Opinion

September 20, 2001

Another Year of Minors Not in Possession of Brains

By Staff

The young girl sits dejectedly on the curb, possibly 17, but probably not. The cops decide to keep her fake I.D., and I laugh a little.

September 20, 2001

Weather

By Staff

The ex-weatherhuman told a lot of dick and fart jokes. Students loved it because they’re dick and fart people who’ve simply learned too many synonyms. They want sophisticated variations such as salmon-colored...

September 20, 2001

Be It Ever So Trashy, There’s No Place Like I.V.

By Marisa Lagos

It's a community. There's not too many of them left. And it's small, so you can hear your neighbor's problems, and they become yours too. That's not always a bad thing, because it means that in addition to the assholes, ...

September 20, 2001

Culture Shock: It’s Nice to Return to UCSB After a Year Overseas

By Alexis Filippini

After a year of studying in Granada, Spain I've come home with a whole new perspective on the world, and in this case, on the little things that make my life easier.

September 20, 2001

A Whirlwind Tour of Unemployment, Poverty and Violence

By Ted Andersen

Trip was two weeks of exposing us to the complexity of problems in Eastern Europe and Israel and the need for tolerance among all groups.

September 20, 2001

Freeloading at UCSB, or How To Get Your Eating Essentials on the University’s Tab

By Ted Andersen

In college, simply filling your stomach can be an arduous adventure. There are thousands of ways to spend money locally, and especially downtown, mostly at overpriced bars and restaurants.

June 27, 2001

Is There Something Wrong With the News-Press?

By Staff

The most visible problem with Isla Vista is the Santa Barbara News-Press' coverage of it. In a series of biased and erroneous stories, the paper has portrayed our town as a swill bucket brimming over with dangerous, drun...

June 27, 2001

BioBoring 2001- Hippies Mount a Lousy PR Campaign

By David Downs

"It's a shite state of affairs Buhler - a shite state of affairs."Buhler, my wingman, scanned the thousands of empty seats in Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl and agreed.

June 7, 2001

Feces and Flowers … Ahh, Springtime

By Staff

Brilliant tulips to IVTV for filming A.S. President Brian Hampton in a state of drunkenness somewhere between "blitzed" and "trashed." Tulips also to Hampton for demonstrating why he holds the copyright on "Gauchoholics....

June 7, 2001

If I Get A Little Tired, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead …

By David Downs

Medical studies say cognitive ability drops 25 percent for every 24 hours without sleep. The areas of the brain hardest hit are always the higher mental functions like critical thought and analysis.

June 7, 2001

China Tries To Pave Over Tibet’s History and People With Lies

By Narkyid Ngawangthondup

It seems very clear to me that Jiefeng Zhou is repeating the propaganda that the Communist Chinese government has been repeating for decades.

June 7, 2001

Nexus Fails Its Readers By Ignoring Motives Behind Isla Vista Brawl

By Ruben Ayala

These stories have been one-sided, yet you still print this mediocre reporting which threatens to demolish the dream of building a community free of racial prejudice.

June 1, 2001

The Heart-Wrenching Tale of a Heart-Wrenching Blockbuster Film

By Cara Jennison

The Jerry Bruckheimer film "Pearl Harbor" hit all of its projected earnings this weekend, and Americans are over $75,000,000 patriotic.

June 1, 2001

Filtering Out the Propaganda of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile

By Jiefeng Zhou

I am an international student from China and came to the United States last year. I believe it is my responsibility to point out those who mislead the public on the issue of Tibet.

June 1, 2001