From the Cheap Seats: Parity Brings About New Contenders
The first thing that jumps out at any fan of the National Football League is its predictability. I mean, who didn’t think that the Chicago Bears would be sitting pretty with a first-round bye in the NFC.
Sweet Home Isla Vista: Busted Plumbing, Moldy Wall and Idiot Neighbors
In Isla Vista there are two ways to deal with a poor living environment: Either heavily self-medicate, or find a sanctuary outside of your luxury apartment.
Police Report Drop in Isla Vista Burglaries
Home burglaries in Isla Vista significantly declined in 2001, while the number of sexual assaults, alcohol-related offenses and arrests for couch fires did not change notably in the last year.
Christensen Collects Fifth Career Player of Week
Senior forward Kayte Christensen was named the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the third such award she has gleaned in her career at UCSB.
Authorities Arrest Man for Child Molestation
Gonzalo Arambula, a 42-year-old Goleta resident, was arrested on Dec. 31 for sexually assaulting three juveniles between 1991 and 1998.
Weather Geek
As the rest of skied and ate turkey this holiday season some of us here at the Nexus were working hard. Managing Editor Curtis Brainard mucked out 30 years of Nexus funk. I was in the library working on the WeatherThesis. The paper, titled, The Evolution of the Weatherhuman: From Willard Scott’s Centenarians to Flip […]
New Year’s Wishes
If we had but one wish for the new year, we would wish for everyone in Isla Vista to help his or her neighbor and to live a life free of fear.
Attias Judge Dismisses Evidence
At a hearing for David Attias last month, Judge Thomas Adams ruled to dismiss evidence collected by the prosecution, but upheld the 13 felony counts, including four counts of murder.
Tough Aggies Upend UCSB at T-dome
The UCSB men’s basketball players knew they would have their hands full with Big West foe Utah State in the Thunderdome Saturday night. But the Aggies literally left the Gauchos out in the cold.