Fatty Dolphins
How do you guys like the Weather this week? Pretty random, eh? Sunny one day, foggy the next, with no real discernable pattern. That’s mostly because I’m confused as hell right now. Why? Because even dolphins are going on diets. Japan decided some trick dolphins were looking pudgy around the edges and they were like, “Dolphins, we will be having none of this. Slim down or else.”
Career Choices Start With College
Editor’s note: Every Tuesday, Micael Kemp will be decoding all things career-related for job-hunting (or just job-pondering) Gauchos. Check www.dailynexus.com for her weekly online column.
SB Lucks Out as Wall Street Dives
Amidst increasingly dark predictions about the national economy, a recent diagnoses conducted by UCSB economists projects shows slow but stable growth for the local economy.
SB Splits Pair of Nail Biters
With long travels, one-goal games, and a whole lot of overtime drama, the UCSB women’s soccer team has spent the last two weeks living the life of an elite soccer team. Sunday the Gauchos (7-4-0) bounced back from a pair of tough losses to grab a win at the University of Arizona (6-4-0) thanks to a 96th minute goal from junior forward Genelle Ives.
Buy Bitchin’ Bongs
The smooth alluring aroma of fresh incense encompasses you. The light shining off the smooth glass puts a gleam in your eye. Is that the one over there? Leaning closer to the case, as if being drawn in by gravitational force, hopes are confirmed. Confidently striding out of the head shop with a conspicuous padded case and a little extra spring in your step, a guilty thought gives momentary pause. “Should I have spent my school loan check on a ridiculously overpriced luxury item?” You barely give it a second thought. After all, that money was meant for your higher education, right?
State To Vote on $10 Billion Train Prop.
Come November, Californians will have to decide whether a high-speed rail system – one that could travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just over two and half hours – is worth $10 billion in state funds.
Gaucho Swimmer to Take On the World
Greatness is a word that is a frequently used word in the world of athletics. It embodies the leadership, determination, talent and heart of an athlete. At UCSB, senior swimmer and captain Katy Freeman has gone above and beyond. Starting off as an eager freshman to becoming one of the 26 swimmers competing at the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, Freeman shows what true greatness can achieve.
Bailout Plans Are Welfare for Rich
The frustration of the New Orleans victims was angrily directed at President Bush, voiced in the demands for immediate federal action. In other words, incapable local political structures complained that the central government didn’t come flying to the rescue soon enough.
CA Student Aid Laws May Change
The financial future of undocumented California students may be in jeopardy.
Following an appellate court ruling, undocumented students currently enrolled at all California public institutions could possibly lose their in-state tuition benefits. The Sept. 15 decision – which states that California law directly conflicts with federal law concerning student fees – returns the case to court for further proceedings.
I’m Living the Fantasy Life, and It’s Killing Me Softly
Sundays are the only day I even care about anymore. Seriously, I’ve been rushing through the week as quickly as possible just so I can get to that fateful day. I’ve even almost given up on partying so that I can go to sleep earlier and bring Sunday on faster.