Opinion

January 8, 2004

Scouring Dregs of Media for Guilty Pleasures

By Katherine Drabiak

It's considered the detritus of the media, an investment in waste management. The presence of reality television, low-scale comedy and fashion periodicals induce an automatic gag reflex with a covert sense of intrigue fo...

January 7, 2004

Inquiring ‘Humans Want to Know

By The Weatherhuman

You didn't think the weatherhuman was going to miss Britney's wedding day did you? No sir, I was there. I rode in on the same cold wind that will soon blow her completely out of the music business and onto the pages of P...

January 7, 2004

Mad, You Say?

By system

Good to see that DNA testing has determined that one crazy cow was from Canada. I knew no American would carry that irrational disease.

January 7, 2004

This Ain’t Sea World, Kids

By Kate Rice

The storm season is upon us, the new students are settled in and the parties are plentiful. The mundane mid-year slump is hitting, so hookups at this time of year are particularly shameless, and just about anyone can get...

January 7, 2004

I.V. Police Have Priorites, Even for Jell-O

By Mark Signa

I sometimes see a fight at one party but the police are too busy giving someone an MIP (Minor in Possession of Alcohol citation) down the street to notice. Do the police have a priority system on how they deal with publi...

January 5, 2004

No Cost, No Receipt

By system

Back to school time - I'd call it Hell if it weren't so fucking freezing outside.

January 5, 2004

Now it’s Time to Relax

By system

Feeling better today. Feeling like it's good to be home (when you've been here as long as the 'human has, this is home).

January 5, 2004

Drugstore Cowboy: Two Thousand and Four?!

By Cory Anthony

Here we are. The beginning of the Year of Our Lord 2004 and the tail-end of the Chinese Year of the Ram, which ends on Jan 21.

January 5, 2004

The Artful Dodger: The Cultural Aftershocks

By Drew Mackie

I spent Winter Break in a television trance. But whenever I broke away from VH1's marathon sessions of C-grade celebrities telling me what to remember from the '70s and '80s, I checked out the newspaper to see if anythin...

January 5, 2004

Hey Thieves: Embrace the Karma Payment Plan

By Joel Furman

My computer was stolen. My snazzy Gateway portal to the world was taken from my bedroom during a little shindig - on my birthday, no less - that my roommates and I had.

January 5, 2004

Peace on Earth is Too Damn Quiet!

By Henry Sarria

With Winter Break over and all of you back in town, the peace that comes with the end of finals is officially over. I must admit, I missed all of you and some of your alcohol-fueled antics.

December 4, 2003

Wal-Martyred

By system

Did you hear about the lady who got trampled at Wal-mart by maniacs in pursuit of DVD players on sale for $30?

December 4, 2003

Twas the Day Before Finals

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

It would make a great game show. Your school's teaching assistants plan to strike, but you have to guess why. "Is it Eskimo Pies? Are you planning to strike because you want more Eskimo Pies?" Only the strike didn't hap...

December 4, 2003

Drugstore Cowboy: Your Mind on My Safety, Hand in My Underwear

By Cory Anthony

"Sir, you've been selected by the airline," the man at the security gate of the Santa Barbara Airport says to me, quickly scratching an "X" in red marker on my ticket. Did I win something? Maybe I'm getting an empty firs...

December 4, 2003

Nudity for Finals Week Fun

By Kate Rice

Dead Week and the finals crunch are always a joy - if you like pain. Caffeine overload headaches and delirium are surely right around the corner for many students due to all-nighters, final papers and presentations.

December 4, 2003

Coffee and Hubard’s Slam Against Grocery Strike Misses Point

By Frank Ferrante

In "A Strike Against All Sense," (Daily Nexus, Nov. 26) Ben Coffee and Brad Hubbard reflect the logic, sophistication and sensitivity of Scientologists on a caffeine binge. I resent their statement, "We chose not to hono...