Opinion

May 20, 2002

Red Tape: A Columnist and His Boat

By Josh Braun

I love boats. Unfortunately, I'm not a sailor, but I have the rest of my life to rectify the situation.

May 20, 2002

Parental Notification Keeps I.V. Safe

By Elizabeth Van Dyke

This Fall, the university is implementing a "parental notification" system for all undergraduates who are cited for misdemeanors in Isla Vista.

May 20, 2002

Weather: Exposing My Athletic Prowess

By Staff

I spent the afternoon playing with my balls.Balls of all the primary colors your television-diminished imagination can handle. Bocci ball is a game of precise skill. Competitors huck large wooden balls at a smaller ball....

May 20, 2002

I Think Writer Jane Austen …

By Sarah Healy

It happens every time. The guy asks what I am reading. I say Jane Austen. He cringes and cries out that her books are only about "women wanting to find rich husbands."

May 20, 2002

I Think Writer Jane Austen …

By Eric Simons

As such a dedicated Jane Austin fan, I feel content in wondering: "Why didn't this woman's husband feed her to sharks two centuries ago?"

May 20, 2002

Rock Climbing Helps to Weed Out the Morons From the Masters

By John Kaeding

I would like to disagree with Michael Long's assessment of the sport of climbing in, "Rock Climbing: Santa Barbara: Like a Rock" (Daily Nexus, May 17).

May 20, 2002

The Reader’sVoice: Student’s Column Needs Clarification Over KCSB Funding

By Saki Bailey

In response to Chris Hubbard's column about the Associated Students' annual budget a correction regarding KCSB-FM's financial relationship to A.S. is in order.

May 17, 2002

Hate Leads to Suffering

By Staff

The news filtering into our campus about heated clashes throughout the world between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups has many worried.

May 17, 2002

Anger Lead to the Dark Side

By Staff

Some children have the erie ability to scream as if their skin is being slowly ripped off of their face.

May 17, 2002

Your Silence Around Sexist Pigs Encourages a Rape Culture

By Dustin Fujikawa

It's ridiculous. With all the magazines, movies and Internet sites dedicated to better sex, only a small group of the men on campus are dedicated to actively improving relationships between the genders.

May 17, 2002

Stupid, Hate-Filled Are Campus ‘Liberals’

By Jeff Farrah

After reading Ivan Perez's column, ("Harsh Politics Harbor Sexism, Racism and Homophobia," Daily Nexus, May 15, 2002), I feel that it is now time for UCSB administration to set aside some time each day for "naptime."

May 17, 2002

My Angry Column Fails Both Myself and Master Yoda

By Ivan Perez

To start off this letter, I'd like to quote the wise Yoda. When asked why fear has any significance in the Jedi Arts, Yoda responded, "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate lea...

May 15, 2002

My Friendly Advice for I.V’s Bimbos, Bozos and Dealers

By Cory Anthony

First is a little hint for the ladies (and possibly even some fellas): Wear clothes that fit. Pull up the ol' size zero shorts, suck up the gut, button, zip and breath.

May 15, 2002

The Stinky Underarm of Campus

By Staff

Warm weather has descended upon an unsuspecting Santa Barbara. Nowhere is this more apparent than the poorly ventilated corridors of Davidson library.

May 15, 2002

Trampin’ It Up

By Staff

What's more charitable than a bunch of drunk meatheads hitting each other? A bunch of drunk meatheads employing their drunk "sisters" to bounce up and down nearly naked on a trampoline.

May 15, 2002

No Fuss Means No Parking

By Staff

The Special Advisory Committee on Parking held an open forum to collect opinions about a plan to raise the cost of day parking, and instate weekend and night fees. Twenty people showed up and not one of them was a studen...