Few Shocks Open Big West Play

As the Big West basketball season nears the midway point, the time has come to reflect on what we’ve learned through the first few weeks of the conference slate.

Campus Comment 01-28

Campus comment on Jan. 28, 2008.

Online Classifieds Junky: Confessions of a Craigslist Addict

Sometimes I waste away entire afternoons on the Internet.

For the Republican Presidential Nomination, the Daily Nexus Strongly Endorses John McCain

“Uncertainty” is probably the best word to describe the present state of the Republican Party. The legacy left by the Bush administration is a badly divided party with a serious conflict of interest. Over the past eight years our government grew bigger instead of smaller. We cut taxes without cutting spending. We turned a record budget surplus into a record budget deficit. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama defeat nearly every Republican candidate in a poll-manufactured matchup. Clearly whoever runs as the Republican nominee in 2008 needs to re-evaluate what political conservatism really means, which is why we endorse Arizona Senator Sen. John McCain.

Board Submits Beach Erosion Solution

The fate of nearby Goleta Beach, long a victim of destructive beach erosion, has created some controversy between the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and local environmental groups this past week after it unanimously voted to send a proposal to the California Coastal Commission.

Nexus Quickies

UC Santa Barbara UCSB Psychologist Earns Troland Research Award UCSB psychology professor Miguel P. Eckstein was awarded the $50,000 Troland Research Award for his research in experimental psychology last Tuesday. Eckstein was one of only two recipients to receive the award. The psychology professor also works with UCSB’s Vision and Image Understanding Laboratory and is […]

Dr. Feelgood: The Super Bowl Becomes Super Boring

Sorry to blaspheme, folks. I know I’ll probably be labeled a terrorist for this, but I’m sticking by my convictions.

I refuse to watch the Super Bowl this year. Yeah, you heard me.

Proposition 91

Official Language:
“Prohibits certain motor vehicle fuel taxes from being retained in General Fund and delays repayment of such taxes previously retained. Changes how and when General Fund borrowing of certain transportation funds is allowed. Fiscal impact: Increases stability of state funding for highways, streets, and roads and may decrease stability of state funding for public transit. May reduce stability of certain local funds for public transit.”

Armchair QB

Since C-Webb is off to the Bay, Warrior fans need to prep themselves for the daily whining and crying that Kings fans don’t miss at all.

Proposition 92

Official Language:
“Establishes independent community college districts and Board of Governors. Requires minimum funding for schools and community colleges to be calculated separately. Sets fees at $15/unit and limits future increases Fiscal Impact: Increased state spending on K-14 education from 2007-08 through 2009-10 averaging about $300 million annually, with unknown impacts annually thereafter. Potential loss in community college student fee revenues of about $70 million annually.”