Opinion

May 16, 2001

Up in Smoke – U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Ban Medical Marijuana Usurps the Rights of California’s Chronically Ill

By Staff

The ruling has been made and D.A.R.E. would be proud. On Monday, our nation's highest court unanimously said "no" to marijuana.

May 16, 2001

Graduation Is the Time to Find Yourself – Then a Job

By Flynne Hustein

Are you sick of hearing the dreaded question, "What are you going to do after you graduate?" I think this is a sore subject that many soon-to-be graduates share.

May 16, 2001

The UC Regents Must Reject RE-28, Repeal SP-1 and SP-2

By Staff

We, the students of the University of California, have been fighting for the repeal of SP-1 and SP-2, which eliminated Affirmative Action, since their inception in 1995.

May 16, 2001

The Supreme Court Brings the Drug War to Patients’ Bedsides

By Staff

In the end, the Court's decision represents the triumph of power over reason and process over justice.

May 16, 2001

A Student’s Translation of the Gauchoholic Party Platform

By Staff

Yes sir, the Jockoholics are off to a fine start.

May 15, 2001

Neighborhood Watch

By Staff

As I returned home from the Weatherdesk last night, the lights from the Weathermobile lit up a parked car on the street. Inside, I could see a bare-breasted blonde girl in the back seat.

May 15, 2001

I.V. Is Better Off Excluded

By Michael C. Warnken

If I.V. really wanted to be part of the city of Goleta, they should stop backing spineless politicians like Gail Marshall.

May 15, 2001

Nexus Fails to Recognize Center’s Potential Good

By Staff

One only has to walk into the I.V. Teen Center on a weekday night to see how badly I.V. needs a community center.

May 15, 2001

Design Review Committee Backs Bikepath Concept

By Staff

I write to correct a misunderstanding, repeated in the Daily Nexus, that the campus Design Review Committee is opposed to the Broida bikepath ("Road Rage," April 25).

May 14, 2001

Be Careful What You Wish For

By Henry Sarria

This is the time to consider all available options for Isla Vista and make an assessment of what can be done to prevent any more lack of representation than we currently have, as well as prevent any North County interfer...

May 14, 2001

Dear Weathermother

By Staff

In honor of Mother's Day, I have prepared a poem for the Weathermother.

May 14, 2001

A.S. President-Elect Indulges in Costly Pipe Dreams

By Steven Ruszczycky

Imagine waking up on a Saturday morning to the sound of a brass band butchering "Rock You Like a Hurricane," accompanied by the mind-numbing chant of cheerleaders shaking shredded plastic.

May 14, 2001

‘Homeless’ Deserve Better Than Unjust Criminalization

By Staff

So, my friend's homeless. Actually, a bunch of my friends are homeless. Some don't even like the term homeless, because it's a term created by our culture.

May 14, 2001

A.S. Recycling Must Be Allowed to Save its Funds

By Staff

Josh Baker's lock-in fee bill was the topic of last Wednesday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting. The Nexus article gave both sides of the story, but omitted the fact that the A.S. Recycling Program is bei...

May 14, 2001