Opinion
I did not participate in the Halloween festivities this year. Instead, I flew home to be with my family, to grieve the death of my uncle. The youngest of nine siblings who should have been the last to...
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Aside from bringing to mind the classic "slippery slope" argument, Prop 73 seems to miss the point when it freezes the right of a minor to have an abortion until 48 hours after the parents have been n...
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The weatherhuman always loves it when the weatherparents come down to pay him a visit and cash for not dropping out of weatherschool. The 'human really takes well to bribery, not to mention flattery a...
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It's no secret that California's public school system is in shambles. Proposition 74 aims to fix that system with good intent, but ultimately misses the underlying problems that have plagued the state...
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We might be tempted to agree with the proponents of Proposition 75 when they say union leaders should have to get the consent of members before putting money toward political campaigns, were it not fo...
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We don't normally laugh at propositions here at the Nexus, but we couldn't help ourselves on this one. Prop 76 would supposedly reduce California's budget deficit by subjecting school funding to annua...
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In theory, Proposition 77 is a step in the right direction. Gerrymandering is a serious problem that needs to be fixed if we want a legitimate, truly representative democracy, but employing three old,...
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Proposition 78 is OK, but it's no Prop 79. This is why we are opposing Prop 78: It's either one or the other, and quite frankly, we would rather vote for a proposition that could actually get some res...
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Other than major shareholders in pharmaceutical companies, there are few people who could reasonably vote for Proposition 78 over Prop 79. Prop 79 would benefit up to 10 million Californians, extendin...
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As you might recall from your basic economics classes, having more options is always better than having fewer options. Having greater freedom of choice means more competition and lower prices - an ide...
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Where the fuck am I? Um, why is there Parmesan cheese all over my face? Why am I wearing a pink - wait, that's purple - thong, and why does it feel so comfortable? Is that the White Album playing?
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To be a good weatherhuman, you also have to have good weathertaste. Here's some stuff you should be listening to because I listen to it
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Now think, if you were dying, what would it be like? I admit, this is not something an everyday person has to think about. Their realm is that of bills and work and grades and lovers and drugs and fil...
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The quarter is well under way and some of us are already feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Under these circumstances, a lot of us neglect self-care and do not pay attention to some very important ...
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I have a confession to make. I live in a hammock on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. That's right, I live in a hammock in a crawlspace on the fifth floor of the Davidson Library. It can get a ...
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Everything shower every day
Has an extensive tote bag collection but never brings one to Trader Joe’s
Reusing condoms
Collecting tears to water their plants
Asking to shower together to “save water”
Air conditioning and electric blanket running simultaneously
Has gone from Temu to SHEIN for bikini purchases
Fracking
On their 10th flight out of Santa Barbara Airport this month
Owns seven Stanley cups
Wrote their environmental ethics essay with ChatGPT
Vegan contributing to Big Almond
