Students Hope to Crush Permit Plan
Students upset with a proposed plan to require permits to park in Isla Vista are holding a meeting today to discuss strategies for defeating it.
Santa Barbara Hits Playoff Road
They have already done it this season, and they believe they can do it again. The #7 Gaucho men’s volleyball team will travel to The Pyramid tomorrow night in hopes of upsetting #2 Long Beach State in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) playoffs.
Student Input on Parking Shouldn’t Be Neglected
OK, the jig is up Mr. Bryan Brown. If the Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee’s (PAC/GPAC) goal was to facilitate discussion on its policies, they have succeeded.
Polynesian Club Hosts Show With Dancers, Fire
Tighten your grass skirts and ukulele strings and get ready for tonight’s second annual celebration of Polynesian culture put on by Iaorana te Otea, UCSB’s Polynesian dance club.
SB Meets Central Coast Rivals
The UCSB track and field team will take on rival Cal Poly in their final home meet this weekend, beginning at noon on Saturday.
With the Mustangs coming down from San Luis Obispo, an enthusiastic crowd should make the meet a memorable one.
Students Can Unite for Abortion Rights
On Sunday, April 25, 2004, one of the largest public demonstrations in support of reproductive freedom in history will take place in Washington, D.C.
Queers Bring Beads and Booty Shakin’ to MCC
Things should get wild Friday at a dance at the Graduate Student Association lounge. The Queers Gone Wild 2004 dance will be held tonight at the Graduate Student Association Lounge above the MCC Theater from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Event Recognizes Armenian Genocide
Students and the community were invited to attend a commemoration of the Armenian genocide Thursday night at Embarcadero Hall. More than 50 people attended the event – hosted by the Armenian Student Association (ASA) – which was held in remembrance of the genocide perpetrated against Armenians by Turkey in 1915.
Gauchos Travel South
The Santa Barbara women’s water polo team finishes out its regular season on the road this weekend as the Gauchos travel to UC Irvine today and Long Beach State on Saturday.
Hate Mail Hot Line
So we at the Nexus weren’t feelin’ too much love this week. Not only were our e-mail inboxes and mailboxes filled to the brim with hate letters bashing our endorsements and the methodology behind them, but our office also got a visit or two from some very irate people – sometimes in mobs.