Opinion

October 27, 2014

An Open Letter to Governor Brown: Protect Californians, Ban Fracking Now

By Adrianne Davis

Adrianne Davis asks Governor Brown to support Measure P in Santa Barbara.

October 27, 2014

The Basic College Admissions Essay

By Ben Nguyen

Ben Nguyen knows how you tried to persuade your way into college.

October 24, 2014

Is it Really All About That Bass?

By Katherine Anderson

Katherine Anderson explains why "All About That Bass" is less uplifting of a song than you might expect.

October 23, 2014

A Drop of Awkward, a Sprinkle of Hilarious, and a Whole Dollop of Just Plain Weird

By R. Pengsta

From prickly and sticky body parts to unwanted bedroom acoustics, R. Pengsta shares a few of the unsexier situations sometimes encountered between the sheets.

October 23, 2014

Retraction, My Ass: Why the Nexus Shouldn’t have Taken Down that Nexustentialism Piece

By Mat Javidi

Alum Matt Javidi admonishes the Nexus editors responsible for retracting "ISIS Seizes FT, Establishes Gaucho Caliphate."

October 23, 2014

The Only Winner in the Fight Against ISIS is the U.S. Defense Industry

By David Jackson

What does U.S. military defense spending really end up funding? David Jackson tracks the history of domestic investment in Middle East conflicts, and analyzes where we are today.

October 22, 2014

Diving In: The Trials of a Transfer Student

By Kelly Gorman

The jump from community college to four-year university can be a bit of a shock, according to transfer student Kelly Gorman.

October 21, 2014

Never “Perficere”: The Desire for Perfection

By Elena Salcido

How the impulse to master Latin caused one student to assess the roots of perfectionism.

October 21, 2014

Vote No on P, Curb Collateral Damage

By Julie Wage

In this Letter to the Editor, alum Julie Wage asks whether supporters of Measure P understand the scope of their decision.

October 20, 2014

A Memorial Dedicated to Jack Johnson’s Lost College Years

By Ryan Soe

Ryan Soe questions the true impact of of Jack Johnson's surprise appearance at the "Come Together: Remember, Reconnect, & Unite” memorial.

October 17, 2014

A Happy Atheist: Why Not to Worry About My Happiness

By Tara Ruchonnet

Tara Ruchonnet explains why she's perfectly happy with her beliefs, and there's no reason to worry about her because of them.

October 17, 2014

Being Christian at UCSB

By Opinion Editor

Joshua Kim explores the concept of Christianity as it mixes with university life at UCSB.

October 16, 2014

The Mid-College Melancholy

By Emile Nelson

Emile Nelson questions why we work all day today just so we can work all day tomorrow.

October 16, 2014

The Race to Do Nothing

By Matthew Meyer

Matt Meyer analyzes the major absurdities in party politics going through midterm election season.

October 16, 2014

Why You’re Not Over Your Ex: Five Giant Mistakes You’re Making

By Brenna Dilger

Checking your ex's social media? Still waiting for that "let's get back together" call? Brenna Dilger has advice for those of you caught in the post-breakup slump.

October 16, 2014