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A.S. Directory Blunder Amounts to Monkey Work

November 29, 2000 by

Ignore the bumbling fools in Austin and Tennessee for a sec and pay attention to UCSB. Trust me, there are bumbling fools locally to make fun of, and they are wasting your money as we speak.
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America Must Suffer the Consequences of Apathy

November 29, 2000 by

"If you're not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you." Ralph Nader used these words once, and I am writing to reiterate them. Now that the certification is in and it seems as if &...
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Take One for the Team, Al (Staff Ed)

November 28, 2000 by

Three weeks after the fact, Florida's electoral future has fallen deeper into the darkness than many imagined it ever would - the battle has dragged on long enough, and patience has worn thin.
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Eight Years of Bush and Dick

November 28, 2000 by

Alex Small makes a few predictions for the upcoming Bush years.
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Internship Honors UCSB Professor

November 28, 2000 by

Celebrate with us! On Wednesday night, the Associated Students will convene for its last legislative assembly of the Fall Quarter.
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Smokers Cause Harm to Campus, Students

November 28, 2000 by

Editor, Daily Nexus: I am writing in response to Constantine Economides’ opinion piece on banning the on-campus sale of cigarettes (Daily Nexus, “Leg Council May as Well Ban ‘BadR...
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A.S.P.B. Prices Given Bad Rap By Artsweek

November 28, 2000 by

Editor, Daily Nexus: I am writing in regard to a mention in the “Things to Do” calendar featured in Artsweek on Nov. 16. The article is a very nice piece about the show put on by Associate...
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Do as We Say (Staff Editorial)

November 27, 2000 by

If any of you were searching for real news this weekend, you would have had to wade through all the "who the hell cares anymore?" coverage of the presidential race.
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Bush Wins; Bring on the Horsemen of the Apocalypse

November 27, 2000 by

"You can't have nice things." That's what I said on Nov. 8 to explain why George W. Bush would be the next president.
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Turds and Tulips

November 22, 2000 by

The Nexus Talks Turkey, Hands Out Flowers and Feces for Recent Happenings
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What I.V. Needs Is a Good Flushing

November 22, 2000 by

The Low Down - In an ideal scenario, a monster 8.3 earthquake would roar out of a dormant fault line in the Santa Barbara Channel and reduce Isla Vista to rubble.
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Non-Profit Organizations Put the Green in Gray

November 22, 2000 by

Today's gubernatorial civics lesson: It isn't bribery if the $2.4 million dollars is nonprofit. Gray Davis, our democratically bought and paid-for governor, is a busy man.
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Fence Will Not Keep People Out

November 22, 2000 by

Beach access is a commonly used public resource, and people tend to walk around, or over, fences that stand in their way
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There Is Light at the End of Payday Tunnel

November 21, 2000 by

Bills, bills, bills. Are you financially frustrated? Do you have problems paying your rent on time? Could this month translate into another late cell phone payment?
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Leg Council May as Well Ban ‘Bad’ Food

November 21, 2000 by

On Nov. 15, 2000, the Associated Students Legislative Council considered eliminating the sale of tobacco products on campus. What a wonderful notion. Why not take away adults' legal right to purchase ...
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