Opinion

April 22, 2004

Permission to Participate

By Bryan Brown

Local politics are an interesting beast. Generally speaking, they have a far greater impact on our lives than state and federal politics, yet are greeted with far more apathy.

April 22, 2004

Running Mate

By system

I received an email Tuesday from a 17-year-old from Los Angeles named Cesar. He asked me a bunch of questions about the weather, and I tried to answer them all.

April 22, 2004

Computers Have Feelings Too

By Zachary Carter

Do you expect the world from your computer but treat it like dirt? I know you do; I've seen your computer. You leave it on day in, day out, unpatched, without so much as a simple software firewall - a virtual welcome-ma...

April 22, 2004

UCSB Has Very Liberal Notions About Respect

By Daniel Rabinovitch

This Sunday at 3 p.m., Karen Hughes, former counsel to President Bush, will be speaking at Campbell Hall. Of course, Hughes is a Republican and formerly affiliated with George Bush, so you guessed it - there will be a pr...

April 21, 2004

Let’s Not Get So Physical

By Kate Rice

Sex is great - Having it, talking about it, thinking about it, and by all means, doing activities that could potentially lead to it are wonderful ways to pass the time. However, even a sex columnist has to draw the line ...

April 21, 2004

4/21 Is Try Again Day

By system

I heard from a few people who were surprised yesterday that I didn't have anything to say about 4/20.

April 21, 2004

Silence Is Golden If It’s for Gay Rights

By Vanessa Prell

No, it's not because I hate you. No, I'm not angry at you. And no, this isn't me giving the world a good old-fashioned f--- you either. It's about silence. Today is the National Day of Silence. So, if you see me or anyo...

April 20, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: The Age of Multi-Party Education

By Joey Tartakovsky

A one-party university is no more conducive to intellectual rigor than a one-party state, so I do not see why anyone would be untroubled by our current situation - that liberal professors outnumber conservative professor...

April 20, 2004

Great Day for Demockracy

By system

Today is A.S. Election Day, and while I'm sure that most of you have already decided who will get your vote... Wait a minute. You haven't decided a damn thing.

April 20, 2004

Damn Skippy: Recent I.V. Decisions Should Concern Us All

By Loren Willams

Normally, I try to avoid local issues. Most of the time, they're boring, and even if they're not, regional matters are usually of little importance. Sometimes, they're both, like A.S. elections. But right now, there are ...

April 19, 2004

Cervin Morris for President: Endorse

By system

The Students' Party wisely centered its platform around increased availability to its prospective constituents: the students. The Daily Nexus has endorsed Cervin Morris because he's a great figurehead for a party stressi...

April 19, 2004

Leaders Need Rest

By system

And you, too, Nexus? I see that my own newspaper has chosen not to endorse me for A.S. President. I could have used my inside influence to secure the paper's vote, but that would have required discarding the values upon ...

April 19, 2004

Andrea Wells for Internal Vice President: Strongly Endorse

By system

In the past, elected A.S. internal vice presidential candidates who did not possess knowledge of A.S. parliamentary procedure and the A.S. By-Laws at the time of their election have performed poorly when in office.

April 19, 2004

Soumil Mehta for External Vice President, Local Affairs: Strongly Endorse

By system

For A.S. External Vice President of Local Affairs, the Nexus endorses Student Unity Now candidate Soumil Mehta for his knowledgeable grasp of local politics, his extensive experience on A.S. committees like A.S. BIKES an...

April 19, 2004

Felicia Cruz for External Vice President, Statewide Affairs: Strongly Endorse

By system

Felicia Cruz is willing to take the train, to go Greyhound, even to forfeit a stay in one of Sacramento's finer hotels just to make UCSB students' voice heard in statewide affairs.

April 19, 2004

A.S. Program Board Fee Initiative: Strongly Endorse

By system

A year ago the Nexus might not have recommended that students toss an extra dollar per quarter to A.S. Program Board. But then again, Program Board sucked a year ago.