Opinion

September 16, 2004

Welcome Back

By system

Oh boy, a new school year. It's times like this I wish I could travel back in time and start summer all over again but this time that goddamn balloon salesman would BEG to ...

September 16, 2004

A Real Cliffhanger

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The county's ill-timed survey of the Isla Vista bluffs is leaving many residents stuck between two of the galaxy's most formidable opponents: the eroding force of the Pacific Ocean and local government. Alerting the publ...

September 16, 2004

I Left My Heart in Isla Vista

By Stefanie Bautista

It was a Thursday night. I was sitting in my living room watching a movie with my new housemate, when I started hearing strange noises coming from the window. Where in Isla Vista can you hear coyotes outside your window ...

September 16, 2004

The Artful Dodger: Don’t Miss the Wagon

By Drew Mackie

If you're a freshman and this is your first week at UCSB, stop reading this. Seriously, if you continue past this sentence, you've already squandered valuable moments of what I would call the single best week of your lif...

September 16, 2004

When Did Politics Become About Beefcake?

By Neil Visalvanich

Doping, or steroid use for those of us who aren't baseball fans, has been banned from major league baseball. I propose that they ban doping from American politics as well.

September 16, 2004

Round Up Your Friends and Join the I.V. Fun

By Henry Sarria

Welcome back. It's been a fun summer, and now the school year at UCSB is about to begin. Every time I saw one of those Staples back-to-school commercials, my thoughts would drift to all those incoming freshmen who are ab...

September 16, 2004

ResNet Offers UCSB Students Speedy Connections

By Zachary Carter

Students living on campus or in other university-owned housing have a wonderful resource available to them: ResNet. A part of Housing and Residential Services, ResNet provides the network that students use to access the ...

July 7, 2004

An Informed Debate

By Ruben Brosbe

Lately in the Daily Nexus opinion section I've noticed a trend in the Israeli-Palestinian debate. While the assortment of articles varies slightly in tone and content, it seems both sides have reached an impasse. Both si...

July 7, 2004

Friends Without Benefits

By system

So I'm sure people are all a-twitter about the Friends finale. I think it might be a while before another sitcom that big comes along.

July 7, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: Is All That Beauty Worth the Pain?

By Meghan Palma

The ancient Chinese had foot binding and we have Brazilian bikini waxes. It's not a revolutionary concept - people will go to extreme lengths for the sake of being beautiful. Beauty is power in many senses, and so, natur...

July 7, 2004

America, EAB Do It Right Environmentally

By Emily Howgate Will Routh

As British students studying here at UCSB, we have obviously had many new experiences. UCSB has introduced us to such delights as sunshine, Woodstock's pizza and a multitude of highly motivated student organizations.

July 7, 2004

UCSB Screws the Disabled When It Comes to Parking

By Josh Bernstein

The one thing that has become apparent to me since attending college is that Wu-Tang Clan was right: "Cash rules everything around me." UCSB is no exception.

June 30, 2004

Rent-a-Friend

By system

Change is in the air at the weatherhouse. The weatherhousemates are being forced to relocate because their greek organization is threatening to charge them several hundred dollars if they don't move into the animal house...

June 30, 2004

A Dilemma at a Discount

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Be careful what you wish for - it just might turn around and bite you in the ass. Two weeks ago, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a revised version of the Isla Vista parking plan that addresses many...

June 30, 2004

Just ‘Moore’ Clowning Around?

By Neil Visalvanich

In America, it's become customary to start things off with a bang. After all, our two longest standing traditions are shooting things and buying things - preferably shooting the things we've bought. America being the way...

June 3, 2004

A Final Word from the Former Editor-in-Chief

By Brendan Buhler

On Tuesday, I was sitting in a chair at Energy Tattoo as P.J. Ferrante ran his needle over my flesh and I started thinking about my being editor in chief of the Daily Nexus for the last two years. "Oh God, this fucking h...