Columns/Features
Well folks, I am here to say farewell. It has been four years here and I’ve been working at the Daily Nexus for the last two, and I am really glad I got to work here. I have decided that the best wa...
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So here it is; my final article for the Daily Nexus. I was pretty stumped on what to write about and how to write it. In the past when I didn’t know what to write on, I’d choose something that I a...
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The WNBA turns 17 today with the tip-off to a new season. As a young league, and with many critical of the women’s game, the WNBA has had to prove itself time and time again. Nevertheless, the leagu...
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Walking into Harder Stadium for the first men’s soccer game of the year in 2010, 15,896 fans packed the stadium and created a lasting first impression of UCSB athletics for any newly initiated Gauch...
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I have to say, I thought they were gone. When the deal from hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer arose in January to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, it seemed too incr...
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When Yankees manager Joe Girardi is preparing for bed at the end of the night, he makes a phone call to one of his employees to prepare a fine bottle of wine. It is always the same bottle; it has one ...
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For those of you that follow NBA basketball, it was absolutely no surprise that LeBron James of the Miami Heat won the prestigious MVP award. In doing so, he joins elite company. He becomes just the f...
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Most colleges say they take pride in their student athletes and their success, not only in their sport but in the classroom as well. At UCSB, we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Last nigh...
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Having LeBron James on your team doesn’t guarantee you an automatic victory, as evidenced by the Chicago Bulls stealing game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals from the Miami Heat. Similarly, ...
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The moment Manchester United fans have been dreading for years is finally upon us. Yes, the most legendary manager in English football, Sir Alex Ferguson, is stepping down after this season, signaling...
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The NBA playoffs are really about one thing: who is playing the best basketball right now.The Golden State Warriors are that hot team. In the first round, Golden State upset third-seed Denver a...
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Just about every Major League team hit the 30 game bench mark over the weekend, and while the MLB season is a marathon not a sprint, 30 games is an adequate sample size to reflect on what we have lear...
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Professional sport is first and foremost entertainment, and marketing is the backbone of any successful entertainment industry. We’ve all seen it, heard it and read it. John Lennon famously once sai...
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When this season’s FIFA World XI was announced, many fans and pundits alike were upset that every player on the team was from La Liga, the Spanish premier league. Even more amazing was that Radamel ...
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Monday was the historic day we have all been waiting for. Jason Collins of the NBA’s Washington Wizards became the first active male professional athlete from an American sports league to announce h...
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“dusty rusty crusty musty ass california hills”
“frowning in plaid (haunted radios, bird bones + anthropomorphized wind)”
“warming my hands on bridges i’ve burnt”
“songs that make me see god”
“My Playlist #236”
“classy wine moment and intellectual conversation”
“90s heroin chic model off duty”
“tweet tweet bird emoji map emoji”
“not my circus, not my monkeys”
“a grave is probably cheaper than an apartment”
“ATE THESE BITCHES LEFT NO CRUMBS / DID IT IN DESIGNER PUMPS”
