UCSB Comes Out for Rally

QSU will host a rally for National Coming Out Day today at noon in Storke Plaza, where queer students will have the opportunity to openly talk about their sexuality.

Take the Coke Challenge

Has the weatherhuman ever weighed in on the Coke v. Pepsi debate? I don’t think so. That would be a little corporate and a little preachy at the same time.

Waves Topple Over Gauchos

The reverie is over for the UCSB men’s soccer team and reality has set in. Thanks to an awakening from LMU last weekend, the Gauchos now know they are vulnerable, no matter how well they play.

Protesters Want Peaceful Work at Vandenberg

Demonstrators are meeting on Saturday to demand the conversion of Vandenberg Air Force Base from a missile facility to a center for the study and development of sustainable energy sources, like windmills.

Aggies, Vandals Try to Steal Wins

Six days after snapping their 23-game winning streak against Big West competition, the UCSB women’s volleyball team returns home this weekend looking to extend their winning streak at home to three matches.

Porn and Vaginal Gushing Don’t Jive with Journalism

The college student newspaper publication is an ideal forum to eradicate ignorance, maintain objectivity and promote respectful discussion of relevant issues. Unfortunately, several portions of the Daily Nexus, especially last week’s Artsweek, disregard these objectives.

Search Connects Judge to Illicit Campaign Funds

Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Diana Hall faces possible charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor laundering campaign finance money according to a search warrant affidavit filed this week.

Santa Barbara Gets Taste of Southwest After First Loss of Season Last Weekend

The reverie is over for the UCSB men’s soccer team and reality has set in. Thanks to an awakening from LMU last weekend, the Gauchos now know they are vulnerable, no matter how well they play.

Marine Scientist Earns Pew Fellowship

Dr. Steven Gaines’ winning of the Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship brings a high tide of prestige to UCSB’s Marine Science Institute. Gaines, the director of the Marine Science Institute, was named one of five recipients of the 2003 Pew Fellowship.

Bone Marrow Drive Registers Minority Donors

Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity joined forces with the National Marrow Donor Program to present its fourth annual “Hermandad: Dando Esperanza Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Initiative,” or “Brothers Giving Hope.”