Opinion

May 14, 2015

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Internet

By Matthew Meyer

Matthew Meyer explains why access to the internet is a basic right in our society

May 13, 2015

Is Social Media Contributing to the Stigma Around Depression and Anxiety?

By Sabrina Hodjati

Sabrina Hodjati explains why social media may not tell the whole story, and talks about how it can affect us emotionally.

May 12, 2015

Proud to be a Gaucho

By Emily Potter

Emily Potter explains her unshaken love for IV and why she is proud to be a Gaucho.

May 12, 2015

Seeking the Safe Space

By Leilani Leila Riahi

Leilani Riahi warns agains depending on "safe spaces" for complete comfort

May 8, 2015

Privatization of the Press: The Future of the Daily Nexus?

By Jason Garshfield, The Opinions Staff

  Every year, in every Associated Students election here at UCSB, the students are given a series of fees to vote on. And every year, we approve almost all of them. It’s always easy to spend other people’s money...

May 7, 2015

S.T.E.M. Majors, Quit Hatin’

By Simone Dupuy

Simone Dupuy reminds us that the world isn't run by the workers in science, technology, engineering, and math alone.

May 7, 2015

Why Private Ballots Are Bullshit

By Peter Mounteer

Why keep the votes we support secret? Peter Mounteer has had enough.

May 5, 2015

Why it’s Hard for Me to Walk into CAPS: Mental Health Stigma and Leadership Credibility

By Leilani Leila Riahi

              I hope no one I know sees me entering this pink building, because I can’t have them lose respect for me in the classroom, the workplace or any community space I may be looked to as a relia...

May 4, 2015

Walk Your Way to Happiness

By Sophia Crisafulli

At least four times a week, I leave my apartment dressed in spandex and athletic shoes, headphones in, hair in a ponytail and announce to my roommates on my way out the door that I’m “going for a run.” This is, in ...

April 30, 2015

The Disconnect Between Police and Students

By Beth Lebens

  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and UCSB Police Department held a public safety awards ceremony last night to honor the performances of deputies and officers who responded to the Isla Vista mass murder...

April 30, 2015

When the Independent Takes the Gold

By Leilani Leila Riahi

An independent candidate just won the position of external vice president of statewide affairs, over a candidate who had an “undefeated” party backing him up. I repeat. An INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE, RADICAL man has ju...

April 29, 2015

Why We Should Celebrate Israel

By Shirly Ribak

Last week, Israel celebrated its 67th birthday and I am here to tell you why you should celebrate it too. Do you ever use Apple technology? Is Google a search engine that you have utilized before? Do you like connecting ...

April 28, 2015

Trading Incarceration for Rehabilitation

By Matthew Meyer

  Earlier this month, the most powerful man in America sat across from the country’s favorite pro-pot doctor for a nationally televised interview. The conversation appeared in Sanjay Gupta’s latest installment o...

April 24, 2015

One Hundred Years of Silence: Remembering the Armenian Genocide

By Prof. Philip Lubin

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it,” wrote George Santayana some 10 years prior to the mass murder, ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Armenian and Greek Christians in Turkey. This ...

April 23, 2015

Prescription Drugs and the Environment

By Jackie Kurta

Jackie Kurta, Director of the UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program, explains why we should be concerned about our spread of drugs into the environment

April 22, 2015

Culture: Developing a Sense of Self

By Shelby Rodgers

Today, there seems to be an emerging trend of taking pride in one’s culture. More and more rapidly, young people are choosing to explore the history of their families and their origins, and how the past can contribute ...