Opinion

February 2, 2004

Slope-browed Interlude

By system

Dear readers, the Weatherhuman was not to be found on Superbowl Sunday, most likely because the human was not answering the phone at the Fortress of Inebriation.

February 2, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: Tallying the Victories of the Iraqi War

By Joey Tartakovsky

One of the things that made Saddam stand out as a dictator among dictators was that he liked to partake in his tortures, not just command them from above. In one video recording, he sits and watches as one of his general...

January 30, 2004

Only Use Pot Responsibly

By Justin Andrews

In the article "Don't Waste Money on Weed, Make Money With It," (Daily Nexus, Jan. 28) Joel Furman discusses the anti-drug commercials that pollute our airways and waste our desperately needed tax money. Joel proposes th...

January 30, 2004

Houston… Hellhole! Hut! Hike!

By system

The only forecasting that matters now is the Super Bowl kind.

January 30, 2004

Not Even Bananas Are Exempt From Laws

By Henry Sarria

Sometimes you have to wonder about the outgoing product of our wonderful UC system. I mean, there's a billion and one things in this world to legitimately complain about. But a banana? No, I'm not siding with Matt Laine ...

January 30, 2004

Democrats Forget the Number One Issue In Politics: Evil

By Drew Atkins

Believing myself to be an ace political commentator, the following advice could very well make or break Democratic presidential campaigns. If you or someone you know is acquainted with any of the candidates, rush this co...

January 30, 2004

Drugstore Cowboy: Getting Amphetamines Is as Easy as A-D-D

By Cory Anthony

I'm not sure when it was that I first saw the commercial for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. That probably means that I do lack attention to detail, due to distractibility - very frequently.

January 30, 2004

Self-Medicating Hot Line

By Cory Anthony

College kinda hurts. We at the Hot Line know this pain. We share it. And like many of you, we often take it upon ourselves to numb the pain and drive off the horrors of this cut-throat university life. Some doctors just...

January 29, 2004

Squeezing Every Last Drop

By Thomas Scheff

Students occasionally ask me how to best take advantage of their four years. Information is cheap, but growth and understanding is hard to come by. Most undergraduates follow the path of least resistance.

January 29, 2004

Reverse Racism Can’t Help Race Relations

By Brian Ford

As America moves toward a brighter future, discrimination continues to plague the way society interacts. A recent article posted in the Nexus titled "Rape or Race Coverage?" (Jan. 22) exemplifies this concept. Beginning ...

January 29, 2004

Misogynist Art Has No Place in Nexus

By Lauren Christie

What the hell is wrong with Chris Calzetta. Is he really as much of an asshole as he makes himself out to be in his illustrations?

January 28, 2004

Living in the Land of the Sexiles

By Kate Rice

College is a time when you are forced to make sacrifices. As a freshman you sacrifice mom's home-cooked meals for dorm slop and your own room at home for a hole in the wall that you must share with a random other student...

January 28, 2004

Get Off His Ass

By system

The 3rd district election is getting ugly as the opposition is trying to sully John Buttny's name. And I don't mean by calling him Assny.

January 28, 2004

Testing, 1, 2, 5

By system

Carpinteria High School just became the first school in the county to test students for drugs. Each week a computer will pick five students from a list of the kids participating in sports or cheerleading.

January 28, 2004

Dean May Be Nutty, but Kerry Lacks Principles

By Nick Romero

Joey Tartakovsky's "Just A Little Nutty, Howie?" (Jan. 26, Daily Nexus), while qualified in its assessment of the Howard Dean demeanor, hastily submits that John Kerry has a "position on nearly every major policy issue."...

January 28, 2004

Don’t Waste Money on Weed, Make Money With It

By Joel Furman

Last weekend I was watching Sunday night prime time FOX. "The Simpsons", "Malcolm in the Middle" - all that good stuff. Unfortunately I saw a commercial that made think. All I wanted to do was veg out. But no, my brain w...