Opinion

November 2, 2001

Beautiful Trailers on the Bike Path

By Staff

Today I took a midterm while ignoring giant purple flashing runway lights in my peripheral vision.

November 2, 2001

Exploring the Method to bin Laden’s Madness

By Drew Atkins

When investigating criminals, the main thing you look at is the motive behind their crimes. If we are to believe that Osama bin Laden was behind the Sept. 11 attacks, then an examination of his motive is in order.

November 2, 2001

Hey Gals, Keep the Cheeks Covered at Bike-a-Thong

By Vanessa Rivers

I've seen more underwear in the last month than I ever thought possible.

November 2, 2001

I Don’t Remember Saying You Could Grab My Ass

By Gabrielle Winicki

I was having a fun time walking down State Street on Halloween night until some guy, thinking he was hot stuff, grabbed my ass as I was walking by him.

November 1, 2001

Right Back At Cha, Teach!

By Staff

WeatherLonghand is almost as recognizable as the scrawlings of a dyslexic howler monkey. I use my chickenscratch sandscrit style to great effect, as revenge during midterms. The thicker the course reader, the more the We...

November 1, 2001

Pay Attention to Local Issues

By Robert Bernstein

I just realized that no article has run in the Nexus on the Goleta City Council election, except for one sarcastic op-ed piece, and I am concerned. Not because the one piece characterized me as a juggler and unicyclist w...

November 1, 2001

No Matter Who Won the PAC Election, We All Come Out on Top

By Henry Sarria

As one of the candidates, I must admit that my vote was for myself, but then again I could've easily voted for any of my fellow candidates since they're all good people with good intentions for our community.

November 1, 2001

Nexus Letter of the Quarter

By Bob Faulkner

Call me a prude, but I was very surprised to find a large ad for the Riviera Adult Superstore in the paper.

November 1, 2001

Conservative Medusa Wears a Miniskirt, Still a Moron

By Brendan Buhler

Not all conservatives may be bigoted harpies, but all bigoted harpies are conservative - at least all bigoted harpies who come to speak at UCSB for a $5,000 fee for an hour or two.

October 31, 2001

Entertaining the WeatherFam

By Staff

The weatherfamily arrives today. Weatherdad has a conference to attend (i.e. an excuse to get in a few rounds of golf.) Weathermom wants to see the town (i.e. an excuse to spend money in overpriced boutiques.) Weatherbro...

October 31, 2001

A Return to Skepticism

By Staff

Dear Tom Brokaw: Shut up and be a journalist. -The staff of the Daily Nexus.

October 31, 2001

Rolling on No Wheels

By David Downs

"I wish they'd kill him just for that - Oodaba bin Boobee, or whatever his name is." - my Christian mother, referring to bad business after the terrorist attacks.

October 31, 2001

Speaker Will Stand Up for America, Under-represented Conservatives

By Kenneth Spain

The lectures that many UCSB professors don't want you to hear will take place this Thursday night.

October 31, 2001

It Rained Tuesday, With all the Usual and Wet Results

By Ladan Moeenziai

Rain in Santa Barbara is not a pleasant thing. We don't expect rain here - a lot of us chose this school for that very reason. That's probably why the inaugural precipitation makes us feel so cheated.

October 30, 2001

PAC Your Vote!

By Staff

Today the county is holding elections for the Isla Vista Project Area Committee. The IVPAC is the committee responsible for making recommendations for the Isla Vista Master Plan.

October 30, 2001

I There A Procrastination Gene?

By Staff

There are two ways I write a college paper. The first way is a frenzy of last minute research followed by a paper that is in no way good, but not worse than the usual bullshit. The second way is to try and start early, p...