Opinion
U.S. politicians have generally agreed, to the point of grandstanding at times, that cloning a human would be an unconscionable and unethical act. They just never got around to outlawing it.
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A rope-and-post fence will delineate a 1,300-foot long area, to direct people around the roost on the wet sand. This will protect 90 percent of the roost area. The majority of the beach is still avail...
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Well at least one good thing may come out of the recent Goleta cityhood vote.
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Here at the Nexus, we believe in giving credit where credit is due. In the traditional Nexus sloshball game against A.S., held last weekend, there was much that was deserving. For example: although th...
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When people cease to point out our government's faults, usually because they fear the response from others, they give up control over their government's actions.
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Let us all give thanks this week. We don't live in a nuke-worthy city, we're not on any government dissident lists, we will remain blissfully ignorant of how jacked up the world is becoming.
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I've heard variations on "America - love it or leave it" far too often recently. It's amazing that people can claim to be patriotic and simultaneously be so ignorant of the values for which our countr...
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"Fucking Pigs" and the like are the words screamed from various parties on DP as the cops walk down the street. How do they react? They laugh it off.
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We've all seen what a bitch it is to park in I.V. I know it's horribly difficult for the car-dependent to drive up and down the street looking for a legal parking space.
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The SAT I has been proven to be culturally biased; its ability to predict the success of a college student is almost insignificant.
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The Northern Alliance isn't your typical Boy Scout troup either. Their treatment of women hasn't been much better than that of the Taliban. Also, they've been devouring the care packages dropped by Am...
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The weatherfather instilled valuable advice via fear. To prevent the weatherchildren from swimming in the lake he described amoebas. Amoebas, as I understood them, were amorphous carnivorous demons fr...
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Try as I might, I couldn't place it. Then without warning, it happened. The orchestra on the PA system began playing Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence."
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Maybe if the small portion of our population that has brought so much physical and mental anguish to such a wide audience had imagined their acts being brought upon someone close to them, they would h...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
