Opinion

October 14, 2002

Sign Watch: A.S. Special Elections

By Staff

According to the A.S. constitution, campaigners have five days, or 120 hours, to remove any signage used during the election period or face a minimum fine of $10.

October 14, 2002

Greenthief

By Staff

The police stopped a thief down the street from my apartment this weekend. "Bikes," I thought. Or maybe computer equipment. But no. His truck was full of stolen... palm fronds.

October 14, 2002

Lecturers: A Strike Should Not Screw Over Students

By Jeanne Umana

The reason I am writing this letter is not to tell you why I am joining the picket lines Oct. 14 and 15 but why I am not, at least not during my scheduled lecture.

October 11, 2002

Government at Work

By Henry Sarria

It is often said that change is a good thing. It is also stated that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" just to complete any and all arguments on the subject of change or keeping the status quo.

October 11, 2002

For What It’s Worth

By Staff

Okay, I'll apologize. A.S. funds a lot of important stuff. They're pretty cranky about it, though. It's almost like they lost a million dollars of student money on the stock market.

October 11, 2002

The Weatherhuman Should Invest in Reporting Skills

By Eneri Rodriguez

I'd like to say the Weatherhuman needs to maybe open its eyes and realize that it needs to take its foot out of its mouth and get educated on the issues.

October 10, 2002

Quote This

By Staff

Jim Thomas started running campaign advertisements last week to swing more votes in the upcoming recall election. The ad pulls two quotes from a Daily Nexus staff editorial published on Friday, May 4, 2001.

October 10, 2002

Hello, Sports Fans

By Staff

I hear they've canceled the plan to put giant cement islands on all the I.V. streets. So in effect, the county has paid a lot of money to mark all the roads with useless construction paint.

October 10, 2002

Traffic Islands in the Sun

By Gail Marshall

With the exception of Del Playa Drive, this proposal would have added very wide speed bumps, traffic "deflectors" and, on the wider streets, traffic islands.

October 10, 2002

Give the Republicans Their Fair Chance to Screw the State Up

By Justin Cunningham

I cannot in good conscience sit by silently while the governor is re-elected because of the weaknesses of Bill Simon. Davis is surely of no stronger character than Simon.

October 10, 2002

We Cannot Coddle a Madman Who Has Mustard Gas

By Ryan Wilson

The overwhelming anti-war sentiment coming from the town of Isla Vista sounds like it is coming from a flock of sheep wearing blinders.

October 10, 2002

Hey Teachers, Leave Embarcadero Hall Alone

By Peter Neushul

As a longtime resident of Isla Vista, I am very disturbed by UCSB's acquisition of the former Bank of America building for conversion into the new Embarcadero lecture hall.

October 9, 2002

The Weatherfund

By Staff

It's time for "special elections," although I'm not sure what's so special about them. The issue, as I understand it, is that A.S. squandered its money on bad investments, resulting in massive debt, and now needs money t...

October 9, 2002

Boy Scouts: Grin and Bear It

By Andrew West

Our public lands are on the imminent verge of destruction by that most horrible of horrible organizations... the Boy Scouts. In all seriousness, the Boy Scouts is an organization with one of the worst outdoor ethics I've...

October 9, 2002

When He Can’t Do the Job, Call Your Battery-Powered Friend

By Beth Van Dyke

Why is it so difficult for girls to have orgasms? Why is that men seem to be able to find pleasure in any light stimulation whatsoever? It has to be one of the most common questions asked of women in the world.

October 8, 2002