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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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Students Call For a Retaliation Against Iraq War

March 8, 2006 by Jennifer Ferguson

What does it take to start a student movement? In less than two weeks the third anniversary of the war in Iraq will pass; a war being fought principally by people our age
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Oscar Egos Crash In Flames

March 7, 2006 by Harrison Coltun

If you even give a shit about this year's Academy Awards then the following should be worthwhile. Last Sunday night, I sat hooked to the TV like the other millions of people that watch the awards ever...
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Hollywood Madness Baby!

March 7, 2006 by

So there has been a lot of talk in the media dubbing the Academy Award given to "Crash," an "upset." How the hell can a movie upset another movie?
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Thrift Goods Will Sustain Future

March 7, 2006 by Dan Allen

I can't help but get a sick stomach when I walk into a Wal-Mart or a Kmart since I realized that most of the things I see will end up in a dump within a few months, or a few years at most.
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Bicycle Theft in Isla Vista Breaches Moral Boundaries

March 7, 2006 by Melanie Emmons

Imagine that one Friday night you return to your humble abode after a pleasant night of meeting strangers - who are now your new friends of course - topped off by you and a pal drunkenly devouring an ...
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Hillel Delegation Visits DC, Stresses Active Involvement

March 7, 2006 by Marissa Feinman

This past weekend I was afforded a wonderful opportunity. Through UCSB Hillel I traveled to our nation's capital along with 15 other UCSB and SBCC students to attend the Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitz...
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