Opinion

April 29, 2005

Queers, You

By Adam Graff

First thing's first, I am going to officially come out as an ally of the queer community. I look forward to this week's workshops. Second, who in God's name does this Wilfred Brimley -- the "check your blood sugar" guy -...

April 28, 2005

This Sucks

By system

A friend gave me the worst gift recently. It's a My Little Pony with a lollipop attached to its head. When you press a button, the pony's head and the lollipop spin like they're possessed by Satan (which they are).

April 28, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: The Holy Grail of I.V. Dating

By Meghan Palma

There is no place on earth that has perfected the art of the booty call like Isla Vista has. On any given Friday night, bedrooms all over town are cashing in on the "Drink, dial, do me" dance that has become a staple of ...

April 28, 2005

Queers Turn Cheek on Homophobe

By Chris Eberz

On Monday in Storke Plaza, queer students and faculty and our friends and allies rallied together to kick off the opening of Queer Pride Week here at UCSB as a time of celebration of identity and diversity. As many may ...

April 28, 2005

Loss of Filibuster Means Silencing Minority

By Evan Ingardia

hank God we're done with A.S. elections. I mean, who wants to hear two parties castigate each other when any citizen can easily watch news from Capitol Hill? In the past weeks, one of the more troubling issues between th...

April 28, 2005

Hugs and Kisses From Intellectually Superior Feminists Everywhere

By Adrienne MacIain

I'd like to say a great big thank you to Alec Mouhibian for demonstrating so poignantly why we do need gender studies, and the Women's Center. Because there are still so many people who, like you, believe that any woman ...

April 27, 2005

Sex by the Books

By system

Hey, check out the "Best of" section in today's paper. Once again, the Davidson Library was voted the best place to have sex on campus. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It wins every year.

April 27, 2005

Embrace That Dirty Fetish

By Dave Franzese

I have something very important to say: Pain makes me horny. Before you come to my house in order to slug me in the mug and check my Levis for an admirable erection, allow me to explain. In an odd coincidence, my sexual ...

April 27, 2005

The Artful Dodger: Don’t Tell me What Classes to Take

By Drew Mackie

Forcing people to do something won

April 27, 2005

Blame Your own Irresponsibility for the Untimely Eviction

By Sheveeta Marie Shephard

Last time I checked, there was no oil in Santa Cruz Hall, and Wilfred Brown, the executive director of Housing and Residential Services, was not a Republican legislator from Texas lobbied by the rich corporations, nor a ...

April 27, 2005

UCen Bigot Undermines Reason for Queer Pride Week

By Tiffany Pascual

I am writing to the Nexus in response to several acts of homophobia that occurred around the UCen during and after the queer pride rally. Although people may not understand the importance of having events like Queer Prid...

April 26, 2005

It Could Be Bloodier

By system

I was having a bit of a crummy day, but then the weathermom called and put things in perspective: One of the weatheruncles accidentally sawed off two of his fingers.

April 26, 2005

It

By Mark Signa

So whom do you trust? There are a million sources of information out there, but which one can you rely on? There's no simple answer for that one. I've found that no matter whom I've talked to, nothing beats looking it up...

April 25, 2005

SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

By system

SNGA IS 2 A CRAPY ALBUM AND U DO NT NO WAT UR TALKIN ABOUT. SIMPUL PLAN IS 4 LOOSERS. THANX 4 WRITING.

April 25, 2005

Left-Lane Driver: A ‘Daily’ Dose of News

By Neil Visalvanich

Recent studies have shown that most young people get their news from Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," my professor noted with incredulity. He was shocked and visibly disturbed that most of us would turn to a self-proclaim...

April 25, 2005

Right to Free Expression Can’t Be Fired

By Henry Sarria

Every other year I find myself having to write something about the topic known as freedom of speech, and it is usually in defense of a Daily Nexus columnist. Supporting a specific point of view expressed is not the issue...