Opinion

March 5, 2004

Going Out Smiling

By system

Last issue before spring break. In an effort to keep you safe, I will share a cautionary tale.

March 5, 2004

A.S. Gears Up to Protest Fee Hike and One Offensive Koala

By Joel Galster

Get Angry and Rally. Next Tuesday, March 9, in front of the UCen, there will be media, speakers, and students conglomerating on our campus as well as every other UC campus in protest of the new fee increase.

March 5, 2004

Joey’s Words Are Hate-Free

By Max Rasovsky

As long as everyone is already in the mood for blood, I feel it appropriate to offer my two cents on the matter of Tartakovsky-bashing. After reading Mr. Ali Kattan-Wright's article in the Mar. 2 issue of the Daily Nexu...

March 5, 2004

Booze Decoys Can Only Improve Life in I.V.

By Tom McKinny

I recently became aware of concerns local students have shared regarding a sting operation about to be implemented by the Isla Vista Foot Patrol. I understand the concerns came up at the recent 3rd District supervisor de...

March 4, 2004

Writing on the Rocks

By system

Two issues left - counting the one you're holding. The staff is staggering toward the finish, and I mean that quite literally. But we're almost there. One more day and I'll be as gone as the Dewar's.

March 4, 2004

All Tomorrow

By Drew Atkins

Like Frankenstein, procrastination can be destructive in its own lazy, easygoing way. Harnessing its raw, seductive power is difficult, but harness it you must. It's an art form. Got calculus to compute? A postmodernist ...

March 4, 2004

The Reader

By Melanee Young

Will it take the death of a fellow Santa Barbara college student to finally realize that fighting is not worth the cause? Or will intoxication, culminated with a high level of adrenaline, still remain the primary excuse?

March 3, 2004

Drunk as Slick

By system

On this date in 1962, Mr. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a NBA game. If you believe Wilt, that is only the second greatest statistical accomplishment in his life.

March 3, 2004

Richy Rich Gettin’ Richer

By Tiye Baldwin

An open letter to all the self-righteous, high-paid taxpayers and their equally pompous offspring: Dear Pillagers of the Public Trough, I'm poor. I didn't used to be. But now Republicanomics is dictating more pain for th...

March 3, 2004

If That’s What Hookup Means, Then Yes

By Kate Rice

Seeing as how at least one portion of my everyday verbal discourse infallibly involves sex, this week I chose to address a sexual term whose definition is, like the balls, too often neglected: hooking up.

March 2, 2004

Horse Shit – Better than Bullshit

By system

Election Day - wow, do we have some doozies to choose from. Do you like Beer Guy? Or do you prefer the Mustache Man?

March 1, 2004

Nexus Endorsement for 3rd District Supervisor: Nobody

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

We're not nihilists, yet we're endorsing nothing. When election time rolls around, the position of 3rd District supervisor is a magnet for political divisiveness, childish behavior and caustic campaigns. It's the embodim...

March 1, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: Homophobia in the Homeland

By Joey Tartakovsky

Homophobia is plainly our society's last acceptable prejudice. Forgive the profanity, but the point needs to be made: upon hearing the words "kike," "nigger" or "spic," open-mouthed horror immediately ensues. But at Frid...

March 1, 2004

Don’t Want You Back

By system

People rejoice - the grocery workers will soon return. Hooray! There's a party in the streets! Let's hold a fucking parade. Get Mayor Quimby up there to declare a new holiday in their honor - "Replace Your Employees with...

March 1, 2004

Nexus Endorsement for Proposition 55: Endorse

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Even in the shadow of a monstrous budget crisis, education should be a priority. Still, Prop 55 asks for a $12.3 billion bond - a hefty sum even in a healthy economy.

March 1, 2004

Joey Tartokovsky Presents Slanted View of Israel

By Ali Kattan-Wright

I am writing in response to Joey Tartakovsky's Feb. 23 Daily Nexus column, "Israeli Struggle Inspires the U.S." Joey begins his article by complaining about the special attention given to the Israel-Palestine conflict in...