Opinion

February 18, 2005

Slinging Neutral Mud

By Colin Marshall

If there's one noticeable recurring motif in the hallowed pages of the Nexus -- well, besides how to acquire cheap liquor -- it's the nasty, unending volley of mud between those on either end of the political spectrum.

February 18, 2005

Not Everyone Deserves Full Disclosure

By Sarah Niss

This is in response to Dave Franzese's Wednesday Hump. Dave, the title of your Wednesday Hump seemed to have an informative message encouraging sexually active people to wear condoms regardless of if a partner is on the ...

February 18, 2005

Come Join a Party That Will Change UCSB’s Future

By Felicia Cruz

This is our vision: Student government should be a catalyst for effective and lasting change. It should be a place that provides information and tools to help each individual make the greatest possible impact in their co...

February 18, 2005

Staff Editorial Doesn’t Take Into Account Queer Rights

By Kyle Richards

Your editorial speaks of individual rights and the rights of students who want to associate with a military recruiter. While claiming to be a proponent of individual rights, you are quick to dismiss the individual rights...

February 17, 2005

In Bold Fashion

By Staff

I have the perfect solution for those people who have a problem deciding what to wear: Just don't do laundry. Like, ever.

February 17, 2005

A Waste of Sex Education

By Brigid Kirlin

Most of the time, I can see past President George W. Bush's incoherent babble and understand his message. Other times, his policies fly in the face of logic and simple-minded, right wing ideology conquers both science an...

February 17, 2005

Don’t Desecrate the Memory of an Icon

By Claire Poissonniez

In response to the column titled "Great Icons Mark the Passing of One Generation to Another," (Daily Nexus, Feb. 15) by Henry Sarria, I agree with many of his sentiments regarding our cultural heroes and pushers of the m...

February 16, 2005

Message From the Stars

By Staff

You may have noticed that yesterday's paper omitted a horoscope for Pisces. Sorry, some of the stars were tired and needed a day off.

February 16, 2005

All’s Not Fair in War and Education

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

According to a resolution recently presented to the Academic Senate, 17 UCSB professors want to ban military recruiters from campus and review the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Their stated reason: The D...

February 16, 2005

The Pill Isn’t Your Ticket to Condom-Free Sex

By Dave Franzese

At the zoo, I found myself surrounded by the most disgusting, stinky, vile animals I had ever seen: ugly, little human babies. They made the gibbons look like Mr. Belvedere. And as I watched the tiny bastards hoot and po...

February 15, 2005

Not In Kansas Anymore

By Staff

And here I thought I.V. was crowded. Authorities who were rescuing people from a potentially fatal gas leak in a duplex last night found that there were 25 people living inside

February 15, 2005

Strike Three, You’re Drunk

By Sean Swaby

For a half second, all of my hopes and dreams of fatherhood flashed before my eyes. Then I realized that I really wanted another beer. Then I scoped out this cute blond shortstop on an adjacent field, sporting a Giants h...

February 15, 2005

You’ve Been a Bad Boy, Lefty

By Chris Rice

In response to the column titled "The Romance of Republicans," (Daily Nexus, Feb. 14) by Neil Visalvanich, I must object. Yet contrary to before, I must indulge myself this time and not get too heated and instead form a ...

February 15, 2005

Great Icons Mark the Passing of one Generation to Another

By Henry Sarria

Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, truly became the end of an era for me. That's when Johnny Carson, the original funny man, passed on to the next life. My guess is he has everyone, God included, rolling in the aisles of heaven. Wel...

February 15, 2005

Officer Apologizes for Insensitive Assault Quotes

By Mark Signa

This is in response to the letter dated Feb. 11, ("Sexual Assaults Always Yield Injuries For Women," Daily Nexus). I am responsible for the press release and subsequent information that was released regarding the sexual ...

February 15, 2005

Don’t Make ROTC Pay for Professors Political Vendetta

By Helly Kwee

I was dismayed to read about the possibility of banning ROTC from this campus ("UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review," Daily Nexus, Feb. 14). If you disagree with the policies that the Dept. of Defense sets forth, then, hey...