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End Violence in Isla Vista

April 9, 2004 by Harry Nelson

These days I rarely walk from my home on the West Campus to Del Playa Drive on weekend nights; perhaps only two or three times so far this year. When I do, someone yells "Aren't you a bit old" or "Str...
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Army Recruitment Dangles Deceptive Bait

April 9, 2004 by Stephanie Tavares

My younger brother's friend George is in Iraq. At least, I'll call him George although that's not his real name. He is a happy-go-lucky, lanky guy. Like all of my younger brother's friends, he is a bi...
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Let Me Eat My Steak in Peace, You Militant Vegetarians

April 9, 2004 by Henry Sarria

Beef. It's what's for dinner; at least in my house, as I am proud to declare my membership in the omnivore club. It's not as if red meat is on the menu every night. But in my home a steak never goes u...
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Mixed-Race Dating Woes Stem From Societal Ills

April 9, 2004 by Bert Viloria

This letter is in response to Meghan Palma's article ("White Guys, Yellow Fever; Dating's Just Not Easy," Daily Nexus, April 4). I am a first generation immigrant from the Philippines who moved here w...
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Sneak Preview Hot Line

April 9, 2004 by

Damn those unlucky few who didn't snag tickets to the "Kill Bill" back-to-back sneak preview double feature. It was the best thing to come to UCSB since the tube top, but because of those few, we luck...
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A.S. It Is: A.S. Isn’t Just People You Elect

April 8, 2004 by Joel Galster

You've probably noticed that the bike paths are all cluttered with red, yellow and green signs urging you to vote in the upcoming Associated Students. elections. If you have noticed them, you probably...
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Thin Line Between Drugs and Hate

April 8, 2004 by

Next, a little bit of hate for the finest bunch of assholes on campus - the parking Nazis. You paper my truck every time I forget to display my permit.
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Bedhead Diaries: White Guys, Yellow Fever; Dating’s Just Not Easy

April 8, 2004 by Meghan Palma

People from back home sometimes ask me what it's like being a minority in a community that is dominated by white people. I usually smile sweetly and respond, "I don't see race. It's just not an issue ...
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What Is It, Exactly, That Affects All of You People?

April 8, 2004 by Susan Landgraff

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It Affects Me is part of a campuswide campaign to raise awareness about rape and sexual assault in our community. Don't think you're affected? One woman in fou...
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This Is America, Folks: Even Offensive Speech Is Protected

April 8, 2004 by Josh Rodine

I'm deeply and constantly troubled by the sentiment expressed by Christine Bai in her column ("Details Magazine Defames Asians, Gays" Daily Nexus, April 6)
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UCSB Administrators Could Use Some Motherly Advice

April 8, 2004 by Dianna Hosley

Didn't your mother tell you to put things back where you found them? Since Fall, I think - I don't even know how long it's been - we have been without bike racks at the UCen.
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Nookie With Neighbors

April 7, 2004 by Kate Rice

Young, privileged people in college communities are always seeking instant gratification. Most would say that such situations create an ideal that we can always have what we want whenever we want it, ...
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Lend Me Your Helmet

April 7, 2004 by

On Tuesday I had a guest lecturer in my Sports Appreciation class (I figure my last quarter of college is a great time to challenge myself) talking about "cycling for fitness.
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King, Parks, Newsom: Pioneers for Change

April 7, 2004 by Neil Visalvanich

In Nicholas Romero's opinion piece on gay marriage, he claims that because California state law explicitly prohibits gay marriage, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's issuance of marriage licenses to g...
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Knock: Welcome to UCSB; Now Leave

April 6, 2004 by Drew Atkins

Seeing the herds of casually dressed adults and bright-eyed youngsters making their way through campus, I feel threatened. I don't like these people. They bother me. I want to see them gone.
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