Opinion

April 29, 2004

Drew Says,

By Drew Mackie

When they cloned Dolly the lamb, I wasn't impressed. My dad's from New Zealand. I've seen sheep. They're pretty much the same - hooves, wool, pea-sized brain. I hear now they've cloned more animals, like frogs and aardva...

April 29, 2004

Other Drew Says,

By Drew Atkins

When I sleep at night I dream of a sanitary future, full of shiny uniforms and cars that fly. There are cities in the clouds, robot maids, and dolphins coexisting with humans in a civilized manner. I don't dream of freak...

April 29, 2004

Fatty Patty Isn’t a Matter for the Courts

By Nicholas Romero

In the 1990s, tort claims made up half of all lawsuits filed in the United States. One and a half million are reportedly filed every year. Tort claims are legal actions taken to receive damages for alleged direct injury.

April 29, 2004

Terrorism Can’t Exist Without a House to Live In

By Neer Lerner

I am writing in response to Ali Kattan-Wright's article ("Collective Punishment Affects Us All," April 27, Daily Nexus) which I found to be a revolting distortion of the Israeli government's policy of house demolitions a...

April 29, 2004

Coke Pokes Its Nose Into Some Serious Criminal Activities

By Ashleigh Talberth

What is really going on with Coca-Cola? There is overwhelming evidence that management at Coca-Cola's bottling plants in Colombia routinely allows paramilitary death squads to murder, torture and kidnap union leaders and...

April 28, 2004

Smitty Checks Out

By system

This box says 'Weather' on top, so I guess I should mention it's been hot enough to kill the elderly lately. Whoops - I guess that was kind of insensitive. There goes my readership at the old folk's home on El Colegio.

April 28, 2004

A Pubic Hairy Situation

By Kate Rice

Hair is a part of life. Whether you like it or not, hair is an inescapable certainty that we must live with. Many of you may have a bit of the amazon growing between your thighs, and others still may call themselves Capt...

April 28, 2004

America Needs to Get off Its High Horse

By Steven Schneider

Lovely. Isn't it amazing how incredibly willing we Americans are to sacrifice so much and help our little brown brothers in Iraq? We definitely deserve a brownie. Let's all take a moment to pat ourselves on the back for ...

April 27, 2004

Damn Skippy: Some Fine Amber Waves of Grain

By Loren Willams

I love a lot of things. Ice cream, "Zoolander," and camping are among them. I certainly love my country. But above all, I love myself. From this self-love comes my appreciation for everything else.

April 27, 2004

Hell No, We Won’t Protest

By system

I was thinking about the assholes protesting against Karen Hughes here on Sunday. Now, I'm not the kind to accuse a person of being un-American just because they are protesting someone.

April 27, 2004

Collective Punishment Affects Us All

By Ali Kattan-Wright

Imagine waking up one morning to the sound of loud banging on your front door. You stumble through a room crowded with sleeping children only to find three soldiers wielding automatic weapons outside the door.

April 27, 2004

The Sweet Smell of Burning Couch Could Cost Major Dough

By Mark Signa

Ah, lovely spring. This is the time of year you just have to appreciate the warm weather, sunny days, birds chirping, hay fever, wind, birds dumping on my car and the lovely smell of burnt couch.

April 27, 2004

Don’t Be Fooled by Friendly LaRouchies in Front of the Arbor

By Neil Visalvanich

Maybe you saw them here last week. Maybe you talked to them. Every now and again, they set up tables in the Arbor. They approach you with bright smiles. They're a friendly and racially diverse crowd. They seem to really ...

April 26, 2004

To the Victors Go the Spoils

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Cervin Morris will not pay tuition next year. Neither will his three vice presidents, Andrea Wells, Felicia Cruz and Jared Renfro. It's part of the Associated Students Legal Code. "Each executive officer must receive ful...

April 26, 2004

Professional Crastinator

By system

I don't really have time today to sit here and tell jokes. I've got a midterm tomorrow, which means I've got to get home and clean my room, cook a full dinner and organize my desk.

April 26, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

By Joey Tartakovsky

We have learned that Iraqi society is guided by traditions our society can barely fathom, and governed by forces far more powerful than rational self-interest or abstractions about democracy. It is a place where a cleric...