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When Did Politics Become About Beefcake?

September 16, 2004 by Neil Visalvanich

Doping, or steroid use for those of us who aren't baseball fans, has been banned from major league baseball. I propose that they ban doping from American politics as well.
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Round Up Your Friends and Join the I.V. Fun

September 16, 2004 by Henry Sarria

Welcome back. It's been a fun summer, and now the school year at UCSB is about to begin. Every time I saw one of those Staples back-to-school commercials, my thoughts would drift to all those incoming...
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ResNet Offers UCSB Students Speedy Connections

September 16, 2004 by Zachary Carter

Students living on campus or in other university-owned housing have a wonderful resource available to them: ResNet. A part of Housing and Residential Services, ResNet provides the network that student...
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Friends Without Benefits

July 7, 2004 by

So I'm sure people are all a-twitter about the Friends finale. I think it might be a while before another sitcom that big comes along.
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An Informed Debate

July 7, 2004 by Ruben Brosbe

Lately in the Daily Nexus opinion section I've noticed a trend in the Israeli-Palestinian debate. While the assortment of articles varies slightly in tone and content, it seems both sides have reached...
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Bedhead Diaries: Is All That Beauty Worth the Pain?

July 7, 2004 by Meghan Palma

The ancient Chinese had foot binding and we have Brazilian bikini waxes. It's not a revolutionary concept - people will go to extreme lengths for the sake of being beautiful. Beauty is power in many s...
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America, EAB Do It Right Environmentally

July 7, 2004 by Emily Howgate Will Routh

As British students studying here at UCSB, we have obviously had many new experiences. UCSB has introduced us to such delights as sunshine, Woodstock's pizza and a multitude of highly motivated studen...
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UCSB Screws the Disabled When It Comes to Parking

July 7, 2004 by Josh Bernstein

The one thing that has become apparent to me since attending college is that Wu-Tang Clan was right: "Cash rules everything around me." UCSB is no exception.
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A Dilemma at a Discount

June 30, 2004 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Be careful what you wish for - it just might turn around and bite you in the ass. Two weeks ago, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a revised version of the Isla Vista parking plan...
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Rent-a-Friend

June 30, 2004 by

Change is in the air at the weatherhouse. The weatherhousemates are being forced to relocate because their greek organization is threatening to charge them several hundred dollars if they don't move i...
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Just ‘Moore’ Clowning Around?

June 30, 2004 by Neil Visalvanich

In America, it's become customary to start things off with a bang. After all, our two longest standing traditions are shooting things and buying things - preferably shooting the things we've bought. A...
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A Final Word from the Former Editor-in-Chief

June 3, 2004 by Brendan Buhler

On Tuesday, I was sitting in a chair at Energy Tattoo as P.J. Ferrante ran his needle over my flesh and I started thinking about my being editor in chief of the Daily Nexus for the last two years. "Oh...
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Secretly Not a Blond(e)?

June 3, 2004 by

Like, oh my god, it's time for a new weatherhuman!!! I'm totally sure I'll be able to keep my gender unknown next year! I can totally keep a secret... like when Ashley and Brad hooked up at Ashley's p...
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Bedhead Diaries: Sweet Home Isla Vista

June 3, 2004 by Meghan Palma

When your life here feels worlds away from life back home, issues of identity inevitably come into play as the struggle to balance the two becomes increasingly necessary to sustain sanity. But though ...
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The Artful Dodger: The Lone Trek to Super Seniordom

June 3, 2004 by Drew Mackie

It's June. This year - my senior year of college - is nearly done, yet I keep thinking about books I read in grade school. You know the kind.
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