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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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Wiener

April 12, 2004 by

Wow, another correction. If we don't quit fucking up, I'm never going to have enough space to tell a joke again. Please hold your applause. Monday's forecast: A cheap one-liner, because nothing else w...
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Blue Traffic Lights: Addressing Anti-Americanism

April 12, 2004 by Joey Tartakovsky

In order to properly understand our present predicament, we must know that the philosophy of anti-Americanism exists in a different class of thought from anti-U.S. criticism. The former is a prejudice...
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SAC Crosses Line Between Fairness and Politics

April 12, 2004 by Adam Graff

I will likely make many enemies for writing this column. That said, the story which I am about to recount to you involves actions so heinous and so utterly impolitic that I have no choice but to expos...
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Don’t Blame Health Problems on Vegetarian Diets

April 12, 2004 by Bo Bell

Many people who live vegetarian live longer and have more energy, mental alacrity, and sex drive - and kill no other living beings in the process.
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Researcher Doesn’t Apologize for Controversial Porn Workshop

April 12, 2004 by Alejandro Juarez

As a queer person of color, there are distinct moments in your life that serve as markers for personal growth: learning to love your skin and your culture, coming out of the closet and pissing off con...
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