Opinion

October 22, 2004

Don’t Let Them Scare You

By Alec Mouhibian

The Office of Student Life displays a poster that says: "Vote, Because You Can." Beside the words, there is a picture of a dog looking like she just came out of a voting booth. The irony, apparently, is unintended.

October 22, 2004

Get Up, Get Down

By system

Last night I had a dream where this ventriloquist lady was on an airplane and she did this really good impression of the pilot speaking: "This is the captain from the flight deck. The seat belt sign has been turned off s...

October 22, 2004

Crafty County Conspirators

By system

Perhaps there's a sinister explanation for why the county has supported a sea wall for Goleta Beach, where no one lives, but not in I.V., where people's houses are gradually, literally, falling into the ocean.

October 22, 2004

Don’t Dismiss Single-Word Labels as Un-PC

By Caitlin Mueller

Not too long ago, I was hospitalized at UCLA. Since it's a teaching hospital, a group of med students crowded in my room to observe a case of diabetic ketoacidosis, and I was giving them a rundown on some of the differen...

October 22, 2004

Anal CSOs Should Set Their Priorities

By Rachel Granzow

I hurried out of Isla Vista Theater, released early from an evening class. Excited, I pedaled to the Thunderdome, where Bob Dylan was to perform in 45 minutes. I stood in the massive queue patiently, the anticipation bui...

October 22, 2004

Republican’s Deceptive Claims Don’t Get My Vote

By Shawn Moura

It looks like Bob Pohl, the Republican candidate for the 35th State Assembly District, is following Brooks Firestone's example of campaigning with false promises and unsubstantiated claims about himself and his opponent...

October 22, 2004

Getting Our Country Back Begins By Getting Bush Out

By Jennifer Rogers

This Saturday, Oct. 23, the People's Coalition is holding a march and rally to "Vote to Get Bush Out and Take Our Country Back" as we approach the final run-up to the election.

October 20, 2004

Readin’, Ritin’, Roastin’

By system

California is the 43rd smartest state in the country, according to a survey that ranks public education systems nationwide (in other words, sixth dumbest).

October 20, 2004

The Missingitemshuman

By system

It would be really weird to have a fetish for missing things. Like, "Hey baby, why don't we turn the lights down low and lose our car keys?"

October 20, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: Rock Bottom and Beyond

By Meghan Palma

A side of Isla Vista exists that a select few of us see - a dark and gritty underground beneath the sunny skies and sandy beaches we lovingly call our home. Cunning, invisible and inviting, it isn't distinguishable by se...

October 20, 2004

Let Conscience Guide Your Vote

By Ash Roughani

Your vote does not count. OK, well, this statement should not be left unqualified. You live in California. You are an idealistic college student. Now is the time to vote what you believe in.

October 20, 2004

The Shady Conspiracy Theories Behind Isla Vista Hatred

By Sean Swaby

Lately I've been wondering if anyone who's anyone in Santa Barbara gets together on a daily basis and asks each other, "How can we fuck Sean in the ass today?"

October 20, 2004

A Vote for Bob Pohl Is a Vote for Change in I.V.

By Bob Pohl 35th District State Assembly

To the students of UCSB: My name is Bob Pohl, and I want your vote for State Assembly. I am asking for your vote because I believe I can help you more than my opponent can. I believe this for the following reasons.

October 20, 2004

Biketopia Dreams Include Unrealistic Expectations

By Garrick Sitongia

Last Friday's Nexus had a column written by Dennis Whelan, senior campus planner for UCSB's Campus Planning and Design Dept. ("Call It a Dream, but We Could Become Biketopia," Daily Nexus, Oct. 15).

October 19, 2004

Damn Skippy: Bondage Is Not My Thing

By Loren Willams

After reading this November's supply of initiatives, I have decided that, while I have a difficult time rejecting propositions, I may make an exception for some of the ones on the ballot.

October 19, 2004

Pump Up Those Orgasms

By Dave Franzese

Well, the girls weren't the only things getting wet this weekend as the first rains fell upon this little utopia of ours. With the precipitation comes what many consider to be the most romantic weather of the year.