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Awful Falafels Ruin Lunch, Embitter Student

I decide to give Baba's Falafels a chance. Eagerly, I order a side of hummus, baba ganoush, tabouli and pita bread. Five dollars and 50 cents later, I'm presented with a plate of baby food-esque slop.
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Gauchos Fail to Adequately Cheer Men’s Basketball Team

As a graduate of UCSB's class of 1990 and a passionate fan of the men's basketball program, I'm a little disappointed in the attendance at the Gauchos vs. EA Sports West All-StarsWednesday night game ...
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Drive Can Help Keep KCSB a Bastion of Independent Radio

This is a reminder to support your local independent radio station, which just so happens to be situated beneath the familiar landmark that beckons from the center of campus, Storke Tower.
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Service and Protection

Kristen Boyle's article in the Nov. 6 Nexus ("Crunched Cars Cops' Fault"), which blamed property damage over Halloween on the police, is nothing short of a complete joke.
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Go Home

The weatherhuman is on vacation in Las Vegas. Filling in today is its attorney and personal physician, Dr. Lazlo von Zonkerstein. As the weatherhuman's attorney I advise anyone who reads this to stand...
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Party-Harty Reputation Undue for Psych Dept.

The Psychology Dept. would like to correct the perception that was created in Chandler Briggs' opinion column ("UCSB's Secret Night Life: The All-Academic, After-Hours Shindig," Daily Nexus, Nov. 6).
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Sloppy Ackermann Taints News With Anti-Greek Bias

I am writing in response to the Nov. 6 Nexus article, "Frat Discussion Aids Anti-Hazing Efforts" by Kristina Ackermann. This article misses the point of what the whole greek system was trying to accom...
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Zen Hot Line

Breathe in. Breathe out. This is life. Especially if you've got a pipe in your mouth. It's also an enlightening practice between sips. We at the Hot Line understand that sometimes it can be hard to su...
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Substitute ‘Humans

The weatherhuman will be out of the office the next two days. But I am never too far away. Crack a bottle of whiskey and I am there. Throw dice against the wall and hear my voice. Pass out under a hot...
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Crunched Cars Cops’ Fault

After the happenings of last weekend, I feel too strongly to sit by quietly and let the Halloween melee go uncommented on. I was here on Halloween last year, and I remember thinking that was insane. F...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Bringing Debauchery out of the Dark

Halloween, Isla Vista, Del Playa Drive: Two girls stand on the hood of a car, parked on the ocean side of the street, with their dates. One of the police-sponsored floodlights shines down on them.
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Jose Cuervo Not a Passenger for Minor Road Trips

Even though your friend is 21 years old and holding the beer and you have not been drinking, people under 21 years old cannot drive a car with alcohol in it at all.
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UCSB’s Secret Night Life: The All-Academic, After-Hours Shindig

As I climbed into the seat of my large, yet handy, recycling bicycle early Tuesday morning, I prepared myself for another day picking up people's newspapers , empty bottles and cans.
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You’re the Only One, Baby – ‘Til Next Month

I got paid yesterday. I leave for Vegas tomorrow. It was nice knowing you, Paycheck. Pity we couldn't be together a little bit longer. But hey, we should have a fun time this weekend, huh?
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Conserving Water Is Fun!

The key to being sneaky about sharing a shower is to be clean, quick and quiet. For instance, an obvious blob of jizz on the bar of Irish Spring may just be an accident.
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