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Time Enough at Last

February 20, 2003 by

My professor nearly put me into suspended animation today. As I listened to the drone of his voice, I could feel my blood sugar dropping and hear my heart rate begin to slow.
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Fight Evil With More Evil

February 20, 2003 by Manuel Scherer

Commenting on the concept of war, former president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter recently said: "War is always evil. Sometimes necessary, yes, but always evil."
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Student Action Forum on the Middle East: We Challenge You

February 20, 2003 by

There are two student advocacy groups on campus representing different perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: American Students for Israel (ASI) and the Student Action Forum on the Middle E...
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The Reader’s Voice: Isla Vista Redevelopment Is Nothing but a Heartbreak, Baby

February 20, 2003 by Peter Neuschul Joe Burke

Isla Vista Redevelopment Project Area Committee spent $2 million on planning with the vast majority of funds coming out of taxpayers' pockets. Meanwhile, I.V. is the most densely populated town in Cal...
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Oh, the Humanity of It All

February 19, 2003 by Joey Tartakovsky

Self-righteous "peace" advocates turn what should be complex moral calculus into third grade arithmetic. The irony of the anti-war position based on gut-level morality alone is that, in reality, moral...
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I Get Letters

February 19, 2003 by

Do I get fan mail? A little. Do I get hate mail? Sometimes. But more than anything else, I get junk mail. It's literally amazing what people want to sell to the Weatherhuman.
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Guys Go Nuts When Ladies Go Balls Out

February 19, 2003 by Beth Van Dyke

Testicles. Tea bag. Penis Pillow. The Juice Crew. Nuggets. Rocky Mountain Oysters. Fluid Friends. We girls can easily forget how much attention we should be paying to them, but believe me, the man nev...
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Drugstore Cowboy: Phinding Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2003 by Cory Anthony

Malibu, 5:10 p.m., Feb. 14: Valentine's Day. Having been delayed en route to the Phish show at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, we have stopped to watch the sunset in a park across PCH from Pep...
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A Matter of Time

February 18, 2003 by

People have various ways of stopping to evaluate their lives. Some folks find it useful to consider their financial security, their relationships or their work.
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Lecturer Contributes Nothing New to Palestine-Israel Debate

February 18, 2003 by Josh Hoffman Mar Logrono Nico Pitney David Reeves

If the article (Daily Nexus, "Lecturer Gives Pro-Israel Perspective," Feb. 13, 2003) quotes Prager's words correctly, there was nothing fresh nor in depth about it but a basic rehashing of mainstream ...
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If You Don’t Like the Food at Sushi Teri, Then Don’t Eat There

February 18, 2003 by Leslie Shultz

This is in response to Jon Morin's letter (Daily Nexus, "Sushi Teri Stinks Worse Than Any Raw Fish in the World," Feb. 10, 2003).
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He Said: Valentine’s Day Is a Time …

February 14, 2003 by Steven Ruszczycky

Couples have long been persecuted for their desire to join in a monogamous parallel construction. The jealousy and derision that those restricted to unitary self-relation feel has often forced couples...
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I’ll love you forever

February 14, 2003 by

Alright, I'll make it simple: The problem with Valentine's Day at this university is that most people's idea of a long-term relationship is tantric sex.
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She Said: Valentine’s Day Is a Time …

February 14, 2003 by Jaime Morrow

I'm going to make a revolutionary proposal: Valentine's Day isn't, and doesn't have to be, all about chocolate reminders of romance or enough roses to turn the Queen of Hearts' garden into a barren wa...
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Sometimes a Good Protest Makes All the Difference

February 14, 2003 by Travis Galdieri

The power of public protest has had a much more significant impact on the American social structure and cultural consciousness than offered by James Beach in his article "Conservatives May Be Wrong; B...
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