Opinion

May 6, 2005

Don’t Undermine the Efforts of CSOs

By Jessica Hilo

CSOs are a unique group of students with diverse interests and backgrounds. They quietly endure a lot of animosity and discrimination from students who fail to appreciate the good work they provide the community.

May 5, 2005

Private Dancer: Clearing the Angry Air

By Alec Mouhibian

Given the large number of misinterpretations of my last column ("Private Dancer: The Deception Behind Gender Studies," Daily Nexus, April 19), a few things need to be cleared up. First off, there is a reason I referred t...

May 5, 2005

Look Out Behind You

By system

I was stuck in traffic today because someone drove the wrong way on the 101, and it reminded me of another dumbass from my high school.

May 5, 2005

Refuting Military Misconceptions

By William Brogan

This is a response to an editorial by Katie Joaquin ("Rally Toward Equality," Daily Nexus, May 2) and the article titled "Rally Speaks out Against 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'" (Daily Nexus, May 3). Both contain Joaquin's dis...

May 5, 2005

Campus-Littering CSOs Do More Harm Than Service

By Suzanne Heibel

When was the last time you saw a "Community Service Officer" doing anything involving the betterment of our UCSB community or any "service" to our campus citizens? They provide no feeling of communal upholding - rather, ...

May 5, 2005

’40 Oz.’ Puts a Damper on Campus Efforts to Ensure Student Safety

By Megan Gallagher Jimmy Hague

In his column, "40 oz. to Freedom: Too Late Chancellor," (Daily Nexus, April 29) Sean Swaby disregards and mocks the letter sent by Vice Chancellor Michael Young to UCSB students prior to their 21st birthday.

May 4, 2005

Can I Stay Forever?

By Dave Franzese

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. A dangerous pastime, I know. But as I stand abreast with the rest of the seniors, eye to eye with the most horrible monster the world has ever known, doing a lot of thinking is t...

May 4, 2005

Moooove to Merced

By system

Drat, I missed Bobcat Day! UC Merced had an open house recently for students who hadn't already decided to not attend next year. I used to live in the Central Valley, and people like to mock it by saying it smells like c...

May 3, 2005

Keep Sex in the Military Private

By Randall Shulman

As a gay male I have very strong opinions quite different from those in Ms. Joaquin's column ("Rally Toward Equality," Daily Nexus, May 1.) First of all, let me address her concerns that the military is one big propagand...

May 3, 2005

Thar Be Sea Dragons

By system

As far as I know, there is no UCSB lagoon monster, and that makes me sad. Loch Ness has its monster. Tahoe has Tessie. Even some Canadian lake has "Ogopogo."

May 3, 2005

Intimidation Isn’t Welcome Here

By Jerred Jolin

On Friday, April 29, I sat in my Anthropology 3 lecture, watching as the professor set up his computer, loading his power point presentation, when I felt an unexpected tap on my shoulder. I turned to see an officer of th...

May 3, 2005

Continually Growing Righty Power Threatens Democracy

By Brigid Kirlin

As if controlling Congress, the Senate, the White House and the majority of governorships weren't enough power for the Republicans, they are now trying to eliminate the only tool that prevents them from stacking the cour...

May 3, 2005

Don’t Hide Your Leftist Agenda With Human Rights Ramblings

By Antony Mascovich

In July of 1993, President Clinton announced the now infamous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of the military toward sexuality. This of course met with a few isolated cases of opposition. Clinton then sent American soldie...

May 2, 2005

Rally Toward Equality

By Katie Joaquin

All I wanted was a Jamba Juice. However, my normally easy trek to the UCen was hampered by the presence of three beefy men in military gear last Thursday. I quickly lost my appetite for sweet smoothie goodness as I uneas...

May 2, 2005

Blue Balls, Frostbite Style

By system

Most of you are probably glad it doesn't snow here, but just think of the snow phalluses you could be building! Two guys in Wyoming were cited for building an obscene snow sculpture in their front yard.

May 2, 2005

Don’t Talk to Me, I’m an iPod-aholic

By Aaron Small

You've seen 'em. They're everywhere. The kids with those white wires coming out of their ears, under vintage T-shirts, with the excess string wound around a tiny pack fastened to their belt.