Opinion

May 29, 2003

Leaders Can’t Be Afraid of Making a Move to Help Their Own People

By Omri Cohen

This past week, after five Palestinians blew up scores of Israeli civilians in terrorist attacks, members of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government were calling for the expulsion of Yasser Arafat due to his involvement...

May 28, 2003

Men Dangle Between Rock Hard and a Soft Place

By Beth Van Dyke

I love being a woman because I love being in control. And we are (almost) always in control of all our sexual functions.

May 28, 2003

Escaped Inmates From An Artsy Asylum

By The Weatherhuman

A plea for attention along the walk to class. Those Art 4D mutants have escaped, littering our fair campus with the likes of a human clock and a silly string-happy spider.

May 28, 2003

Being Mr. Fix-It: Trapped in a Major Stereotype

By Jonathan Repp

I don't like telling people what my real major is. It's fun to see what other drunk people will believe if you sound convincing. The main reason, though, is that I have yet to meet anyone who reacts positively when I rev...

May 28, 2003

UC Needs Out-of-State Students More Than They Need the UC

By Jacqueline M. Hu

When I read the article by Bert Viloria titled "The Reader's Voice: Don't Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students" (Daily Nexus, May 23, 2003), my first reaction was how unfair the article was toward out-of-state stude...

May 28, 2003

Racial Privacy at a High Cost

By Annette Cordero

Another controversial race-focused initiative will soon be placed before the Californian electorate. This ballot measure, called the Racial Privacy Initiative, would prevent many state agencies, including all public univ...

May 28, 2003

Think

By Conor Buckley

May 23, 2003

Terror-Ridden Peace

By Joey Tartakovsky

If anyone had any lingering doubts about what the obstacle to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians was, the five Palestinian suicide bombings within the space of 48 hours this week should have cleared that up.

May 23, 2003

To Everything, There is a Season

By Staff

Somewhere between Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock, just north of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, lies Weather-Valhalla, where all good weatherhumans go when they graduate.

May 23, 2003

Don’t Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students

By Bert Viloria

Why are we penalizing California students with an abominable fiscal mistake that our "illustrious" lawmakers made? The University of California system is still one of the best bargains in the world as far as quality and ...

May 22, 2003

A Few Reasons to Pay More

By Richard C. Atkinson

In the next few weeks, the UC Board of Regents will be considering a student fee increase for the 2003-04 year. California is facing the most serious budget crisis in its history, with a budget deficit estimated as high ...

May 22, 2003

In the Garage

By Staff

It's almost time to move out of my apartment. For the weathercavemates and me to go our separate ways. It's a melancholy feeling. Choking back tears, saying our goodbyes, and most importantly - figuring out whose shit i...

May 22, 2003

Perspectively Challenged

By Nico Pitney

His piece begins with the claim, uniformly made by the reactionary Israeli right, that Palestinian suicide bombings are "the obstacle" - notice the singular - to peace.

May 22, 2003

Be Amazed at the Friends You Have Here on Your Trip

By Staff

Next year's Nexus staff is in place and full of fresh, young and eager optimism. If you have one to spare, why not take a moment and give thanks that they're willing to sacrafice their youths and their descriptive adject...

May 22, 2003

As the Smoke Clears, al-Qaeda Stands to Falter

By Henry Sarria

If you look up the definition of the word "desperate" in the dictionary, it goes something like this: reckless or violent because of despair. However, I would like to offer another definition for the word that can be sum...

May 22, 2003

Domestic Partnership Rights Deserves A.S. Endorsement

By Isabel Millan Brandon Robles RoseMarie Borquez Gail Padilla

This Wednesday, A.S. Legislative Council will vote on a resolution in favor of Assembly Bill 205. For those of you who have not heard of AB 205, this piece of legislation would extend a lot of the rights and responsibili...