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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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Meet: The WeatherJared

January 26, 2006 by

The 'human was vastly misinformed when it was told that there was a Subway at the new liquor store-esque Arbor. On the contrary, there was nary a sub to be bought, just a line of patient fools that fa...
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Get Off Your Throne for a Change

January 26, 2006 by Fergal Madigan

Public toilets rarely, if ever, act as a microcosm for a society. They have important functions, but social commentary is usually not one of them. Nevertheless, on the second floor of our Davidson Lib...
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Simply Incompetent

January 25, 2006 by

Cell phones and iPods are everywhere. The 'human is berated by technology.
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Bask in Porno’s Pleasures

January 25, 2006 by Nina Anthony

While nursing a hangover before breakfast Saturday morning with the eight other people who slept in my room, I found myself in a familiar place: Watching bad porn. What better way to spend time with m...
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Columnist Undermines Constitution

January 25, 2006 by Paul Jones

In response to Matt Cappiello's column "Alito Contructs Mediocrity" (Daily Nexus, Jan 24.), Mr. Cappiello makes numerous statements about the Constitution and the methodology for its interpretation, w...
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New Breed of Terrorists Reek of Ward Churchill’s Stench

January 25, 2006 by Harry Sarria

The U.S., unlike my birthplace of Cuba, is a land of opinions that can be freely expressed without fear of repercussions. Look at any op-ed piece in any publication across the country and you'll see t...
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Don’t Pester Us With Your Silly American Pastimes

January 25, 2006 by Sam Solnick Kate Wills

Darwin may be the bogeyman of myopic Midwesterners but at least here he stays in the classroom. Back in Blighty - this means England - survival of the fittest is yet to make the evolutionary leap away...
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