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Nexus Coverage Must Be Accurate

October 17, 2003 by Miguel Mendoza

On Oct. 15, 2003, Students for a Free Tibet enacted a mock execution of Tibetan political prisoners on the UCSB campus. Thankfully, the Nexus was able to send out a reporter to cover this action.
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The Ignored Refugees

October 17, 2003 by Neer Lerner

Skirmishes between Jews and Arabs in 1930s-40s pre-state Israel produced a Palestinian refugee population. It is often argued that the Israeli government should compensate the descendants of the Pales...
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Room for One More Star?

October 16, 2003 by David Downs

The 51st state of the union will not be Puerto Rico or even American Samoa. It will be a sand-filled, terrorist incubator that will make those Islamic schools in Pakistan look like an alternative kind...
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Dude Here

October 16, 2003 by Staff

I finally saw "Kill Bill." Pretty entertaining, and every bit as violent as they say. I am against just about every form of censorship, and I never buy it when people say that they were compelled to c...
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Tracing the True Sources of Aggression

October 16, 2003 by Arie Peled

Mr. Ronquillo, although very opinionated about the Arab-Israeli conflict, seems to know nothing about it. Or if he does have some knowledge of it, he purposely distorted and corrupted the facts, which...
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Below the Smutty Surface

October 15, 2003 by Christina Huff

Everyone is talking about porn. With the arrival of porn parties in I.V., even the chancellor and A.S. felt it necessary to issue warnings and official statements on the matter. So, as your Wednesday ...
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A Hero Comes Along

October 15, 2003 by Staff

This past weekend the AS President at Berkeley got busted for public drunkenness and fleed from the cops, and our AS President played the hero by convincing a killa-to-be to drop her knife.
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The Only Bad Kind of Recycling

October 15, 2003 by Constantine Economides

I walk to school almost everyday. Although this half-hour trek does takes a toll on my reserved energy, I still walk. Although my round-trip travel time is often longer than my class time itself, I st...
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The Artful Dodger: Hollister Co. Shirts Endorse Earthquakes, Mediocrity

October 15, 2003 by Drew Mackie

After the towers at the World Trade Center fell, people everywhere started wearing those "I Love NY" shirts. Even if they didn't live in the Big Apple, the shirts helped them feel like they were suppo...
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Denim Blue Clashes with the Colors on the Rainbow Flag

October 15, 2003 by Justin Violini

Call it a hunch, but I don't think Neil Diamond was aware of his adamant support of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community when he sang, "I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans."
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Tennis Player Calls A Double Fault on Coach’s Bad Manners

October 15, 2003 by Steven Guerry

Most people who are involved with competitive tennis are dicks. I should know. I have come in contact with more than my fair share of racket-wielding megalomaniacs.
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What’s Your Problem: October 15, 2003

October 15, 2003 by Staff

"Food at Ortega [Dining Commons]. It's just nasty. The simple solution would be to make better food."
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Cleaning Slung Mud

October 14, 2003 by Henry Sarria

A week before California's historic gubernatorial recall election, the groping allegations against candidate Schwarzenegger began to surface. In the world of dirty politics this was no surprise.
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Stay of Execution

October 14, 2003 by The Weatherhuman

I sat down well prepared to fail a midterm yesterday. I had a solid 40 minutes total study time for the quarter under my belt and the effects of a two-hour nap lingered in my clouded mind.
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Middle East Article Gets It All Wrong

October 14, 2003 by Jason Kanel

David Ronquillo claimed to have written an article "more consistent with the facts" ("Terror Has Its Own Rules," Daily Nexus, Oct. 9) than Joey Tartakovsky's.
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