Opinion

October 27, 2003

Police Reports a Blot on Nexus’ Reputation

By Suzanne Malloy UCPD Chief

Over the years - more than 25! - I have looked forward to reading the Daily Nexus. As an alumna and long-time employee of UCSB, I have been alternately informed, impressed, amused, and outraged by the quality and content...

October 27, 2003

Assault on Marriage Protection Falls Flat

By Scott Roney

In his Thursday column, "Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love," (Daily Nexus, Oct. 23) Loren Williams ridicules his opponents instead of constructing any logical replies to their arguments.

October 24, 2003

The weatherhuman has been approached by agents of the establishment.

By Staff

From: XXX XXXXXXXX of the Alcohol and Other Drug Program: "I was hoping for more insights into the drugs and alcohol scene at UCSB/IV....What would be an effective way to communicate and dialogue with peeps re:gettin hig...

October 24, 2003

Paper, Plastic, or Protest?

By Henry Sarria

The recent supermarket workers' strike has gotten me thinking of back when I used to be a union carpenter's apprentice for AFL-CIO Local 727 in Miami, Fla. It has also gotten me thinking as to why these workers are strik...

October 24, 2003

Some Other Guy’s Children

By Matt Faust

As a 21-year-old political science major in a decidedly liberal state, I'll be the first to admit that I am biased in my opinions on the war in Iraq. I also have high school friends in Iraq right now, fighting a war I am...

October 24, 2003

Worse Than Sticks or Stones, the “Slut” Label Cuts Deep

By Lauren

As a student walking on my way to class at UCSB, a school that prides itself upon its emphatic dedication to the notion of equality, I find myself lost. I feel as if I am attending a university consumed by hypocritical i...

October 24, 2003

Guerry Deserves No Love for Ignoring Court Rules

By Amanda Pazornik

I am a third-year member of the UCSB women's tennis team and was shocked to read Mr. Guerry's letter ("Tennis Player Calls a Double Fault on Coach's Bad Manners," Oct. 15, 2003) complaining about being kicked off our ten...

October 24, 2003

Television’s Take on News a Far Cry from the Truth

By Jamie Malos

While my roommate was watching CNN tonight I suddenly remembered why I had been avoiding watching this station since 9/11 and after Princess Diana died. The way the news is presented is horribly skewed.

October 24, 2003

Mackie Misses Point of Hollister’s Local Legacy

By David Beckham

In regards to "Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity" (Oct. 15, 2003), Drew Mackie should realize that the Hollister Co. sucks, but I hope someone has told him that the company and its surf image is based ...

October 24, 2003

Monkey Hot Line

By Staff

Monkeys are truly marvels of nature - so like us, yet able to masturbate in public and fling feces. Perhaps, rather than looking at monkeys as humanity's evolutionary predecessors, we should look at monkeys as role model...

October 23, 2003

Mother Nature Loves Bush

By Lucy Hellier

Having been in California for just over a month now, I have come to reassess this narrow-minded condemnation; in fact I'd go as far as to say that I think Bush is a really great guy. Please allow me to explain.

October 23, 2003

Evel Lives

By Staff

Evel Knievel made it to 65 years old this week. I think that sends some great messages to the youth. Break any bone in your body and it will heal. A life of big-time gambling means certain pain and equally certain glory.

October 23, 2003

The Artful Dodger: ‘The Real World’ Is Lame but Rejection Still Sucks

By Drew Mackie

I just volunteered to have my privacy obliterated and my very persona flattened into a two-dimensional TV character. I auditioned for "The Real World."

October 23, 2003

Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love

By Loren Williams

I hope that everyone had an excellent Marriage Protection Week. Devoting an entire week to celebrating love and encouraging it to blossom is a wonderful idea.

October 23, 2003

Free Food Doesn’t Always Come in Candy on Halloween

By Kristan Ditlevsen Representative at Large

Looking forward to Halloween? The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety (ASCPS) wants you to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain this year by coming out to the "Halloween Public Safety Town Hall Meeti...

October 23, 2003

‘Assylum’ Isn’t an Accurate Representation of Psychology

By Amanda Maffett

On Oct. 21, 2003, you ran a comic strip titled, "The Assylum." This comic strip offended me because I have spent a week in a psychiatric hospital. I ended up in the hospital because last year, I tried to kill myself and ...