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Hog Tied for A Reason

January 31, 2006 by Mark Signa

Mad cow disease! Got your attention? No? How about Avian flu pandemic. No? Okay, let's try last week's "Family Guy." There, that works. I figure with those teasers, I probably have about 10 percent of...
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Mad World

January 31, 2006 by

What the hell is this place coming to?
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Stomachs Rumble for a Del Taco

January 31, 2006 by Bri Lafond

I've kept my silence on this subject long enough, dear readers, and it would be unfair - nay, criminal - for me to continue holding my peace. As someone with a social conscience and access to such a l...
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Using Viagra Heightens Most of Life’s Pleasures, Period

January 31, 2006 by Andrew Sweat

So I am on my computer, typing about my absolutely pathetic life -followed with the word "jkajahgsjdlfhdghfdjkflfhjfhf I rock" - and I look to the right. I see a blue pill - not some bullshit, who-giv...
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The Readers’ Voice: Don’t Sound the War Alarm, Iran Is Far From Nuclear

January 31, 2006 by Heather Buchheim

This letter is in response to Elran Tsabag's column entitled "U.N. Must Disarm Iran" (Daily Nexus, Jan 30).
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American Fat Can Broaden Our Efficiency

January 30, 2006 by Keren Sookne

With the search for alternative fuels becoming a more and more pressing issue, I think that we should go out on a limb and look to humans for the answer.
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The Great Indoors

January 30, 2006 by

The 'human feels bad for the team that lost to the Nexus last night at soccer. As if losing isn't already bad enough, they had to lose to a sampling of alcoholics whose job is to sit around all day in...
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U.N. Must Disarm Iran

January 30, 2006 by Elran Tsabag

Have you ever wondered what would happen in a nuclear war? Or what it would be like to live in our own generation's arms race? Well, the opportunity is knocking at the door, and Iran is about to answe...
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Transcend the Herbal Gap

January 27, 2006 by Jeff Gibson

I have a nug to pick with misconceptions. While I appreciate the ineptitude of those trying to detect my bloodshot eyes, hidden from view in critical times during class following the afternoon's smok...
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The King Is Dead, Long Live the King

January 27, 2006 by

The 'human is pissed. Still.
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Avoid the Fuzz the Gauchos’ Way

January 27, 2006 by Bri Lafond

In general, I am law-abiding to the point of being annoying to those around me: "Do you really want to smoke that?" "Are you aware that you are blatantly disobeying the posted speed limit?" "Yes, it's...
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Town Hall Meeting Will Discuss I.V. Biking Issues

January 27, 2006 by Harry Nelson

Next Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall there will be a town hall meeting.
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A.S. Now Allows Students to Recycle Red Keg Cups

January 27, 2006 by Jason Norris

During my three years at UCSB, I have been consistently frustrated with the massive amounts of waste that I see everyday around campus and in I.V.
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MTV Star Knows Best, Porn Is A Gauntlet of Sin

January 27, 2006 by Jon Eastwood

Nina Love Anthony's article, ("Bask in Porno's Pleasures," Daily Nexus, Jan. 25) is a sad example of how unaware she is of the destructive effects that pornography has on our society and on individual...
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Utilize Your Utilities

January 26, 2006 by Colin Marshall

College life, though a cut above living by your wits in the abandoned subway tunnels of New York, is not without its dangers. There is, for instance, a nontrivial chance that you'll be done in by mass...
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