Opinion

October 7, 2003

Recall Tells Politicians Exactly Where to Stick It

By Henry Sarria

It comes as no surprise. And as the deadline of Oct. 7, 2003 approaches, I truly hope that soon-to-be former Governor Gray Davis isn't surprised as well.

October 7, 2003

Tribes Don’t Deserve Arnie’s Unfounded Criticisms

By Ashley Doty

In a pre-election poll released on Wednesday, 61 percent of those polled say they will recall Davis, and 45 percent say they will vote for Schwarzenegger. It appears evident that California will soon be under the leaders...

October 7, 2003

Pornographers: The Champions of American Values

By Loren Williams

I'm appalled at the lack of civility being shown to an upstanding segment of our community: pornographers. These paragons of America's defining value - freedom - are inexplicably reviled despite ceaseless contributions t...

October 6, 2003

War on Leaks

By Staff

The Bush people are being accused of blowing the cover of a CIA agent to get back at her anti-war husband, and some people are wondering why it took the administration several weeks after finding out about the leak to in...

October 6, 2003

Nexus Election Endorsements: The Recall

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

This recall is costing the state of California $70 million that definitely don't need to be spent. Especially not on a sideshow.And there's already talk of a new recall campaign to begin if Schwarzenegger takes office. A...

October 6, 2003

Nexus Election Endorsements: Governator

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Ah, the least of 152 evils. Picking Cruz Bustamante as the best candidate to replace the present governor is like spotting the least soiled corner of a discolored Motel 6 mattress.

October 6, 2003

Nexus Election Endorsements: Prop. 53

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Proposition 53 is the closest thing to being boring to the point of death that anyone at this office has ever encountered. An interesting scheme, really, if its intent is as malicious as its possibilities.

October 6, 2003

Nexus Election Endorsements: Prop. 54

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Although UC Regent Ward Connerly would like for the ethnically diverse state of California to cease differentiating between black, white, brown and every other shade of skin color, a ban on racial classification threaten...

October 3, 2003

Bus-ted

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Watergate, Monicagate, Fajitagate. And now a scandal to top them all: Bus Gategate. The label "scandal" possibly casts too poor a light on a simple device, but the gate installed to allow only Santa Barbara Metropolitan ...

October 3, 2003

It Wasn’t Funny Anyway

By Staff

A weatherhuman and its readers have nothing without trust, so I'll be up front with you. The words you read in yesterday's weather were not mine-somebody fucked up and my words were lost.

October 3, 2003

Arnold Schwarzensexist

By Nico Pitney

Let's start with a few recall election truisms. A week from now, the zany recall circus will be over and California's tax-loving, business-loathing government might just be in the hands of family man and rags-to-riches e...

October 3, 2003

Drugstore Cowboy: Medicinal Mayhem in the War on Cannabis

By Cory Anthony

The war on drugs has sunk to a new low. Last Sunday, Sept. 28, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's office filed charges against Aaron Paradiso, who lives outside of Stockton. Aaron is a quadriplegic.

October 3, 2003

Presidential Hopeful General Wesley Clark Isn’t All He Claims to Be.

By Drew Atkins

This is the story of 135 power-hungry status seekers, seemingly chosen at random to take part in the latest and most embarrassing display of political absurdity this side of the 2000 Presidential debacle.

October 2, 2003

Disposing of the Evidence

By Josef Manuel Liles

By now, many of you have undoubtedly heard about Proposition 54. This initiative, which is backed by Ward Connerly, the UC Regent behind Proposition 209, proposes to ban the state of California from collecting data regar...

October 2, 2003

Check the Weather Before You Leave

By Staff

The weathercomputer is on the fritz once again. The friendly technical support representative diagnosed my grumblings as resulting from a faulty motherboard.

October 2, 2003

Student Groups Can Help You Prevent Sexual Assault in I.V.

By Susan Landgraff

The recent sexual assaults in Francisco Torres and Isla Vista are incredibly scary, life-changing events for the women involved. Unfortunately, sexual assaults are much more prevalent in our community than people realize...