Opinion

May 24, 2001

It’s Alive … It’s Alive!!!!

By Staff

Beware: The Weatherbook is coming.

May 24, 2001

The Greenest Bush

By Staff

"I want to thank you all for your very generous contributions so that my drive was only five minutes," Bush said.

May 24, 2001

Columnist Rises to the Synonym Challenge

By David Downs

"Write a column about your penis." This is what Opinion editor Curtis says when I ask him what the most memorable column of the year should be about.

May 24, 2001

Where to Draw the Line for Reproductive Rights: Zygotes, Consciousness?

By Kathleen Colby

Life is truly a miracle and should be respected as such. Unwanted children will not find the love waiting for them that they deserve.

May 24, 2001

A Scientist’s Duty is to Explain, Not to Patronize

By Staff

Why should one need an advanced degree in physics in order to ask a question at a press conference and receive respectful consideration?

May 24, 2001

Don’t Believe Daily Nexus Writers – UCSB is Alright

By Staff

Admittedly, after reading numerous Nexus articles regarding the new president's goals, I was beginning to doubt the way Associated Students would function next year.

May 23, 2001

Petroleum Problem

By Staff

Petroleum jelly is sick. Everyone knows it’s for lubricating a) your skin, or b) your baby-maker.

May 23, 2001

Nexus Fumbles the Truth About Football, President

By Brian Hampton

After being elected to become the next Associated Students president, I expected the media to start calling so that they could misquote me.

May 23, 2001

A Knight’s Tale: A Few Parting Stabs From an Outgoing Senior

By Joseph Milbury

Joke: What is worse than an alcoholic? A Gauchoholic! What is worse than a Gauchoholic? A Gauchoholic as Associated Students president!

May 23, 2001

Lily-Livered Newspaper Hogties Speech

By Staff

Recently, the Daily Nexus refused to publish an ad submitted by David Horowitz titled, "10 Reasons Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea - And Racist Too."

May 23, 2001

A Thank You Note to Campus Groundskeepers

By Staff

For want of a more direct way to express my gratitude, I would like to use this letter to thank the gardeners at UCSB for their incessant work on campus.

May 23, 2001

Not Seeing Race Blinds You to Injustice, History

By Staff

Continually, we see articles and commentary that support the racist construction of "color blindness."

May 22, 2001

Revoking SP-1: Choosing Color Before Capability

By Staff

Have you heard about the UC Regents lifting the ban on Affirmative Action? Martin Luther King Jr. himself would be disgusted.

May 22, 2001

ABC – Almost as Bad as Ccccccccccccccc

By Staff

A long time ago, the Weatherroomates and I decided not to get cable. In a normal town, we would get four semi-clear channels and two squiggily ones.

May 22, 2001

Regents Must Demand Higher Standards From BP Amoco

By Shlomy Kattan

The Regent's failure to vote in favor of human rights and the environment is an insult to humanity that crosses all lines of identity, be they racial, ethnic, national, religious, philosophical or political.

May 22, 2001