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Idealist Lifestyle Carries Meaning, as Opposed to the Apathetic

You know who he is. That dude, the one who thinks of nothing except the cute neighbor that might hook up with him if he gets her drunk enough or who's going to buy him beer. The guy with nothing reall...
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Weathering Heights

October is always the most demanding time of the year for the 'human. Not only are there countless birthdays to be recognized (happy B-Day little 'human bro), there is the Major League Baseball playof...
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An Interest In Your Education

The summer after my senior year of high school, my father told me, "Chris, get the hell up off that couch, put some goddamn pants on and get a job." I tried to drown him out by turning up the volume o...
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Why Be Idealistic When You Can Be a Cynical Alcoholic?

You know who she is. That girl. The hippie. The activist. The evangelical Christian. The one who always prattles on and on about the deeper meaning of things. We all know someone like her, someone who...
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He Said, She Said: I Will Sacrifice My Sexual Activity for HBO

I will never get laid in I.V. again. No really, it's just not going to happen. It's OK, I'm not too worried about it. Because the following argument is the same as dumping the check on your date. It's...
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SATC Is a Lot Like Life; Did We Say Life? We Meant Sex

Comedy. Drama. Romance. The closest thing to porn on TV before 11 p.m. With all of this going for it, I can't help but wonder: can there possibly be a better show than "Sex and the City"?
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Today

Remember when movies were good? Remember when five dollars could lead to an enjoyable evening at the theater? Remember when all the movies up for best picture were actually worthy of the award, while ...
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Quick, Pack Up Your Belongings

If you had to pack up your life in a single suitcase what would you take? At 3 a.m. yesterday, my friend Carly, an Oak Park resident, learned she had to pack what she could because her neighborhood wa...
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Who’s the Baaaaby?

Who's the big college student? Yesh you are. Yesh you are. Who's the big independent person doing whatever they want in class, like reading the 'human? Yesh you are. Yesh you are.
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Cool Off I.V., Heckling Just Goes Too Far

You're at a 10. We need you at like a 2. I had looked forward to the first weekend of the school year all summer. There's more beer than even we Gauchos know what to do with, and nubile, young freshme...
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Cycling Inability Leaves Freshman Blaming GOLD

An open letter to that girl I hit on my bike yesterday. My bad. Seriously, it probably sucked pretty hard to be you at like 8:45 a.m. yesterday, face down on the grass outside of FT with your backpack...
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Facebook Write-Ups Just Another Bogus UC Policy

Even though I am a graduate student, I was compelled to write in after reading your article, ("Facebookers To Face Write-Ups for Dorm Photos," Daily Nexus, Sept. 29). This new non-policy (it appears n...
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US News Coverage Lacking When Compared Abroad

I am writing in response to Katy Tur's article on the physical appearance of news reporters ("News on the Tube Scores Poorly on Alum's Report Card," Daily Nexus, Sept. 28). Personally, I am sick of Am...
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Lying Your Way Through Life

We all have hobbies. Some people fly kites. Some people read books. Some people eat a lot food and then intentionally puke it back up. Some people do all of the aforementioned things.
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Error’d

The 'human is drowning
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