Weatherhuman for Mayor!
Damn you, JMike! Every year about this time, when A.S. elections are rolling around the corner, I embark on an awesome journey to become the next A.S. President.
Budget Woes Limit Admissions
Admission to one of the UC’s nine undergraduate campuses proved more difficult this year, according to statistics released by the University of California Office of the President yesterday.
Spring Is for Fans, the Final Four Was Not
Call it a hangover from the NCAA National Championship (as well as the weekend no doubt), but I’m feeling underwhelmed with the sporting world at the moment.
Selfless Acts Make for Superior Sex
Spring Break rocked my world. Sure, it was chaste, due to the fact that my man’s penis opted to head south of the border rather than south of my panty line, and sure, I was bitter knowing that my grandma’s mildewy palm tree shower curtain was the closest I’d be getting to tropical climates. But […]
Feds Give Life to New Research
After eight years in the cold, stem cell research is poised to benefit from the open support of the Obama administration.
Surprise Rain Hoses SB
Isla Vista is renowned for sunny weather, but yesterday that image was dashed, leaving both the UCSB baseball and women’s tennis teams far from high and dry.
Beach Trash Lingers After Fun of Floatopia
While I am not a current student at UCSB, and I am not even a frequent reader of the Nexus, I felt compelled to write you regarding this weekend’s Floatopia event. It sounds like a great, debaucherous event that harkens back to the days of pits and fireworks at West Beach back in the ’90s […]
A.S. Executive Hopefuls Debate
Three candidates vying for the position of Associated Students president engaged in a battle of banter yesterday as each attempted to win over UCSB voters.
PIKE Leadership Misses the Point in Crime Case
It is cruelly emblematic that PIKE leadership likens the negative reputation their fraternity has garnered in the assault of Thanh Hong to the slurs that accompanied it. PIKE, racial slurs have done far more than to empower the drunken thug on your doorstep and to legitimize the complicity of his witnesses. They have historically implied, […]
New Admission Policy Prompts Diversity Debate
A new UC admissions policy meant to increase diversity has prompted backlash from some who charge that the changes give an unfair advantage to white applicants at the expense of prospective Asian-American students.