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GOLD Makeover Would Come As a Relief

I am so frustrated with GOLD that I thought I'd write to the Nexus and make a few suggestions. I think I speak for most students when I say that GOLD needs some major revision and modernization.
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Court Decorum For Drunkies

Well, we made it through Halloween pretty much intact. A bit on the crowded side, but overall people seemed to get along pretty well. However, there were still some problems. Lesson 1: lots of alcohol...
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A Streak to Forget

If you attended the men's playoff soccer game Saturday, then you saw one of the most pathetic attempts at rushing the field in the history of mankind.
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Regents’ Priorities Need an Exhaustive Makeover

They increased fees again. Fucking bastards. You'd think America would want to educate its people. But I guess that's just what we think. I guess it would just be cheaper to have the next generation o...
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Isla Vista Post-Halloween Cleanup Accomplishes Goal

The Adopt-A-Block program hosted its annual Halloween cleanup after the busy weekend. Adopt-A-Block is a community cleanup program administered by the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District and spons...
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A Disparity of Dialect

I didn't believe in the language barrier until I took an introductory Spanish class in high school. I had hoped to learn about Spanish culture and its rich history, but I could never actually learn an...
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Finally

Finally, it has happened. The Nexus has officially turned into a smut tabloid. You'll notice that the Opinion page is filled with it today, so get out your tube socks.
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Teachers

We'd all go to our graves happier if we never had to argue about teachers' salaries again. Nowhere else are fallacious appeals to emotion and images of impoverished idealists who just want to help the...
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Military Recruiter Opponents Don

So let me see if I get this straight: Chris Trenchard's piece "Rogue Inquiry Evades Prod" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 15), the one where he shadow boxes a fictitious caricature of a U.S. Army recruiter (and u...
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Problem Stems from Slang

Female Masturbation. Masssstuurbaaation. Unlike other words, that one doesn't exactly roll off your tongue. You kind of have to gag it out. Go ahead reader, say it out loud. I don't care if you are in...
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Even Moms Rub the Knob

Every single girl I have talked to about sex has admitted it to me. Some of you clueless boys out there might be surprised. Even the shyest of girls masturbate. Sorority girls masturbate. Your mom mas...
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Toy-Story 5: Uncensored

I would just like to inform you that masturbating, to most girls, is definitely better than sex. Many girls can't even get an orgasm without some sort of, well, "toy" to help. And since this is the ca...
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Women Deserve the Delight

Saso's candor is refreshing, much like masturbation itself. Yet amidst his article's liberating aspects, I am troublesomely reminded of the plague that is female sexuality. We either sheepishly deny o...
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Indulgence is the Spice of Life

To all of you boys who are convinced that girls are as sex-obsessed as you are, that we waste away hours in search of the perfect orgasm; to all of you who utilize visions of naked sweat-laden girls p...
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Regents Swindle Students

Who are the UC Regents? For a variety of reasons, it's a timely question to ask. Hundreds of students from throughout the UC system, including from UCSB, will pour into UC Berkeley to protest at the R...
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