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The Laziest Leggie

The 'human pledges that, when elected as A.S. President, it won't do silly things like the current administration to make members of the Nexus do more work (see: page six).
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Secrecy Walks Complicated Line

When you keep a secret, it doesn't really go away. Often, it just festers until it reaches the surface, exploding like a large boil.
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Student Shuns Cliché, Turns Fool in the Process

I'd like to thank Andrew Sweat for his enlightening article, "Distinctive Style Being Destroyed by Pop Culture" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 24). I had no clue that "TV, magazines and celebrities" had any effec...
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Solution to Del Playa Cliff Erosion Must Be Addressed

Upon reading last Thursday's article titled, "County Addresses Safety of DP Homes" (Daily Nexus, Feb. 23), I came to the astonishing conclusion that I was psychic for obvious future events.
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Chocolate Festival Is Another Excuse for Random Excursions

Saturday morning. I haven't been awake this early on a Saturday morning since Jason Narvy and Paul Schrier stopped appearing on Power Rangers. Long live Bulk and Skull. Then the phone rings. It's my c...
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40oz to Freedom: Mix Biking With Beer

It was near the bridge when the cold started to kick in. "Dude, Dozier, I can't feel my face," I yelled to my esteemed boss. "Yeah, for sure," he haphazardly yelped back. "I think I'm at the point of ...
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Organs and Logs

The 'human is unsure of whether or not it should attend the vagina monologues this weekend.
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Recycle All Those Red Cups

Attention UCSB students: Ever seen one of those shiny red plastic cups before? You know, the ones that allow you to practice geometric configurations on an almost nightly basis.
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Distinctive Style Being Destroyed By Pop Culture

Are we just sitting around numbingly sucking everything into our souls that is being displayed by TV, magazines and celebrities? What happened to personal style truly meaning an original, personal sty...
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The Readers Voice

I'm afraid Mr. Aduba has it all wrong in his article ("Racism Should Be Judged By Actions, Not Deliberations," Daily Nexus, Feb. 23). There's nothing "subjective" about racism.
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Curb the Binge-Purge Cycle

I've been going to school for about 18 years. You don't last 18 years in the cruel world of academia without learning some serious tricks of the student trade. One of my favorite high school technique...
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Aberhuman and Fitch

The 'human thinks that winter quarter sucks. The homework sucks, the lack of baseball sucks and the weather sucks.
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Gaucho Economics: Coffee Giant Capitalizes On Demands

Though safely ensconced in Santa Barbara, the land of the nearly perpetual 65-degree day, we still can't escape the vagaries of the seasons. The delusions held by our friends in flip-flops and shorts ...
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Lincoln Has His Logs So Let’s Just Forget About the Penny

I want it gone. It's outdated, it's worthless and it jumped the shark 10 years ago. It's small and brown and it's not a midget UPS driver. Ladies and gentlemen, I, David Fuad, being of sound mind and ...
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Racism Should Be Judges By Actions, Not Deliberations

For those of you who didn't know, or for those of you who forgot, this month is Black History Month. While contemplating what I would do in commemoration of this month, I stumbled across a dilemma, a ...
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