Opinion

April 16, 2001

Isla Vista Wow!

By Staff

In a couple of months, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will nail down the boundaries of Goleta Now!'s cityhood proposal. If incorporation goes through without us, there is little chance of annexation, and I...

April 16, 2001

‘Compassionate Conservatism’ Is a Farce

By Henry Sarria

Do the Republican party faithful, who subscribe to the tenants of the right side of the aisle, see "compassionate conservatism" as part of the program, or is the term nothing more than an oxymoron for the masses?

April 16, 2001

Justice Is Neither Blind Nor Cheap if You Lack Privilege

By Ted Andersen

Frank was charged with burglary and dubbed "the hot prowler" of Winter Break (a hot prowler is a burglar who is seen while committing the crime). There was only one problem: He didn't steal anything.

April 16, 2001

Cockfights

By Staff

Most "important" holidays have two sides: the story adults believe and the story children believe.

April 16, 2001

The Intro

By Staff

I have the social skills of a leper. A dead leper.

April 16, 2001

The Truth About Private Violence

By Steven Ruszczycky

She's lying on the floor, broken. Her left wrist is fractured in three places and a bead of blood is beginning to trickle down from one nostril to her upper lip.

April 16, 2001

A.S. Will Serve Students Better With Student Services Fee Raise

By Staff

I know what you're thinking: What does A.S. do for me and why do they need even more of my money?

April 16, 2001

Take Back the Night Provides a Forum to Examine Rape Culture

By Tara Goddard

Every year we hold Take Back the Night here at UCSB. And every year, after the event, one of the organizers has to write a hurt and angry letter to the Nexus about the stupid, cowardly acts of seemingly requisite antagon...

April 16, 2001

Professor’s Campus Activism Is Appropriate Form of Expression

By Staff

Professor Armbruster's transparency about his point of view and his involvement in campus activism should not make students fear disagreeing with him anymore than students should fear voicing an opinion in a class where ...

April 16, 2001

PLO/Israeli Violence is a Two-Sided Dilemma

By Staff

If the PLO is a terrorist organization for defending and fighting for their land and homes, then Israel's occupation and destruction of Palestinian homes and communities is no less terrorist in nature.

April 13, 2001

I’ll Hang Out With You … For a Fee

By Staff

Seeing that the Weathergraduation is in June, this is my last sorority rush, and I'll admit that I'll miss them ... but only for their comic value.

April 13, 2001

Campus Crusade Aims to Spread Word of God

By Lucas Dalgleish

This is a response, directed at those individuals who possibly take offense at, or are offset by, the yellow shirt-wearing Christians seen around campus this weekend.

April 13, 2001

A Guide to Smoking Etiquette

By Steven Ruszczycky

Everybody has an opinion on smoking; some of you find it disgusting while others enjoy it. Some of those who can't stand it abandon politeness for loud and obnoxious remarks.

April 13, 2001

Student Athletic Fee Initiative Brings World-Class Facilities

By Staff

UCSB is currently home to some of the most substandard athletic facilities for the athletic teams and the general student population in the UC system.

April 13, 2001

UCSB’s Funding Priority Is Education, Not Athletics

By Staff

Although athletics provides the ability to learn to compete and live a healthy life, it does not provide necessary tools for the world that exists outside of the court or off the field.

April 12, 2001