Opinion
While reading "County May Push Couches Inside," I couldn't help but wonder where these Santa Barbara conservatives got their degrees. Do you really think that if someone wants to burn their couch they...
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That members of the clerical union at UCSB do not have a choice about being a member of the union. By accepting a position here we are forced to be in the union and to pay dues each month, and must pa...
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There is a conspiracy afoot. Before the year began, all the professors and TAs at this school decided to assign papers for the same three days.
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In response to Cory Anthony's column, ("No Strike and You're Out"): Mr. Anthony, the fight might be ours someday? Ours? You mean I might take part in it? No, I don't think the fight will be mine. I do...
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Small-town politics are no different from those big city shenanigans that soon become business as usual and proceed to make us jaded. In our small town it is no different.
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Every year the government spends $14,000 for every illegal immigrant and $24,000 for every prison inmate in California. You know, you'd think we could pay University staff enough to live on. But I gue...
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Associated Students at UCSB is often criticized by a number of different people for a variety of reasons. Many of the more entertaining and newsworthy criticisms seen in the Daily Nexus have come from...
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We've all had them. Those bastard roommates who just plain don't give a shit if you are so close to them you can smell the alcohol on their breath as they are screwing the vagina off someone.
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Members of the Coalition of University Employees (C.U.E.) are striking to defend their right to earn living wages. They are also protesting the unfair bargaining tactics and bad faith that they say th...
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This year brought with it a new phenomenon: dining commons assignments. The first time I ate fried chicken in the dorms I found a feather. And then there was the worm in the potato. It only got worse ...
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Students have the right to vote, but do they know for whom they are voting and the quality of the candidate record? Many students will not be returning after June and most do not live permanently in t...
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I did not know exactly where I was going or what I was going to, but I did know that I had to go. What I ended up at was the Action for Nuclear Abolition Peace Camp on Western Shoshone Nation lands.
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Fraternities at UCSB appear to be dying. Many seem to think that UCSB's recent policy statement with greek organizations that fraternities are no longer allowed to have alcohol at their social events ...
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I read the Daily Nexus every day - I have for years. Actually, I only used a small portion of your staff editorial ("Betrayed," Daily Nexus, May 4, 2001) regarding Gail Marshall's "betrayal."
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According to the A.S. constitution, campaigners have five days, or 120 hours, to remove any signage used during the election period or face a minimum fine of $10.
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You are a lingering runner's high, watching the sun rise over the cliffs
You are the cozy feeling the moment you wake up, nestled under the quilt you got from your grandma
You are the burst of inspiration (and motivation) at 3:42 a.m. in the library
You are the lopsided Sharpie heart on your Cajé latte
When you take your shoes off at SBA security and know you're the hot, mysterious airport traveler
You are the rush after winning a debate concerning Domino's and Woodstock's
You are the random wave and smile from a semi-familiar face on the way to Biochemistry
You are the first bite of a warm Subway sandwich after a long day
You are the relief of getting your feet wet at the beach in the middle of July
You are the first non-dining hall meal after a final
You are the final stitch in your quarter-long knitting project
You are the walk across campus to your favorite song on a cold day: "Sweater Weather"
