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In Bold Fashion

February 17, 2005 by Staff

I have the perfect solution for those people who have a problem deciding what to wear: Just don't do laundry. Like, ever.
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A Waste of Sex Education

February 17, 2005 by Brigid Kirlin

Most of the time, I can see past President George W. Bush's incoherent babble and understand his message. Other times, his policies fly in the face of logic and simple-minded, right wing ideology conq...
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Don’t Desecrate the Memory of an Icon

February 17, 2005 by Claire Poissonniez

In response to the column titled "Great Icons Mark the Passing of One Generation to Another," (Daily Nexus, Feb. 15) by Henry Sarria, I agree with many of his sentiments regarding our cultural heroes ...
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All’s Not Fair in War and Education

February 16, 2005 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

According to a resolution recently presented to the Academic Senate, 17 UCSB professors want to ban military recruiters from campus and review the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Their ...
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Message From the Stars

February 16, 2005 by Staff

You may have noticed that yesterday's paper omitted a horoscope for Pisces. Sorry, some of the stars were tired and needed a day off.
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The Pill Isn’t Your Ticket to Condom-Free Sex

February 16, 2005 by Dave Franzese

At the zoo, I found myself surrounded by the most disgusting, stinky, vile animals I had ever seen: ugly, little human babies. They made the gibbons look like Mr. Belvedere. And as I watched the tiny ...
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Strike Three, You’re Drunk

February 15, 2005 by Sean Swaby

For a half second, all of my hopes and dreams of fatherhood flashed before my eyes. Then I realized that I really wanted another beer. Then I scoped out this cute blond shortstop on an adjacent field,...
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Not In Kansas Anymore

February 15, 2005 by Staff

And here I thought I.V. was crowded. Authorities who were rescuing people from a potentially fatal gas leak in a duplex last night found that there were 25 people living inside
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You’ve Been a Bad Boy, Lefty

February 15, 2005 by Chris Rice

In response to the column titled "The Romance of Republicans," (Daily Nexus, Feb. 14) by Neil Visalvanich, I must object. Yet contrary to before, I must indulge myself this time and not get too heated...
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Great Icons Mark the Passing of one Generation to Another

February 15, 2005 by Henry Sarria

Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, truly became the end of an era for me. That's when Johnny Carson, the original funny man, passed on to the next life. My guess is he has everyone, God included, rolling in the a...
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Officer Apologizes for Insensitive Assault Quotes

February 15, 2005 by Mark Signa

This is in response to the letter dated Feb. 11, ("Sexual Assaults Always Yield Injuries For Women," Daily Nexus). I am responsible for the press release and subsequent information that was released r...
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Don’t Make ROTC Pay for Professors Political Vendetta

February 15, 2005 by Helly Kwee

I was dismayed to read about the possibility of banning ROTC from this campus ("UCSB Senate Calls for ROTC Review," Daily Nexus, Feb. 14). If you disagree with the policies that the Dept. of Defense s...
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Left-Lane Driver: The Romance of Republicans

February 14, 2005 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 m...
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I Hate Valentine’s Day, so Date Me

February 14, 2005 by Staff

Hey kids! Be sure to check today's opinion pages for the personal ads disguised as columns or letters to the editor.
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He Said: Nobody Benefits From V-Day Spending but the Economy

February 14, 2005 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...
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