Opinion

January 23, 2004

Full Moon Fleecing

By The Weatherhuman

I ran into the Wolf at the store yesterday. I was on my guard, as I always am when around him.

January 23, 2004

Theft Of Nexus Copies Angers Even the Gaucho Free Press

By Nicholas Romero

Casually reading the Nexus on Thursday of last week, I was made aware of the newspaper's theft. If one has read my work of the past two years, one might assume that I didn't give a damn that "the competition" had their w...

January 22, 2004

Stay Hot in the Cold

By system

What has fuzzy feet and bare legs and looks funny riding a bike? The UCSB females who have embraced the Ugg boot and miniskirt look.

January 22, 2004

Rape or Race Coverage?

By Cordaun Dudley Josiah Bournes and Brandon Jenkins

Undoubtedly you have heard about the sexual battery case that occurred in Santa Rosa Hall last Saturday. The police and faculty went to great lengths to spark what they deemed awareness on campus. What did the press rele...

January 22, 2004

You Can Only Say Bush Sucks In the Free World

By Henry Sarria

It made my head spin, but an epiphany came to me: We're one of the few nations that will allow such analysis and opinion in response to a speech by our leaders. Don't dare try this in North Korea, Iran, China or my homel...

January 22, 2004

Check Out Buttny’s Record and Decide for Yourself

By John Buttney

After a few hours in Isla Vista, the other candidates for 3rd District supervisor have said what they'd like to do. Here's what I've already done and will keep doing.

January 22, 2004

Nexus Thieves Silence Student Voice, Threaten Free Society

By Nick Robertson

It was an uppercut to the crotch to learn that once again, a contingency of the UCSB population felt compelled to commit the heinously anti-American act of stealing newspapers en masse, attempting to deprive the communit...

January 22, 2004

Anger at Policy Is Natural in the Democratic Process

By Shawn Moura

Political discourse is a reflection of opinion and on many issues, opinions are rooted in emotion. Expressing anger with the president is fine and, indeed, a time-honored American tradition. Being very angry is not somet...

January 22, 2004

What’s Your Problem? January 22, 2004

By system

"I'm very concerned about Braille buttons on drive-up ATMs." "My only problem is figuring out how to get to SOhO tonight." "My problem is that I'm not creative enough to think of a problem."

January 21, 2004

Say Hello to My Little Friend

By Kate Rice

Intrigue and confidence are elusive in the bedroom. Sometimes difficulties arise when people attempt to steer away from the shy, boring, missionary position with the lights off.

January 21, 2004

Never Mind Integrity, Here’s Some Cash

By The Weatherhuman

Former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten has agreed to appear in the British version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"

January 21, 2004

Being Turned Loose With Sharks

By Drew Atkins

You might say that I'm on a rampage. An early strain of midlife crisis has struck me like an arrow and it's been making my behavior quite panicky and erratic. I've realized that unless I go to graduate school for reasons...

January 21, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: Howard Dean’s Political Fury Could Be a Liability

By Joey Tartakovsky

This is democracy at its best. A swarm of candidates, all vying for electoral favor with persuasive ideas and intelligent policy, vetted by a discerning public and a vigorous media corps.

January 21, 2004

Paper Nazi Must Be Stopped Before He Wastes Any More

By Chris Cassidy

This is a response to the column printed on Jan 14 entitled "Assignments or State-Sponsored Eco-terrorism?" (Daily Nexus).

January 21, 2004

Nexus-Stealing Apes Can and Should Be Taken Down

By Martin Doyle

I am very sorry to hear of the incident in Santa Barbara. Though debates were often heated when I was there, I thought we at least respected our collective right to put our viewpoints out there into the public domain. Th...

January 20, 2004

Damn Skippy: Animated Misinformation

By Loren Willams

Did you ever watch "Captain Planet" in your childhood? I did and was enough of a sucker to like it. Though I enjoyed it, and despite its excellent intentions, I have to say that "Captain Planet" damaged the environmenta...