Opinion

November 8, 2004

Both Parties Have Twisted Logic Concerning ‘Pro-Life’

By Allison Burtch

Ash Roughani's Friday column, "The Harsh Realities of a Country Drenched in Red" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 5) spoke of the Democratic Party "fail[ing] to capitalize" on the politics of morality. As a nonpartisan voter and a Chr...

November 8, 2004

Campus Forum May Bridge Gap Between Dems, GOPs

By Orin Harris

It is time for the political junkies on this campus to put their money where their mouths are. Stop complaining about "stupid racist" conservatives or "ignorant hippie" liberals, and actually debate someone who isn't a m...

November 5, 2004

Styrofoam Sucks

By Staff

The weathermom sent me a care package, which was nice of course, but the goodies were buried in pieces of my worst enemy: Styrofoam. Nothing sends a shiver up my spine more than Styrofoam.

November 5, 2004

Welcome to a Nation Divided

By Alec Mouhibian

Among the things that culminated on this Election Day was one of the most impassioned and personal political hate-fests in American history. Last-minute examples included the revelation of Walter Cronkite's long suspecte...

November 5, 2004

This Angry Dem Speaks Out

By Aaron Tuch

I write because I've heard enough from Neil Visalvanich. His witty and gentle analogies failed before the election and now, more than ever, they look like a pathetic plea for sympathy ("Electoral Heartbreak," Daily Nexus...

November 5, 2004

The Harsh Realities of a Country Drenched in Red

By Ash Roughani

God, guns, gays and the Jesus factor won this election. The politics of morality is an area that the Democrats have failed to capitalize on, and that is why Sen. John F. Kerry will go down in history as one of only a few...

November 5, 2004

Respect Doesn’t Exist When Hooking Up With I.V. Scum

By Andrew Menotti

Mollie Vandor's column "Hold Your Tongue; Looks Can Be Deceiving," (Daily Nexus, Nov. 2) mentioned that men should treat women with respect if we want to hook up with them. Either Mollie has no idea what she is talking a...

November 5, 2004

Foot Patrol’s Unfair Actions Leave Isla Vistans Appalled

By Piper Grant

I am outraged at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol's strategy this Halloween of arresting possible troublemakers before they created serious problems and the way in which the police dealt with the crowds.

November 4, 2004

Electoral Heartbreak

By Neil Visalvanich

I'm a political junkie and a sports fanatic. I'm also a Democrat who hails from Chicago, which means that since Michael Jordan left the Bulls and since Bill Clinton left the presidency, I've had to cope with a deep and i...

November 4, 2004

There Goes the Sun

By Staff

I hate it when Daylight Savings Time ends and the sun starts setting right after I wake up. If I'm going to ever see the sun, I need to either wake up earlier or change the angle of the sun relative to the earth, and I'm...

November 4, 2004

Two Parties Bring Needed Balance to U.S.

By Michael McClarin

Now that the elections are over, we can once again look at our political beliefs in a more rational manner. What does it mean to be a Democrat or a Republican? Well for some, it might be based on the fact that certain in...

November 3, 2004

A Touchdown on Tape

By Dave Franzese

Well, Halloween and those bastard midterms came and went like a premature ejaculator at a strip club, and that means from here on out it's officially football season.

November 3, 2004

Jihad Begins At Home

By Staff

We appear to have elected George W. Bush. I guess this means Americans are opposed to terrorism.

November 3, 2004

Unveiling the Inner Racist in All of Us

By Michael Nicolayeff

You wouldn't think it from looking at me, but I am, in fact, half-Asian. This is because my father's side of the family is Russian. You don't think that makes me half-Asian?

November 2, 2004

Battleground States

By Staff

So the Nexus endorsed John Kerry for president, but I personally disagree. If there's one thing that bugs a weather forecaster, it's unpredictable flip-flopping.

November 2, 2004

The Artful Dodger: Hotmail Ain’t so Hot Anymore

By Drew Mackie

"Security notice: You are entering a page which is not secure. The information you view and send can be read while in transit." And with a simple click of the OK button, I bypassed this little security warning and access...