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Election Hot Line

April 16, 2004 by

So even if you don't know who they are, what they do or what the hell A.S. even stands for, you gotta give the kids some credit. To stay up late making signs and buttons that say "Vote for me!" while ...
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Making Friends in the Mud

April 15, 2004 by

Sincere thanks today to the League of Independent Candidates. Your column on today's Opinion page changed my mind about a few things - I never realized that wackos could write such reasonable response...
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Knock: A Real Campaign in the Ass

April 15, 2004 by Drew Atkins

I can't help but connect college politicians with their high school counterparts. You remember high school politicians? Those overachievers that run for positions in order to dress their r
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Weatherhuman Rains on Independent Candidates

April 15, 2004 by Jonathan Clotworthy Sam Giles

Last Wednesday's issue of the Nexus contained an article about the start of the campaign season for the Associated Students Legislative Council elections ("A.S. Hopefuls Begin Campaigning," April 7), ...
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The Little Deli Mart That Couldn’t

April 14, 2004 by Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Isla Vista Market, Mac's Market, the Six-Pak Shop, S.O.S. Liquor, International Food Market, Isla Vista Co-op - is one more really going to push I.V. over the edge?
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Weatherhuman ’04: Freak Power

April 14, 2004 by

There's so much history here in the Nexus office. I look up on the wall and see a picture of my first editor.
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Potential Parking Permit Panic

April 14, 2004 by Ginger Gonzaga

As you may not be aware, Santa Barbara County staff is diligently putting the final touches on a managed parking program coming to all public streets in your neighborhood next fall.
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Tartakovsky Fails to See Through Foreign Eyes

April 14, 2004 by Orin Harris

Joey Tartakovsky's article "Addressing Anti-Americanism: Values That Aid Our Nation's Success Are Worth Defending" (Daily Nexus, April 12) is as prejudiced and irrational as its claims the "passionate...
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Who Needs a Room When You’ve Got a Park Bench?

April 14, 2004 by Kate Rice

Freshman year, back when I was foolish enough to go to frat social events, I saw a disturbing scene at a "heaven and hell"-themed party. A group of my peers were gathered around in one specific room, ...
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‘Misogynist’ Isn’t an Equal Oppotunity Label

April 14, 2004 by Martin Doyle

Only in Santa Barbara could someone who allegedly sexually assaults a female be a victim and someone who makes a joke about a crappy feminist poem be a misogynist.
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Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

April 13, 2004 by

A wacko shows up at the Nexus office real pissed off - nothing unusual. It's as routine as the evening lottery to determine who gets to go home early and let the office monkey do their job for the nig...
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Damn Skippy: Milking a Liberal Conspiracy

April 13, 2004 by Loren Willams

Democrats seem to be making the administration's deception over the war in Iraq their leading platform. They're barking up the wrong tree. Don't get me wrong: Having certain evidence that George W. Bu...
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Leggie’s Article Inaccurately Depicts SAC

April 13, 2004 by Kavita Kapur

With the A.S. election quickly approaching, I feel that it is imperative to clarify any misconceptions spread by others. I refer in particular to those inspired by Adam Graff's article ("SAC Crosses L...
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Respect Our Troops Overseas; They’re All Grown Up Now

April 13, 2004 by Sarah La Due

Ms. Tavares, give your friend George some credit. He's not that kid you picked up from the football game anymore. In fact, he's not a kid at all. George is an adult, and he is an American. In this cou...
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Nexus Photos Alert the Community to Criminals Regardless of Color

April 13, 2004 by Henry Sarria

Sometimes I just don't get it. Maybe the problem is that some people are very stupid. The people I'm referring to are the ones complaining about the Daily Nexus's coverage of Riccardo Apollo King's ar...
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