Opinion

October 14, 2004

Nexus Does Not Know How To Party, Politically At Least

By Shawn Moura

The content of the Nexus article "Green VP Candidate Speaks in MCC" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 13) was misleading. At the end of the article, a student says, "I'm really glad one of the political parties chose to have one of the...

October 14, 2004

Pride Day Ended Up Being Shameful, Not Celebratory

By Robert Carrasco

I never thought I would have any reason to be ashamed of being gay, but National Coming Out Day gave me a one. I woke up Monday morning, excitedly anticipating the day's festivities in celebration of the courage of gays,...

October 14, 2004

Get a Clue, Meatheads; You Aren’t Impressing Anyone

By Nathan Rivera

This article is addressed to all the Rec Cen pretenders. We have all seen them before. I am talking about those guys who are in the weight room for hours, doing anything and everything besides working out.

October 13, 2004

Love Over Sex

By Dave Franzese

No matter how kinky things got in the past or will inevitably get in the future, the act of making love stands as the big, firm, glorious rock amidst the choppy shoreline of hooking up and one night stands.

October 13, 2004

A Crappy Day

By system

I am currently watching two guys carry bags of waste water out of the Nexus office. For a few harrowing hours the other night, sewage seeped into the office - perhaps the lagoon backed up - and all of you who think the N...

October 13, 2004

A.S. Is Broke, But Do They Need More Money?

By Neil Visalvanich

Yes, UCSB's very own Associated Students is having financial woes of its own - Apocalyptic financial woes. Just to give you an idea of how bad things are, last year, A.S. Finance Board was able to dole out $75,000 in cas...

October 13, 2004

Damn Skippy: He’s the Comeback Kid of Tikrit

By Loren Willams

Greetings American students. This is Saddam Hussein. I'm sure you have heard of me. I'm equally sure that you dislike me. Perhaps we could become pen pals someday. Your pictures are welcome too - it is very lonely in thi...

October 13, 2004

Nuke Lab Lover Can’t Tell Me Not to Call Scientists Evil

By Rachel Torres

I am glad that Justin Violini ("UCs Do More Than Destroy, Just Ask Our Nobel Laureates," Daily Nexus, Oct. 12) recognizes that Ross' article ("UC Bankrolling a Nuclear Fallout," Daily Nexus, Oct. 11) regarding the UC sys...

October 13, 2004

Who’s The Environmentalist? Kerry’s Website Answers All

By Adam Graff

I am writing in response to Vanessa Rivers' column, "Save the Earth and the Nation" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 12). I agreed with the vast majority of the column - that is, until I reached the last paragraph.

October 13, 2004

Youth Apathy Doesn’t Extend To The Kooky CalPIRG Kids

By Sam Marks

I would like to thank the Nexus for raising awareness of voter registration by groups around campus ("Campus Groups Seek More Student Voters," Daily Nexus, Oct. 7). Low voter turnout, especially among young citizens, is ...

October 13, 2004

Weatherhuman Brings Rainy Days To My Senior Campaign

By Xavier Ramirez

To be blunt, I must say that the Weather box represents all the things about college life I don't want to hear about. The issues discussed within the Weather section have no relative importance to how I am going to deal ...

October 12, 2004

Money Well Spent

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

On Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made one of UCSB's newest hires its newest Nobel laureate. The work of economics professors Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott of Arizona State University is important enoug...

October 12, 2004

You’re a Winner!

By system

UCSB FACULTY MEMBER: YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY WON $1,300,000.00!!! As a UCSB instructor, you are AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED in the NOBEL PRIZE CONTEST!

October 12, 2004

Save the Earth and the Nation

By Vanessa Rivers

Environmental problems are now the number-one domestic threat to national security. What are you going to do about changing the way America lives so that in turn the whole world can move toward sustainable living?

October 12, 2004

UCs Do More Than Destroy, Just Ask Our Nobel Laureates

By Justin Violini

Gloria Ross' article ("UC Bankrolling a Nuclear Fallout," Daily Nexus, Oct. 11) does prove a point: Everything is interconnected. However, saying that the UC system "must be demilitarized" is a bit of a stretch.

October 11, 2004

Don’t Mix Sex And State

By Alec Mouhibian

There is nothing gayer - in the adolescent slang sense of the term - than the issue of gay marriage. Never have so many people whined so much over something that is so stupid.