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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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A Vote for Bob Pohl Is a Vote for Change in I.V.

October 20, 2004 by Bob Pohl 35th District State Assembly

To the students of UCSB: My name is Bob Pohl, and I want your vote for State Assembly. I am asking for your vote because I believe I can help you more than my opponent can. I believe this for the foll...
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Biketopia Dreams Include Unrealistic Expectations

October 20, 2004 by Garrick Sitongia

Last Friday's Nexus had a column written by Dennis Whelan, senior campus planner for UCSB's Campus Planning and Design Dept. ("Call It a Dream, but We Could Become Biketopia," Daily Nexus, Oct. 15).
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Damn Skippy: Bondage Is Not My Thing

October 19, 2004 by Loren Willams

After reading this November's supply of initiatives, I have decided that, while I have a difficult time rejecting propositions, I may make an exception for some of the ones on the ballot.
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Vegetating

October 19, 2004 by

Huzzah for rain! The bright, dry air pains my sensitive night-shift eyes. If I had my way, the entire campus would be a catacombs of interlaced passages connecting cold, clammy subterranean chambers -...
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Pump Up Those Orgasms

October 19, 2004 by Dave Franzese

Well, the girls weren't the only things getting wet this weekend as the first rains fell upon this little utopia of ours. With the precipitation comes what many consider to be the most romantic weathe...
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Sweetheart Sex Columnist an Improvement on the Past

October 19, 2004 by Colin Marshall

Like a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, I can still feel the crippling blows dealt to my faith in humanity whenever I opened the Wednesday issues of the Nexus last year.
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Frivolous Column Ignores UCSB’s Beautiful Colors

October 19, 2004 by Pam Kilroy

I am responding to the column "Our Hallowed Halls Defiled" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 18). I honestly can't believe that I read an article about the new colors of some buildings.
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‘Mentally Disabled’ Insults the Intellectually Disabled

October 19, 2004 by Elizabeth Wieland

In Sherilyn Baker's article ("UCSB Program Seeks Friends for Mentally Disabled," Daily Nexus, Oct. 11), I was misinterpreted. It says I used the words "mental disabilities," when in fact I said "intel...
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Frivolous Column Dead On About University’s Ugliness

October 19, 2004 by Maxwell Decurtins

This isn't necessarily a letter but rather congratulations on Brendan Buhler's column "Our Hallowed Halls Defiled" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 18) on the ugliness of UCSB. I've heard of "University of Casual S...
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Liberals Aren’t Commies in a World Bent on Insanity

October 19, 2004 by Samy Amanatullah

In response to the article by Justin Ruhge ("Liberals, Ever Heard Of Communism?" Daily Nexus, Oct. 18), it should be said that the foundation of any liberal sentiment is not to further any communist o...
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Let’s Declare a Cease-Fire Between Rapists, Victims

October 19, 2004 by Susan Landgraff

This week is the second annual "I Want A Truce" campaign, put on by Students Stopping Rape and Men Against Rape. The campaign is inspired by a speech by Andrea Dworkin.
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Our Hallowed Halls Defiled

October 18, 2004 by Brendan Buhler

Welcome to the University of Colors that Scare the Blind. Take Isla Vista Theater, which you may have already observed through disposable tinted glasses left over from the most recent solar eclipse.
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Good Citizenship

October 18, 2004 by

Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 election. It's important to practice voting now so you'll be extra prepared when it comes time to elect me for A.S. president later this year.
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