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Storke Tower Dwellers Sure Appear to Lean Left

October 26, 2004 by Kiley Dirado

I was reading the paper Friday morning and was a little offended by the two pieces the Daily Nexus had published that were bad-mouthing Republicans and putting down our current president.
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UCSB Parking Needs to Re-Assess Its Time Regulations

October 26, 2004 by Justin Lichter

It is ridiculous that all of the parking areas on campus are signed "Permits required Monday through Sunday 7 a.m. until 10 p.m." There should be no need for a parking permit when all of the lots are ...
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Get Up, Get Down

October 22, 2004 by

Last night I had a dream where this ventriloquist lady was on an airplane and she did this really good impression of the pilot speaking: "This is the captain from the flight deck. The seat belt sign h...
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Stop Monkeying Around With Cops

October 22, 2004 by Mark Signa

Did you ever feel like you needed to just scream, yell and stomp your feet? There is nothing like throwing a good old tantrum to help relieve some of those pent-up frustrations. If you haven't tried i...
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Crafty County Conspirators

October 22, 2004 by

Perhaps there's a sinister explanation for why the county has supported a sea wall for Goleta Beach, where no one lives, but not in I.V., where people's houses are gradually, literally, falling into t...
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Don’t Let Them Scare You

October 22, 2004 by Alec Mouhibian

The Office of Student Life displays a poster that says: "Vote, Because You Can." Beside the words, there is a picture of a dog looking like she just came out of a voting booth. The irony, apparently, ...
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Don’t Dismiss Single-Word Labels as Un-PC

October 22, 2004 by Caitlin Mueller

Not too long ago, I was hospitalized at UCLA. Since it's a teaching hospital, a group of med students crowded in my room to observe a case of diabetic ketoacidosis, and I was giving them a rundown on ...
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Anal CSOs Should Set Their Priorities

October 22, 2004 by Rachel Granzow

I hurried out of Isla Vista Theater, released early from an evening class. Excited, I pedaled to the Thunderdome, where Bob Dylan was to perform in 45 minutes. I stood in the massive queue patiently, ...
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Republican’s Deceptive Claims Don’t Get My Vote

October 22, 2004 by Shawn Moura

It looks like Bob Pohl, the Republican candidate for the 35th State Assembly District, is following Brooks Firestone's example of campaigning with false promises and unsubstantiated claims about hims...
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Getting Our Country Back Begins By Getting Bush Out

October 22, 2004 by Jennifer Rogers

This Saturday, Oct. 23, the People's Coalition is holding a march and rally to "Vote to Get Bush Out and Take Our Country Back" as we approach the final run-up to the election.
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Readin’, Ritin’, Roastin’

October 20, 2004 by

California is the 43rd smartest state in the country, according to a survey that ranks public education systems nationwide (in other words, sixth dumbest).
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The Missingitemshuman

October 20, 2004 by

It would be really weird to have a fetish for missing things. Like, "Hey baby, why don't we turn the lights down low and lose our car keys?"
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Bedhead Diaries: Rock Bottom and Beyond

October 20, 2004 by Meghan Palma

A side of Isla Vista exists that a select few of us see - a dark and gritty underground beneath the sunny skies and sandy beaches we lovingly call our home. Cunning, invisible and inviting, it isn't d...
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Let Conscience Guide Your Vote

October 20, 2004 by Ash Roughani

Your vote does not count. OK, well, this statement should not be left unqualified. You live in California. You are an idealistic college student. Now is the time to vote what you believe in.
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The Shady Conspiracy Theories Behind Isla Vista Hatred

October 20, 2004 by Sean Swaby

Lately I've been wondering if anyone who's anyone in Santa Barbara gets together on a daily basis and asks each other, "How can we fuck Sean in the ass today?"
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