No Friday Paper?
So, I bet a lot of you were wondering on Friday, “Where the hell is the Nexus? How can I get through another painful day of class and/or work without that beautiful amalgamation of important news and insightful commentary that I’ve come to expect every weekday? Why God, why must you always take away everything I love?”
Endless Debate
With nearly 900 Palestinians and Israelis dead since bloodshed resumed in Gaza last month, the Daily Nexus sat down with two individuals deeply concerned with the conflict.
SB Sweeps Long Beach
They may not have won the tournament, but finishing third in a group of eight of the top teams in the nation was definitely a great way to kick off the 2009 season for UCSB men’s volleyball.
Consider the Two-State Solution
Anybody who has read Shakespeare knows the world is a complex place. How could Othello have known that Iago was plotting against him? But then he goes and kills his wife, wounds Iago, kills himself, and if that’s not enough, Emilia is also killed. Shakespeare teaches us that nothing is what it seems, and so one must continue to peel the onion of complexity. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict can also be deceiving.
Emergen-C PINK Tour Misleads Female Students
Last fall, a sorority on campus sponsored an organization called the Emergen-C PINK Tour (Breast Health and Wellness Team) and this team/trailer was set up in front of the library for the day. I stopped by, spoke with the naturopath heading up this tour (Amanda Ward) and was chagrined to learn that they were promoting […]
Gauchos Waste Lead Against CSUF
When a team shows up with two very different mentalities in two different halves of a game, all the coach and players can hope for is that their more productive minutes were enough for them to prevail. Unfortunately for the UCSB men’s basketball team, yet another woeful second half let CSUF climb back from a 13-point first period deficit to snag a 62-58 win in the Thunderdome Saturday night.
Court To Rule On Aid Law
Later this year, the California Supreme Court will decide the financial future of undocumented students.
3rd District Supervisor States Plans
Like hundreds of other newly elected public officials around the country, Doreen Farr enters office with a laundry list of things she would like to accomplish, and a budget deficit that is sure to get in her way.
UCSB Nets Two Road Wins
Count UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton as UCSB’s latest victims, because the Gauchos thundered past the Anteaters and the Titans on their way to two weekend wins.
Israel’s Efforts in Gaza Could Lead to Peace
Israel’s resort to military means in Gaza should come as no surprise. Israel has been bombarded by thousands of rockets for the past eight years, especially since their unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005. In the most recent incitement of war, Hamas shot over 300 rockets into southern Israel from Dec. 19 to Dec. 27. […]