Opinion

November 19, 2003

Full of Myself

By Staff

Correction: On Nov. 19, the weatherhuman did not want to write the weather. The weatherhuman, in fact, wanted to go home. And since the weatherhuman is anonymous, and therefore, cannot be fired...

November 19, 2003

Poor Guy Can’t Even Stand

By Kate Rice

Beer goggles are my favorite party accessory because they compliment almost any outfit. Don't get me wrong, I am horny all the time, but there is a clear-cut difference between typical me and the penis-hungry booze hound...

November 19, 2003

Hype Over Girl-on-Girl Action Excludes Guys | He Said….

By Travis Hunter

Girl-girl action. Yeah, I just started a column with a fragment. But I also just succeeded in getting the attention of almost every male eye crossing this page. Shameless, but effective.

November 19, 2003

Hype Over Girl-on-Girl Action Excludes Guys | She Said…

By Stefanie Bautista

Close your eyes and imagine a typical DP party. Keg stand to your right, D.J. on your left, and straight ahead is a crowd of people standing around yelling, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" You push through the crowd to see what all ...

November 19, 2003

Eternal Sunshine Isn’t Something to Whine About

By Staff

My oceanography teacher stated an interesting opinion that most of you weather-spoiled Southern Californians could associate with. He said, "Santa Barbara must be the coldest warm place I have ever lived."

November 19, 2003

Administration’s Assumptions Are the Only Blatant Hostility

By Katrina Hale

Bradley Dean asked me a question. He inquired of "all Democrats and people opposed to the war in Iraq and pre-emptive warfare: What is the United States to do when threatened with blatant hostility?"

November 18, 2003

No to Idiots with Opinions

By Staff

The weatherhuman has a long history of bitching about the graffiti that appears around campus. Here I go again.

November 18, 2003

Aggressive Progressive: The Liberals Strike Back

By Nico Pitney

Last week, billionaire financier George Soros announced that he would donate up to $5 million to the progressive grassroots organization, MoveOn.org. Soros called the presidential elections in 2004 "a matter of life and ...

November 18, 2003

No Bottled Bait Is Worth Being a Dead Monkey Over

By Neil Paul Baker

Monkeys are trapped using baited bottles attached to trees. Bottlenecks are wide enough for monkeys to slip arms in but narrow enough to prevent removing hands grasping peanut bait.

November 18, 2003

Liberals Should Smoke the Dope Out of the White House

By Ethan Roberts

Several articles and opinion pieces have been published in the Daily Nexus recently. I found "Sexy, Sinister Neo-Conservatives" (Nov. 12) by Drew Atkins to be quite funny.

November 17, 2003

Wait ‘Til You Get There

By Staff

I read that a couple dozen Iowa National Guard troops tried to avoid being shipped to Iraq by taking illegal drugs prior to drug tests the night before deployment - and got sent anyway. Talk about a bad trip.

November 17, 2003

Your Car Isn’t Your Castle

By Mark Signa

I was sitting in my car when an officer caught me drinking a beer. I got the Minor in Possession ticket, but the officer also searched my car even though I told him I wasn't giving him permission to. Don't they need a wa...

November 17, 2003

Sexy, But Not Sinister, Neo-Conservatives Get Things Done

By Bradley Deal

I would like to address the disrespectful and ignorant article written by Drew Atkins on Nov. 12, "Sexy, Sinister Neo-Conservatives." First off, his comments regarding the president of the United States and his administr...

November 17, 2003

Debate Supporters Get It Together Despite Hesitation

By John Peters Exec Dir College Republicans

On behalf of the College Republicans at UCSB, I would like to thank the Women's Center for finding someone to debate Phyllis Schlafly.

November 14, 2003

Big Mistake

By Staff

Halloween in Isla Vista: The party is over. Seriously, this time. It was 15 days ago. But that only brings next year's festivities 15 days closer. Planning can never start too early. Planning can never start too early. T...

November 14, 2003

Cop Out

By Staff

Well, the 'human went and got shitfaced before coming up with today's column. Now I'm staring at the roof of this goddamned cave, trying to think, like I have so many times before.