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What’s in a Name?

May 6, 2005 by

Today is Tony Charles Lynton Blair's birthday. Today is also the birthday of the person who edits this page. There is a story about Tony Charles Lynton Blair on this page today.
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Don’t Undermine the Efforts of CSOs

May 6, 2005 by Jessica Hilo

CSOs are a unique group of students with diverse interests and backgrounds. They quietly endure a lot of animosity and discrimination from students who fail to appreciate the good work they provide th...
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Private Dancer: Clearing the Angry Air

May 5, 2005 by Alec Mouhibian

Given the large number of misinterpretations of my last column ("Private Dancer: The Deception Behind Gender Studies," Daily Nexus, April 19), a few things need to be cleared up. First off, there is a...
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Look Out Behind You

May 5, 2005 by

I was stuck in traffic today because someone drove the wrong way on the 101, and it reminded me of another dumbass from my high school.
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Refuting Military Misconceptions

May 5, 2005 by William Brogan

This is a response to an editorial by Katie Joaquin ("Rally Toward Equality," Daily Nexus, May 2) and the article titled "Rally Speaks out Against 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'" (Daily Nexus, May 3). Both c...
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Campus-Littering CSOs Do More Harm Than Service

May 5, 2005 by Suzanne Heibel

When was the last time you saw a "Community Service Officer" doing anything involving the betterment of our UCSB community or any "service" to our campus citizens? They provide no feeling of communal ...
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’40 Oz.’ Puts a Damper on Campus Efforts to Ensure Student Safety

May 5, 2005 by Megan Gallagher Jimmy Hague

In his column, "40 oz. to Freedom: Too Late Chancellor," (Daily Nexus, April 29) Sean Swaby disregards and mocks the letter sent by Vice Chancellor Michael Young to UCSB students prior to their 21st b...
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Can I Stay Forever?

May 4, 2005 by Dave Franzese

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. A dangerous pastime, I know. But as I stand abreast with the rest of the seniors, eye to eye with the most horrible monster the world has ever known, doing a ...
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Moooove to Merced

May 4, 2005 by

Drat, I missed Bobcat Day! UC Merced had an open house recently for students who hadn't already decided to not attend next year. I used to live in the Central Valley, and people like to mock it by say...
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Keep Sex in the Military Private

May 3, 2005 by Randall Shulman

As a gay male I have very strong opinions quite different from those in Ms. Joaquin's column ("Rally Toward Equality," Daily Nexus, May 1.) First of all, let me address her concerns that the military ...
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Thar Be Sea Dragons

May 3, 2005 by

As far as I know, there is no UCSB lagoon monster, and that makes me sad. Loch Ness has its monster. Tahoe has Tessie. Even some Canadian lake has "Ogopogo."
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Intimidation Isn’t Welcome Here

May 3, 2005 by Jerred Jolin

On Friday, April 29, I sat in my Anthropology 3 lecture, watching as the professor set up his computer, loading his power point presentation, when I felt an unexpected tap on my shoulder. I turned to ...
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Continually Growing Righty Power Threatens Democracy

May 3, 2005 by Brigid Kirlin

As if controlling Congress, the Senate, the White House and the majority of governorships weren't enough power for the Republicans, they are now trying to eliminate the only tool that prevents them fr...
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Don’t Hide Your Leftist Agenda With Human Rights Ramblings

May 3, 2005 by Antony Mascovich

In July of 1993, President Clinton announced the now infamous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of the military toward sexuality. This of course met with a few isolated cases of opposition. Clinton then ...
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Rally Toward Equality

May 2, 2005 by Katie Joaquin

All I wanted was a Jamba Juice. However, my normally easy trek to the UCen was hampered by the presence of three beefy men in military gear last Thursday. I quickly lost my appetite for sweet smoothie...
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