He Said Goodbye, He Said Goodbye
The Nexus Sports Editors Write Their Final Columns After a Historic Run That Included a National Championship, Food Poisoning, Plenty of Black Velvet and Some of the Most Compromising Pictures You’ll Ever See
The ‘Human Gives Up Yearlong Weather Reign
Who is the Weatherhuman? It’s one of life’s great mysteries, right up there with the fact that the word “lisp” has an “s” in it and why it took the food industry so long to invent baked chips. But don’t expect an answer or an identity in the coming words. That’d be no fun. Plus, […]
A.S. Financial Board Chairs Defend Its Reputation
With the spring quickly coming to an end, our infamously long Monday Financial Board meetings are no more. Nevertheless, we worked hard; consequently, programs we funded are still being put on by students for students. This makes students’ experiences golden here at UCSB.
Oh, Those Sleepless Nights
Your average Friday night in Isla Vista may very well involve sex, dark lights, drunken humor and late hours, but you’ve probably never experienced anything on the level of Improvathon. With 24 hours of straight comedy, Embarcadero Hall was in for quite the ride. Maybe FOX should think about replacing Mr. Bauer with bit of student improvisation… or not. Let’s face it: If Jack Bauer was real, he’d already be president, and he’d already have bitch-slapped Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama across the face just for shits and giggles.
Coaching Changes Shake Up Athletics
Former Loyola Marymount head coach Rick McLaughlin was named UCSB’s men’s volleyball coach on Tuesday, replacing Ken Preston, who recently retired after 30 seasons with the program. The UCSB women’s water polo team took a huge step toward respectability yesterday when current men’s water polo coach Wolf Wigo was named the school’s director of water polo, putting him in charge of both the men’s and women’s programs.
Election Extends Supervisor Showdown
With no candidate for 3rd District supervisor able to amass 50 percent of the vote, top finishers Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas will face each other in a runoff election this November.
“Stranger” Than Fiction
“Inspired by true events” is usually code for, “inspired by other terrible horror movies.” Although “The Strangers” does feature this clichéd, questionable disclaimer, it is still not your typical scary movie, as first time writer/director Bryan Bertino actually succeeds at keeping his audience on edge for the entire 85-minute running time. The story begins with […]
Revelations
Alright, alright, we’re leaving, so we might as well let our huge secret out of the bag. We, Hoff and Pavlov are the armchair QBs. Shocking, we know.
Officials Seek Enlightenment Over Dorm Fire
Nearly a week after a fire torched six rooms in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, authorities are still deciding how to deal with the damages and consequences of the blaze.
The Girls Are Back in Town
“Sex and the City,” the new film version of the popular, critically acclaimed HBO series of the same name, delivers on the things its fans most wanted to see: its four core ladies – Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha – back together again in the city they know and love, dressed in clothing that ranges from vintage to couture to everything Chanel.