Local Activist, Dept. Founder Dies at 70
The university is mourning the loss of Dr. Carlos Ornelas, one of the founders of its Chicano Studies Dept. and an activist for Santa Barbara’s Chicano community.
Money for Anti-terrorism Ads Comes From Hollywood Players
Frequent readers of the Daily Nexus have certainly noticed the full-color ads that have been running in which Israeli students recount their experiences with terrorism.
Men’s and Women’s Rowing: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Santa Barbara
The UCSB men’s and women’s rowing club teams will travel this weekend to the East Coast for two of their biggest events of the year: the Dad Vail Regatta held in Philadelphia and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Invitational, which takes place in New Jersey.
Belly Flop Turns Rotten With Dead Fish Antic
A belly flop contest at Campus Pool this weekend got a little fishy during one fraternity’s performance. Junior business economics major Kevin Sanderson was sent to the hospital Sunday after a mishap in the belly flop competition at the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash.
Misinformation Doesn’t Help Skateboarding’s Bad Reputation
The picture and caption on the front page of the Daily Nexus titled “The Daily Grind” on Friday, May 2, worries me for several reasons.
Ill Spittin’ Game: NBA Awards Don’t Add Up
The NBA postseason awards amount to giving a bottle of cologne for the Swamp Thing as a housewarming gift. Sure, the Thing might smell a tad less revolting and it would be a nice touch on the toadstool next to the sewage pipeline. In the end, he’s still a walking, stalking green pile of pond scum.
Design Firm Welcomes Student, Faculty Input on UCSB
The head planner for a firm hired by the university to design UCSB’s future development has returned to campus to gather more input from the campus.
April 5, 2003
Moo: Wednesday April 30, 12:22 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers on the 800 block of Embarcadero del Norte observed a 23-year-old man attempting to wait in line at Freebirds Burritos.
Up All Night
I pulled my first all-nighter of the quarter last night. When I tried to take notes in class today, I would look down at the page occasionally and find that I had scribbled down only the first and last letters of each word.
Baseball: Gauchos Make Trip for Westwood One
The Gaucho baseball team might not be heading for the playoffs, but plenty of guys have still been getting the job done on the field this season. UCSB’s mediocre year has seemingly overshadowed some very impressive individual performances that have been on display since February.