Opinion

April 19, 2018

Anthony Pimentel for Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

It is crucial for the Associated Students (A.S.) internal vice president (IVP) to be seen as a neutral and non-polarizing figure, as the IVP is responsible for leading a Senate full of students with varying views.

April 19, 2018

Justice Dumlao for Associated Students President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

With experience working with different groups on campus and a firm set of goals for his time as president of the association, Justice Dumlao demonstrates the leadership qualities that could improve A.S. from the top down...

April 19, 2018

Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Sophia Dycaico has been involved in the community since her freshman year, working as a community coordinator for the then-external vice president of local affairs, taking an active role campaigning for local self-govern...

April 19, 2018

Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Student advocate general (S.A.G.), a position within the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA), works to help students who “face charges from the University in housing, academic, social conduct, and public interest matt...

April 12, 2018

A Case for the NewCen: It Is Time for Change

By Luke McCrary

Luke McCrary provides a case in favor of the NewCen project.

April 12, 2018

The Nexus, Through the Years and By the Numbers

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Over eight decades in, it’s time for some self-reflection.

April 2, 2018

Ole Gaucho’s Gotta Go

By Kekai O Kalani Akita

Aside from simply redressing Ole to resemble a true gaucho, negating this whole mess, we could try something new. Retire the old gaucho and let the Mapaches take the reins.

March 15, 2018

The Criminalization of Skateboarding is a Push Too Far

By Kekai O Kalani Akita

Kekai 'O Kalani Akita protests the harsh regulations against skating on UCSB's campus.

March 15, 2018

Having Bed Bugs Taught Me To Live in the Present

By Harper Lambert

Harper Lambert offers a positive perspective on a typically unpleasant situation.

March 8, 2018

We Have No Time for Passive Love

By Calista Liu

Calista Liu stresses the importance of actively caring for the environment before it's too late.

March 8, 2018

Janus and Unions on the Threshold

By Tom Steel, Laurence Young

Tom Steel and Laurence Young advocate for a ruling in favor of AFSCME in an ongoing Supreme Court case.

March 4, 2018

I Was Wrong About the People Who Make Their Cereal Milk-first

By Sai Vemireddy

Sai Vemireddy delves into the mindset of outside-the-box individuals who pour their milk before their cereal, rather than the other way around.

March 1, 2018

Are UCSB Advisors Even Advising?

By Stephanie Arentz

Stephanie Arentz details her experience at the UCSB advising office, and offers up potential remedies to problems she encountered.

February 22, 2018

Argument in the Office: Should You Choose a Plant-Based Diet?

By Harper Lambert, Calista Liu

Opinion writers Harper Lambert and Calista Liu discuss the merits and drawbacks of adopting an entirely plant-based diet.

February 21, 2018

Sex Education is Failing American Students

By Claire Horsley

Claire Horsley highlights the importance of sex education and questions why our school system does not consider sexual health a priority for students.