Opinion

April 14, 2004

Weatherhuman ’04: Freak Power

By system

There's so much history here in the Nexus office. I look up on the wall and see a picture of my first editor.

April 14, 2004

Potential Parking Permit Panic

By Ginger Gonzaga

As you may not be aware, Santa Barbara County staff is diligently putting the final touches on a managed parking program coming to all public streets in your neighborhood next fall.

April 14, 2004

Tartakovsky Fails to See Through Foreign Eyes

By Orin Harris

Joey Tartakovsky's article "Addressing Anti-Americanism: Values That Aid Our Nation's Success Are Worth Defending" (Daily Nexus, April 12) is as prejudiced and irrational as its claims the "passionate anti-American crowd...

April 14, 2004

Who Needs a Room When You’ve Got a Park Bench?

By Kate Rice

Freshman year, back when I was foolish enough to go to frat social events, I saw a disturbing scene at a "heaven and hell"-themed party. A group of my peers were gathered around in one specific room, gawking at two peopl...

April 14, 2004

‘Misogynist’ Isn’t an Equal Oppotunity Label

By Martin Doyle

Only in Santa Barbara could someone who allegedly sexually assaults a female be a victim and someone who makes a joke about a crappy feminist poem be a misogynist.

April 13, 2004

Damn Skippy: Milking a Liberal Conspiracy

By Loren Willams

Democrats seem to be making the administration's deception over the war in Iraq their leading platform. They're barking up the wrong tree. Don't get me wrong: Having certain evidence that George W. Bush and friends lied ...

April 13, 2004

Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

By system

A wacko shows up at the Nexus office real pissed off - nothing unusual. It's as routine as the evening lottery to determine who gets to go home early and let the office monkey do their job for the night.

April 13, 2004

Leggie’s Article Inaccurately Depicts SAC

By Kavita Kapur

With the A.S. election quickly approaching, I feel that it is imperative to clarify any misconceptions spread by others. I refer in particular to those inspired by Adam Graff's article ("SAC Crosses Line Between Fairness...

April 13, 2004

Respect Our Troops Overseas; They’re All Grown Up Now

By Sarah La Due

Ms. Tavares, give your friend George some credit. He's not that kid you picked up from the football game anymore. In fact, he's not a kid at all. George is an adult, and he is an American. In this country, citizens are f...

April 13, 2004

Nexus Photos Alert the Community to Criminals Regardless of Color

By Henry Sarria

Sometimes I just don't get it. Maybe the problem is that some people are very stupid. The people I'm referring to are the ones complaining about the Daily Nexus's coverage of Riccardo Apollo King's arrest last Thursday n...

April 12, 2004

Wiener

By system

Wow, another correction. If we don't quit fucking up, I'm never going to have enough space to tell a joke again. Please hold your applause. Monday's forecast: A cheap one-liner, because nothing else will fit. The Pentago...

April 12, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: Addressing Anti-Americanism

By Joey Tartakovsky

In order to properly understand our present predicament, we must know that the philosophy of anti-Americanism exists in a different class of thought from anti-U.S. criticism. The former is a prejudice, an irrational atti...

April 12, 2004

SAC Crosses Line Between Fairness and Politics

By Adam Graff

I will likely make many enemies for writing this column. That said, the story which I am about to recount to you involves actions so heinous and so utterly impolitic that I have no choice but to expose those responsible ...

April 12, 2004

Don’t Blame Health Problems on Vegetarian Diets

By Bo Bell

Many people who live vegetarian live longer and have more energy, mental alacrity, and sex drive - and kill no other living beings in the process.

April 12, 2004

Researcher Doesn’t Apologize for Controversial Porn Workshop

By Alejandro Juarez

As a queer person of color, there are distinct moments in your life that serve as markers for personal growth: learning to love your skin and your culture, coming out of the closet and pissing off conservatives enough to...

April 12, 2004

Yet Another Nexus Photo Demonstrates Racial Bias

By Chad Volstedt

I see that once again the Daily Nexus jumps on another chance to cast shame upon the minority community. What a treat to open the paper and see an arrest of a person of color captured in photo for the world to see.