Clearance!
Well, it’s the third week of school already, and we are getting a bunch of thefts reported to us. Bikes and laptops are being taken by some pretty unscrupulous crooks. Like there are scrupulous crooks?
Let The Learning Begin…
The UCSB men’s basketball team just defeated the best team in the nation. Now, wait a few seconds and let that sink in. So maybe that wasn’t this year but 14 years ago, something magical happened in the Thunderdome.
Made Elsewhere
Yesterday some bozo said the Weather sucks this year. Unfortunately, he may be right; the budget crunch has forced the Nexus to outsource the Weatherhuman to writers in Bangalore, India, so quality may have suffered.
The Sax Man
When asked the question, “What is jazz?” by an onlooker at a session before his Sunday night performance, jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis retorted with another question. “What is French? It’s a language. Jazz is the language of the people. And just like any language there’s a huge anthropological element to it.”
Candidate for State Assembly Visits UCSB
Pedro Nava, Democratic candidate for the 35th District California State Assembly representative, visited Storke Plaza on Wednesday to rally student support for the upcoming Nov. 2 election.
Tying The Knot Isn’t Too Bad After All
When I told Daily Nexus Opinion Editor Meghan Palma that I was getting married this summer, she said that maybe I could write a column on married life. After all, my bachelor status was the longest running streak in my life.
UCSB Makes Nihilists Out of Riverside
In a cakewalk, you can’t lose unless you don’t put one foot in front of the other. Thus far in Big West play, the #1 UCSB Men’s Soccer Team (11-0-1 overall, 4-0-0 Big West) has stayed the course.
“Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence”
Everyone has that one friend who is into Anime. Usually dealing with more adult themed ideas, Anime is the kind of thing that would make Mickey Mouse blush. Jump back in time to 1995 when the first “Ghost in the Shell” arrived in theatres.
UCSB’s Theft, Sex Offense Rates Increase
The recently released 2003 Clery Report for UC Santa Barbara shows burglary and forcible sex offense rates have increased, while liquor and drug offense rates have decreased at the university.
Dualist Ideals In The UN
The United Nations was founded as an international institution intended to promote peace and global unity while fighting fascism. Yet, today it has become a forum for Arab nations to vent their political frustrations towards the state of Israel.