Opinion

April 4, 2002

Nexus Columnist Shouldn’t Use Bad Taste to Prove Point

By Kathryn Colby

I protested abortion on Monday. And so did other pro-lifers. Cops came. I was prayed for. I was thanked. I was told to calm down. I was pissed.

April 4, 2002

UC Ruined My Year By Pulling Israeli EAP Program

By Jarad Bernstein

As I sit here in my Jerusalem dorm room, overlooking the Old City, I can only express seething anger at the University that has made my life miserable for the past two days.

April 4, 2002

Filipina Student Objects to Insensitive April Fool’s Article

By Christine Apa

I am writing in reference to the article in the April Fool's Day edition of the Nexus entitled, "U.S. army nukes the Philippines." I am outraged by the pure insensitivity and the lack of humor in this article.

April 4, 2002

Israeli EAP Program Too Risky for UCSB Students

By John Corbett

The University of California should be applauded, not criticized, for suspending the study abroad programs in the Middle East until the level of violence decreases.

April 3, 2002

Red Tape: The Cutting Edge of Adventure

By Josh Braun

Ahh, the sights and sounds of southwest Utah: the babbling streams, the venous walls of crimson rock towering above the desert floor, and the Traveler-model Swiss army knife blade protruding from my hand.

April 3, 2002

Parking Structure

By Staff

The combination of responsible attendance and new bikes, double U-locked with the promise that they will remain in their owners' possession, clog and clutter most of the lots.

April 3, 2002

Circumcision Cuts Close to the Bone

By Sarah Kent

Being a sex columnist, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the range of topics that randomly pop up when I'm in a crowd. But I have no idea where the word "circumcision" came into anything I said. Honest.

April 3, 2002

Cut the ‘Animal House’-Style Sexism in April Fool’s Issue

By Nina Crowley

As a parent, even one with a pretty weird sense of humor, I think "Young Voices: Who I Did on Spring Break '02" (Daily Nexus, April 1) is not funny. In fact it could be construed as dangerous.

April 2, 2002

Leafs and Leavings

By Staff

It's time for the quarterly tulips and turds to be dished out.

April 2, 2002

Exhibitionists

By Staff

I went looking for a warm patch of sand in Mexico to wile away the Spring vacation and wound up one night in Papas 'n' Beer. I found myself staring, along with a sizable portion of the sizable crowd, at a handful of girl...

April 2, 2002

Living Without Vowels: Pro-Lifer Knows How to Use Dead Babies to Get People Yelling

By Steven Ruszczycky

The aborted fetus on the sign the girl held looked like a wild panther had mauled it and then crammed the carcass in a blender to make smoothies for its cubs. I turned to my friend and told him I was hungry for veal.

April 2, 2002

UCSB Students Should Recognize Venoco’s Slick Plans

By Athena Sojourner-Nelson

When most University of California Santa Barbara students stand on Campus Point and look out at Platform Holly - the closest oil platform to I.V. - they don't think much of it.

April 2, 2002

UC Should Not Recall Students Studying in Israel

By Elie Raber

We have been briefed that the UC officers are considering suspending the program. I am begging you not to do that. All of us acknowledge that this is a very troubled time and that your concerns for our safety are well pl...

April 2, 2002

Respect Other People’s Property in I.V., You Pack of Savage Apes

By Carrie Mccoy

My roommate was driving on the freeway at 70 mph when her tire burst. The reason her tire burst was because some asshole slashed the tires of every car parked on Camino Corto the night before.

April 1, 2002