Opinion

February 14, 2005

Left-Lane Driver: The Romance of Republicans

By Neil Visalvanich

Valentine's Day is a day dedicated to celebrating the love between a man and a woman - or a man and a man, a woman and a woman, whichever your poison. But after spending the past weekend gouging out my wallet in the purs...

February 14, 2005

I Hate Valentine’s Day, so Date Me

By Staff

Hey kids! Be sure to check today's opinion pages for the personal ads disguised as columns or letters to the editor.

February 14, 2005

He Said: Nobody Benefits From V-Day Spending but the Economy

By Drew Mackie

"Be Mine." "Hot Stuff." "Let's Kiss." Until they start making conversation hearts big enough to fit "Can I Buy Your Love With These Chalky, Unpleasant Shitty Candies," I think I'm going to boycott the big V-Day itself.

February 14, 2005

She Said: Quit the Pity Parties – it’s Just Another Day of the Year

By Lauren Creamer

I am single. I am single and it's Valentine's Day. I am single, it's Valentine's Day, and I'm not angry or sad.

February 14, 2005

Woo Them With Raw Gestures of Affection

By Ryan Weidert

Valentine's Day, a day that will forever live as "the day" of cheap flowers, boxed candy and a night of dinner and the movies for thousands of people across the country. It is a time for love to blossom and to be reaffir...

February 14, 2005

The Governator Says, “Hasta La Vista, Education”

By Spencer Erickson

I can still hear the cheers and occasional jeers from the uproarious crowd at the tiny mall praising the man who would save our state from debt and promote unity in Sacramento.

February 11, 2005

Let’s Drink to Our Fine Water

By Staff

Today is supposed to be the last day that they're cleaning the pipes, which means I.V.'s water will be back to normal - whatever that is.

February 11, 2005

War of the Women

By John Carpenter

I had a brief fantasy this morning over breakfast. I opened up to the opinion page in the Daily Nexus and what I found was an article championing a Dean '08 campaign ("A New Dawn for Democrats," Daily Nexus, Feb. 10).

February 11, 2005

Sexual Assaults Always Yield Injuries for Women

By Mimi Khuc

I am writing to express my extreme concern for a comment made by UCPD Sgt. Mark Signa in the "Student Faces Sexual Assault Charges" article (Daily Nexus, Feb. 9). In reference to the victim of the sexual assault, he was ...

February 11, 2005

Don’t Underestimate the Sexiness of Engineers

By Henry Minden

Dave Franzese - I read your column on weekly basis, as it is usually moderately entertaining, although Beth Van Dyke did a far better job. What the hell was that cute little comment about mechanical engineers about ("The...

February 10, 2005

He Said: Sexy Skin Art Supplements Sensual Expression of Self

By Mark Batalla

Maybe it's my years of experience working around ink, but there's something about tattoos that makes the hairs on my neck stand up and my pupils dilate. Right there in front of me is a living embodiment of art - somethin...

February 10, 2005

Mardi Blah

By Staff

It sounds like San Luis Obispo went from having a lame excuse for a riot last year to being just lame this year.

February 10, 2005

She Said: Don’t Tarnish That Tantalizing Tan With Tacky Tribal Tattoos

By Kristina Ackermann

There's nothing worse than spotting that ridiculously gorgeous guy from your history class at a party, working your game all night to get him home with you and arriving at that hotly anticipated moment when the clothes b...

February 10, 2005

A New Dawn for Democrats

By Ash Roughani

"We're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York. We're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan, and then ...

February 10, 2005

A.S. BIKES Awakens to Serve Cyclists

By Kamron Sokolov

The A.S. Bicycle Improvements Keeps Everyone Safe (A.S. BIKES) Committee has emerged from a long hibernation. Its yearlong dormancy has ended with a new team committed to bringing a better bicycle system to the UCSB camp...

February 10, 2005

You’re Always a Winner When You’re Playing Beer Pong

By Sean Swaby

I witnessed an amazing athletic feat Sunday afternoon. One strong, accurate right arm reared back and launched a projectile over the playing field. The ball soared majestically through the air cutting through the wind li...