Opinion

October 5, 2005

Exploring Sadomachinism

By Nina Anthony

Late nights I can often be found at my computer, endlessly perusing websites of adult content in order to broaden not only my horizons, but some of yours as well. And while typing the word "sex" into a search engine is l...

October 5, 2005

Just What We Need, Another Restaurant

By Colin Marshall

Zoning law aficionados have no doubt been captivated by the recent troubles of The Spot, an upcoming "on-sale beer and wine eating place" (as the posted note described it, casting serious doubt on the proprietor's comman...

October 5, 2005

Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Gut Loan Funding

By Bill Shiebler

As students on college campuses across the country ease back into school to begin classes this fall, Congress will vote on one of the most detrimental pieces of federal legislation to face students in recent history.

October 5, 2005

Conservative Corruption Is Booming, Setting Terrible Example

By Jake Thorn

I'm optimistic. Our leaders cannot get any more corrupt and evil. Surely they've hit rock bottom, which means there's nowhere to go but up for our conservative rulers. Oh, but it's so cute to see them writhing in the mud...

October 4, 2005

Delaying Retirement

By system

If there were a Hall of Fame for Political Corruption, Tom Delay would be the House Majority Leader. The senator is putting up first ballot Hall of Fame numbers this year, wowing liberals and conservatives alike.

October 4, 2005

Simmer Down Now, Kids

By Bri Lafond

Before allowing us to sign on the dotted line so that he might begin to take from us every dollar potentially earned this school year, the owner of the apartment building in which I now live solicited from my roommate an...

October 4, 2005

Greek Groper Deserves Punch to the Groin

By Dianne Jobson

I was propositioned Saturday night. My boyfriend and I met up with a group of friends. One was a member of a fraternity, so he suggested we go back to his frat house. After watching a few rounds of beer pong and chatting...

October 4, 2005

Great Movies Haven’t Faded, Academy’s Oscar is to Blame

By Adrian Ripburger

I'm writing in response to Adam Wenger's rant, "Today's Cinema Doesn't Compare to 90s Blockbusters" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 3, 2005). Actually, I'm only using it as a springboard into a different, tangential topic -- might as...

October 4, 2005

Idealist Lifestyle Carries Meaning, as Opposed to the Apathetic

By Darian Ahler

You know who he is. That dude, the one who thinks of nothing except the cute neighbor that might hook up with him if he gets her drunk enough or who's going to buy him beer. The guy with nothing really interesting to say...

October 3, 2005

An Interest In Your Education

By Chris Trenchard

The summer after my senior year of high school, my father told me, "Chris, get the hell up off that couch, put some goddamn pants on and get a job." I tried to drown him out by turning up the volume on "Family Feud," but...

October 3, 2005

Weathering Heights

By system

October is always the most demanding time of the year for the 'human. Not only are there countless birthdays to be recognized (happy B-Day little 'human bro), there is the Major League Baseball playoffs, football and the...

October 3, 2005

Why Be Idealistic When You Can Be a Cynical Alcoholic?

By Brent Robinson

You know who she is. That girl. The hippie. The activist. The evangelical Christian. The one who always prattles on and on about the deeper meaning of things. We all know someone like her, someone who seems so caught up ...

October 3, 2005

He Said, She Said: I Will Sacrifice My Sexual Activity for HBO

By Sean Swaby

I will never get laid in I.V. again. No really, it's just not going to happen. It's OK, I'm not too worried about it. Because the following argument is the same as dumping the check on your date. It's forgetting to open ...

October 3, 2005

SATC Is a Lot Like Life; Did We Say Life? We Meant Sex

By Mollie Vandor

Comedy. Drama. Romance. The closest thing to porn on TV before 11 p.m. With all of this going for it, I can't help but wonder: can there possibly be a better show than "Sex and the City"?

October 3, 2005

Today

By Adam Wenger

Remember when movies were good? Remember when five dollars could lead to an enjoyable evening at the theater? Remember when all the movies up for best picture were actually worthy of the award, while there were still 20 ...

September 30, 2005

Who’s the Baaaaby?

By system

Who's the big college student? Yesh you are. Yesh you are. Who's the big independent person doing whatever they want in class, like reading the 'human? Yesh you are. Yesh you are.