the White Album playing?

November 4, 2005

Tastes Like Good

By system

To be a good weatherhuman, you also have to have good weathertaste. Here's some stuff you should be listening to because I listen to it

November 4, 2005

Carpe Diem; You

By Tom Bone

Now think, if you were dying, what would it be like? I admit, this is not something an everyday person has to think about. Their realm is that of bills and work and grades and lovers and drugs and filled bellies.

November 4, 2005

Bipolar Students of Santa Barbara Are Not Alone

By Mary Ann Evans Ph.D. Fernando Ortiz Ph.D

The quarter is well under way and some of us are already feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Under these circumstances, a lot of us neglect self-care and do not pay attention to some very important warning signs: from ...

November 3, 2005

Hume Away from Home

By Nick Pasto

I have a confession to make. I live in a hammock on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. That's right, I live in a hammock in a crawlspace on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. It can get a bit cramped in there...

November 3, 2005

Slim Pickings

By system

Signing up for classes is like choosing which kind of ass the 'human wants from the 3 a.m. pickings on DP. I want something that won't be too much of an inconvenience in the morning,

November 3, 2005

Students Control Halloween

By Adrienne MacIain

I'm writing in response to Henry Sarria's "Media Smudges I.V.'s Reputation" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 2). I couldn't agree more that the media's coverage of Halloween in Isla Vista is unfairly slanted to the negative, that I.V....

November 2, 2005

Don’t Delay the Three-Way

By Nina Anthony

Come and knock on our door, honey, because we've been waiting for you. If you've never agreed that three's a crowd, then you, my friend, need to lock the door, collect two friends and go for it.

November 2, 2005

Fuck Princeton

By system

Apparently UCSB got a shout out on ABC's new show "Commander in Chief." The press secretary was accused of being a UCSB sorority girl who spent most of her college years "on her knees."

November 2, 2005

Media Smudges I.V.’s Reputation

By Henry Sarria

I hate to be a naysayer or harbinger of bad news, as this usually goes against my generally good nature, but in the case of the "I told you so" clause, I'll gladly let the negativity flow in the necessary direction.

November 1, 2005

Worse Than a Hangover

By Chris Trenchard

Last year, I spent my Halloween night in the library studying. If you're in class right now, there's a good chance you were doing the same last night. Or maybe you're just a good kid. Today, Nov. 1, has for years been a ...

November 1, 2005

Working for Work

By system

Working on Halloween night is the equivalent of getting really high and drunk at work.

November 1, 2005

Allowing Drunks to Gamble Is Wrong

By Eliot Jacobsen

I have a story about abuse of our fellow players. The story is set at a popular casino in Las Vegas. Over four years ago I was told that I could no longer play blackjack there, but I was free to play any other game. I of...

November 1, 2005

Why Resist Wonders of Technological Advancement?

By Bri Lafond

PunkyBrister68: What should I write my column about? Megarde05: I dunno. Halloween? PunkyBrister68: I did that last week. Didn't you see it? Megarde05: Nope. What'd you say? PunkyBrister68: That everyone dresses like slu...

November 1, 2005

It’s Hard To Be a Thug In a World of Pink Panthers

By Patrick Brogan

Well, I just experienced my first Halloween ever in Isla Vista and let me tell you, it was unbelievable. I could not believe the sheer amount of people parading around in their costumes, or lack of costumes in some insta...