Vegan’s Dispute Reforms Ortega Food Choices
Residential Dining Services is settling a refund deal with a dorm resident who said she was misinformed about the vegan and vegetarian meal options offered by Ortega Dining Commons.
Rowing: Santa Barbara Ends Season in the Fast Lane
Over the past three weeks, the Gaucho men’s and women’s crew teams finished out their spring seasons by competing against some of the best crew teams in the nation.
True Free Speech Can’t Be Censored
Make no mistake about it: Free speech is under attack on our very own campus. This past Wednesday, the Associated Students Legislative Council convened to consider condemnation of the Nexus as a “biased” and “discriminatory” newspaper for its publication of facial photographs of alleged criminal Riccardo King Jr. on two occasions (“Leg Council Debates Nexus, Budget,” Daily Nexus, May 13).
DIT Style: Doin’ it together
Don’t you miss the days when artists believed in something, and shouted it out for the whole world to hear – or wrote it down articulately and assertively in a manifesto?
Students Pay to Play for Charity Poker Tourney
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity continued to play off of the recent surge in popularity of Texas hold ’em poker Wednesday by holding its second tournament of the year for charity.
In and Out
In, and out. The shot that could have been heard ’round the world went in, and then it went out. It wanted to go in; hell, I’m pretty sure all of California wanted it to go in, but it rimmed, only to the delight of Mark Madsens everywhere.
Don’t Mislabel Drag Queens, Kings as Mentally Diseased
I am not crazy! I am not crazy! OK, sorry for the drama, but I needed to get that out of my system. As far as I know, I am the only student here at UCSB who has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. Therefore, it is my dubious honor to address the numerous inaccuracies that I discovered in “The Reader’s Voice: Praising Drag Queens Perpetuates Lack of Treatment for Mentally Ill” (Daily Nexus, May 19).
I Know Where I Came From (The Bronx!)
Awash in a sea of mediocre punk and throwback bands, the Los Angeles quartet the Bronx made a name for themselves starting in 2002. After being offered numerous record contracts after only two shows, the boys decided to set out on their own in order to have greater control over their music.
Blaze Engulfs Library at Elementary School
An early morning fire heavily damaged an elementary school library in Santa Maria on Tuesday morning, destroying over 12,000 books and causing over $100,000 in damage.
Car-Obsessed Isla Vistans Need to Quit Complaining
I’m sure a lot of people were wondering about the comment I made at last week’s group meeting, when I was quoted saying, “I don’t even have a fucking car; what am I doing here?” (“Parking Permit Remains Subject of Debate, Anger,” Daily Nexus, May 12). Well, it’s true. I don’t have a car, but I suppose the written text cannot pick up on sarcasm.