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A.S. Election Endorsment: The Nexus Strongly Opposes the A.S. Initiative

Associated Students is learning the value of a hard-earned dollar early this year - but it still has a long way to go. This year's A.S. has been doing a lot of things right: impressive leadership skil...
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But the Benefit Package!

Popular Science recently ranked anal wart researcher as the worst job in science. This ignores all non-scientific jobs, such as reporter or "provost."
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Don’t Grab That Ass!

For those of you who had the pleasure of hanging out in I.V. over the Halloween weekend, I hope you all had a good time. It got a little crowded, but, overall, things really seemed to go well.
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Vote YES YES YES!

A.S. wants to (not) have your babies. They've been distributing A.S. Initiative propaganda fliers with condoms attached. The connection between giving A.S. more money and having sex is not immediately...
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I.V.’s Cesspool Needs Regulation

Recently, the Daily Nexus ran two articles that were intended to highlight police abuses in I.V. Both articles were long on conclusions and apocryphal stories but short on facts - actually, they were ...
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A.S. Should Stop Scamming Students for Major Bucks

I suppose there are enough undergraduates that directly benefit from Associated Students and its spending, but that is not the case for me. I do not belong to a campus organization that spends my quar...
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Skippy’s Stuck-Up Stereotypes Unfairly Portray Democrats

In response to Loren Williams' column "Damn Skippy: Post-Election Hangover" (Daily Nexus, Nov. 9), may I point out that Democrats, while distressed by the outcome of the election, have quickly decided...
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High Time for Shotgunning to Make Its Comeback

There are so many lost arts in this day and age: the mid-range jump shot, record players and Kurt Russell. So many great things of the past go unnoticed in this day and age. What I'm really getting at...
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Taming the Trigger-Happy

Well, if last week's election tells us that things aren't going to change in America, I guess we can't expect 40 to 70 percent of young men to suddenly stop ejaculating prematurely, now can we?
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Suck It for Safety, I.V.

Aha, so the good citizens of I.V. have parried the Foot Patrol's "fall offensive" with a clever foil, the "fall defensive." I.V. is probably one of the few communities where, if you walk down the stre...
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We All Benefit From Saying Yes to A.S.

Just when we thought elections were over, Associated Students steps up to the plate. A special election has been called for Nov. 16 through 18 to decide on an increase of funds for A.S.
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Damn Skippy: Post-Election Hangover

The results of last Tuesday's elections have Democrats running with their pointy tails between their legs. Of course, it is natural to stop and reflect on what went wrong for them. Now is as good a ti...
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You’ve Got Nothing to Lose

If you're involved in fund raising for an organization, A.S. is prepared to help you fuck it all up. Finance Board - which is currently broke - will hold a workshop tomorrow to teach you how to "creat...
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Keg-Dwelling Liberals Got Presumptuous

In the wake of the election results that confirmed re-election for current President George W. Bush, it's easy to criticize the college population that vouched so hard for Sen. John Kerry.
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Seize Your Legal Rights

Students and community members are fed up with police misconduct, and Associated Students is kicking off its Fall Defensive this week to fight back. A.S. Student Lobby is coordinating a campaign to co...
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