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Civil War Rips Uganda Apart

March 10, 2006 by Laura Holt

In 1986, after a number of brutal and violent regimes in which numerous atrocities were committed, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) led by Yoweri Museveni entered Uganda's capital city, Kampala,...
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Booyah, Spring!

March 10, 2006 by

So long, winter quarter. And bring your abysmal weather and shitty class schedule with you.
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Stein’s Law Can Quell Oil Panic

March 10, 2006 by Colin Marshall

So, I hear mankind is teetering on the brink of self-destruction. Not a day goes by that the alarm isn't raised about the rapid depletion of our planet's resources, an announcement often accompanied b...
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Stand Up and Fight to Improve Social Justice

March 10, 2006 by Helen Mortera

You know, I'm getting pretty tired of the people who sit in the Arbor with signs crying for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. Don't get me wrong; I'm liberal as hell.
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Author Begs Shiebler To Get His Facts Straight

March 10, 2006 by Brian Littenberg

My eyes have been opened. When I read Bill Shiebler's article ("Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts," Daily Nexus, March 9) I was faced with a haunting question I had never before considered: How did Bil...
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Author Says No To Parental Notification Initiatives

March 10, 2006 by Jen Smith

UCSB students should be aware of a new petition drive to put "parental notification" back on the California ballot. Californians have just spoken on parental notification - and they said, "NO," loud a...
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Turds and Tulips

March 9, 2006 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Bright, blooming tulips to the opening of the new Arbor for giving students another convenient place to spend their parents' money. Shriveled, flaky turds to Menehunes for closing its doors - putting...
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Quantity Over Quality

March 9, 2006 by

The human is becoming increasingly perplexed as to why teachers constantly refer to final written documents as "papers." Sure, that is what you are turning in, "paper." But can't you just turn in 8-10...
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Fight Against Financial Aid Cuts

March 9, 2006 by Bill Shiebler

I can't believe it is still happening. I thought students and working people had taken a tough enough blow when our congress and president enacted billions and billions of cuts to the fundamental prog...
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Public Opinion Pulls American Government Down the Drain

March 9, 2006 by Nick Pasto

MTV kicks ass. It's like one big, blinged-out commercial. When the station isn't busy touting its own products or cross-promoting other Viacom endeavors, it's bombarding our youth with informative mus...
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Ever-Increasing Nostalgia Permeates Today’s Pop Culture

March 9, 2006 by Tahnee Baker

"The Secret World of Alex Mack," Weird Al Yankovic and Ty Beanie Babies. Chances are that at least half of the people reading this found themselves nodding excitedly and thinking to themselves, "Shit!...
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Spice Up Your Pillow Talk

March 8, 2006 by Nina Anthony

Silence: Something two naked people in the same bed never want to hear. Sure, silence is appropriate in many situations, like during class, in the middle of naptime or when you are trying to have sex ...
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What’s New?

March 8, 2006 by

Oh media, you and your stories. Barry Bonds took steroids.
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ROTC Wins Court Ruling

March 8, 2006 by Henry Sarria

Stick a fork in it, it is done, so let's all move on and get to the subject at hand: Teaching students what they pay for in college, which is to learn, graduate and make the world a better place for g...
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Phelps Dishonors Soldiers By Protesting Funerals

March 8, 2006 by Camerin Smith

William Shakespeare once said, "Even the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." As I glanced through the headlines of cnn.com, I stumbled upon an article titled "Dodge City Showdown at Funeral" th...
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