Opinion

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

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...

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

Living Without Vowels: The Creepy, Craky Tale Behind the UCen’s Past

By Steven Ruszczycky

Tomorrow is Halloween, and what this town needs is a good ghost story to get it in the mood. What follows is a tale of the darker side of UCSB, one of our community's own little urban legends.

October 30, 2001

A.S. It Is: Get Involved With the I.V. Community; Read to a Child

By Dan Edgar

Asthe sun gently falls into the sea and the city of I.V. transforms into a chaotic version of "Animal House," local children run for cover.

October 29, 2001

A Hollow Game of Politics

By Staff

Twenty 3rd District residents, collected from a pool of wealthy North County farmers to the UCSB's College Republicans, served Marshall with notice of their intent to kick her out of office with a special election.

October 29, 2001

You have the right to sit on the curb, sucka

By Staff

There sure were a lot of people dressed up as mean cops this weekend. I had no idea the costume was so popular. The mean cops had talent too – they never drank, or danced, or even cracked a smile all weekend. Perha...

October 29, 2001

A.S. President Doesn’t Have a Clue About Grad Student Housing

By Staff

Did you know that many graduate students (especially TAs) have to pay more than half their monthly salary in order to afford housing in the community?