Opinion

April 9, 2003

Girls Just Want That Sweat, Sweat Love

By Beth Van Dyke

I love to watch men play sports. I'll watch any sport. Really, I'm not picky. The cute little uniforms, tight shorts, muscle flexing, field frustration and men, sweating it out for my viewing pleasure, while I sip on a G...

April 9, 2003

Vote Weatherhuman

By system

The campaign continues. There appear to be hundreds of SUN signs, hundreds of Gauchoholics signs, hundreds of SAC signs.

April 9, 2003

Help Take Back All Five Nights Next Week

By Kimberly Stiner-Zercoe

Take Back the Night is an annual event to raise awareness about issues surrounding sexual assault while also protesting the current climate of fear and violence that women must confront in today's society.

April 8, 2003

A Time To Shut Your Mouth

By Toney Henry

In a time of national crisis since the fall of the World Trade Center and the now active military engagement against terror in Iraq, shouldn't we all be uniting as Americans, content with the very society in which we liv...

April 8, 2003

Course Objectives

By system

My professor said something interesting about academic discussions today. She said, "The idea of discourse is rather vague and nebulous."But I heard, "The idea of this course is rather vague and nebulous."Tuesday's forec...

April 8, 2003

Saddam Should Kiss His Tyrannical Butt Goodbye

By Henry Sarria

Insane Hussein is hiding out. The losing regime is relying on young Iraqis to sacrifice themselves as well as innocent civilians in order to stay in power. This regime is coming to a rapid close.

April 8, 2003

You Can’t Say That on Music Television

By Drew Mackie

As if its rejection of all actual music in favor of fresh-faced, Generation Y-aimed reality programming weren't proof enough that the execs at MTV sniff glue, MTV has decided to lighten the international gloom of waging ...

April 8, 2003

Column About Fedayeen Fighters Makes Heroes out of Monsters

By Ken Spain

I am responding to Edward M. Gorenshteyn's letter titled "Fedayeen Fight for Freedom, Not Hussein" (Daily Nexus, April 4, 2003). As a former student of UCSB, it is very disappointing to read the uninformed opinions of Go...

April 8, 2003

Stop the Petty Name Calling; It’s Time for Some Serious Discussion

By John Delaney

I am writing this letter in response to Todd Roberson's recent editorial "A Lesson for the Liberals" (Daily Nexus, April 3, 2003). Foremost, I would like to expound upon several significant points Roberson made in his fi...

April 7, 2003

Weatherhuman for A.S. President

By system

As you've probably noticed, A.S. election signs are going up this week. Perhaps you've seen them posted into the ground or perhaps you had to duck as the 30 mph winds uprooted one and launched it at your head.

April 7, 2003

Fighting Against Freedom

By Sean Benison

Iraqi thugs are actually valiant freedom fighters? That's apparently what Edward Gorenshteyn would like you to think (Daily Nexus, "Fedayeen Fight for Freedom, Not Hussein," April 4).

April 7, 2003

You May Not Know It, But It Affects Us All

By Kimberly Stiner-Zercoe

The UCSB Rape Prevention Education Program houses the student group Students Stopping Rape. Our second annual "It Affects Me" rally will be part of a larger collective in raising awareness during April - Sexual Violence ...

April 7, 2003

Conservative Arguments Sound Like Propaganda

By Erland Sanborn

In response to Todd Roberson's letter "A Lesson for the Liberals" (Daily Nexus, April 3), I agree that there has been little meaningful dialogue between the left and right, but that does not mean the pro-war argument is ...

April 7, 2003

Fraternities’ Rush Begins This Week

By Joshua Finestone

When I came to this university, I wanted to grow up in all facets of my life. I rushed a fraternity and pledged a house because I thought it would enable me to fulfill my goals. I became a member.

April 7, 2003

Bicycles and Headphones Can Co-exist in Harmony

By Ralph Fertig VP S.B. Bicyle Coalition

This is in response to Michael Porzucki's letter, (Daily Nexus, "Headphones Are Against the Law If You're Riding a Bike,"April 4. Porzucki was cited for wearing headphones while bicycling in Isla Vista, but not all headp...

April 4, 2003

What’s on Your Television?

By Drew Atkins

My addiction to war coverage runs deep. After a long day of backbreaking academic work, it's such a soothing release to turn on my television and let the moments of intense violence, followed by hours of talking, just wa...