Opinion

October 18, 2005

UC a Better Candidate than Big Business for Los Alamos

By Matt Gazulis

This letter is in response to the column written last Friday by Sylvia Frain titled "UC Should Rethink Relationship With Los Alamos" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 14). This well-written column touched on an issue that most UC stude...

October 18, 2005

Isla Vista Apparently Not as Much of a Dump it Once Was

By Joshua A. Rodine

I returned to campus this weekend for the first time since 1997 (residence on the East Coast and in the Midwest having prevented an earlier homecoming). Having been a reader of the online version of the Daily Nexus for s...

October 17, 2005

Eating Out of the Dumpster

By system

You know what's fun? Eating-out jokes. For example, this weekend I ate-out at Anna's "Bakery," Sam's (To-Go), Woody's, Jack(s) (in the) Box, Javan's, Gio's and Gina's.

October 17, 2005

It Takes an Isla Village

By Adam Graff

Yesterday I was driving on Camino Pescadero, when some crazy lady flew through a stop sign and made a left turn right in front of me. I missed her by a fraction of an inch. As I craned my head to scream at her, I caught ...

October 17, 2005

Nexus Neglects Local Co-Op Markets

By Melissa Cohen

I'm writing this letter in response to Friday's article in the 3300 minutes section ("Discovering the Joys of Collegiate Cooking," Daily Nexus, Oct. 14). I commend you for choosing to feature an article that highlights t...

October 17, 2005

Students With Disabilities Still Treated Inequitably

By Sam Marks CODA Chair

I'd like to thank the Nexus for printing letters in the last few weeks from students with disabilities on how they are succeeding at UCSB. As a student with both visible and invisible disabilities, I know it is sometimes...

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

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

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

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...