Opinion

October 17, 2005

Ben Stein Confuses What it Means to be an American

By Matt Reed

I decided to go to the College Republicans' presentation of Ben Stein. He started his speech with a few jokes belittling Bush's intelligence, made some references to hashish and even threw in something about a priest and...

October 17, 2005

Republicans Wasted Their Money Brining Stein to SB

By Ted Coe KCSB Development Coordinator

My congratulations to the UCSB chapter of the College Republicans for spending some $15,000 to bring GOP comedian Ben Stein to campus ("Ben Stein To Speak About Recruiters at UCSB," Daily Nexus, Oct. 13). To some, that m...

October 13, 2005

The Path to Immortality

By Nick Pasto

Where would the world be without technology? It would probably be about 92.5 million miles from the Sun, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool as it is right now. We wouldn't have blowtorches, "The Price Is Right" or those l...

October 13, 2005

Gender Bender

By system

Some people say the media tells people what to think. Others say the media tells people what to think about.

October 13, 2005

Del Playa Residents Get Off on Danger

By Colin Marshall

It's the closest thing UCSB has to a tradition: every so often, someone - sometimes an out-of-towner unfamiliar with the perils among which we live every day - imbibes a bit heavily and takes a death plunge straight off ...

October 12, 2005

Dozing Off to Your Kinky Side

By Nina Anthony

Now is about the time during the school year that I begin to tune out of my classes. If I attend, I either spend my time sleeping or wondering what kind of kink the guy next to me digs. So if the rest of you sleepers and...

October 12, 2005

On the Naughty List

By system

It's days like yesterday that make the 'human feel guilty for not telling you to prepare for depressing gray skies. Then again, you should have seen it coming yourself, so I don't feel too bad.

October 12, 2005

Columbus Day Celebrates Atrocities

By Andrew Fenelon

Around the time of Columbus Day, we are constantly told by the media and our leaders that Christopher Columbus represents what is truly great about America: adventure, discovery and the courage to be different.

October 12, 2005

Proposition 77 Aims to Eliminate Newcomer Disadvantage

By Brent W.

As the Nov. 8 special election draws near, many incumbent California politicians fear their re-elections may be at risk due to the impact of Proposition 77. Prop 77 aims to eliminate politicians' power of redistricting a...

October 12, 2005

Anxiety Victim Finds Refuge in Disabled Students Program

By Amanda Maffett

This is in response to "Learning Disabled Find Clarity Through Project Eye-to-Eye" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 10) by Jeff Slovak. I applaud him for opening up about his learning disability, LD/ADHD and for sharing information ab...

October 12, 2005

Columbus Day Protestors Ignored the Broader Picture

By Nicholas Clark

To all of you who went out and protested Columbus Day on Monday: Good job, buddy! Your little protest rally managed to disrupt a whole bunch of classes, including one of my sections. Now, let me ask you something - what ...

October 11, 2005

Flying Soul Low

By system

Does being a Yankee fan qualify one as soulless? It certainly qualifies one as being a loser today. I mean it in the harshest sense too. If you're a Yankee fan, something terrible is going to happen to you today.

October 11, 2005

Behind the Eye Patch

By Chris Trenchard

It's fitting that the closest thing Isla Vista has to a celebrity is a homeless man. He's a legend by all accounts. If you haven't seen him, you've heard of him. If you haven't heard of him, you're new to the area. If yo...

October 11, 2005

Gaucho Locos Understand Time

By Mike Lipka

I was sitting on my couch the other day while channel surfing and I stumbled upon Sesame Street. Being the lazy guy that I am, I continued to watch it for a little bit because changing the channel just seemed way to stre...

October 11, 2005

Sexual Assault Statistics Not Indicative of Scary Reality

By Katie Mahon

My name is Katie Mahon, and I am one of the coordinators of Students Stopping Rape, an organization of undergraduate and graduate students who help educate the UCSB and the surrounding community about how to prevent, cre...

October 11, 2005

Proposition 73 Out of Touch With Daughters of America

By Brigid Kirlin

Under the guise of "protecting our daughters" and "defending parents' rights," the right wing and its minions have successfully placed Proposition 73 on the ballot for the Nov. 8 Special Statewide Election.