Outreach Program Begins Application Process
A grassroots organization’s educational and travel opportunity program that seeks to solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is now accepting applications.
I.V. Beach To Fill With Floaters
The first weekend of the quarter is always a busy one, and this quarter will be no exception with both Floatopia and the annual Isla Vista Joint Rolling Contest on the schedule. Hundreds of students are expected to kick-start the quarter Saturday by taking to the waves for Floatopia, a loosely organized, unofficial holiday during […]
Students Mourn Peer
Nick Piacentini, a second-year psychology major, was found dead in Goleta on March 9. The cause of death is unknown, pending a toxicology report. Lt. Brian Olmstead of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol said law enforcement and fire medics were called to Piacentini’s home in Goleta after his roommates discovered him in his bed. Piacentini […]
Absent Without Leave
Don’t you just hate it when you’re working on a group project, and you really need something from someone right before it’s due; say for instance, you – being an esteemed Nexus night editor – need a story for the Weatherbox right before our beloved Nexus goes to the printers, and the Weatherhuman is not […]
SB Scalps Aztecs in 15-8 Win
Heading into Wednesday’s afternoon showdown at San Diego State, UCSB baseball had its sights set on exacting revenge on a team that beat them at home 7-4 only one day prior.
Police Investigate Local Fraternity After Attack
Several men outside the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house violently beat UCSB student Thanh Hong and a friend last month, while allegedly screaming “gook” and other racial slurs throughout the assault.
An Orwellian Age of Data
During the late 1980s, a researcher at Centre Européen de Recherche Nucléaire, Dr. Tim Berners-Lee, developed the early model of what we now know as the Internet. It wasn’t until the mid-1990s that the Web’s use became widespread. It was from this time forward that it grew exponentially into what we now use for everything […]
A Little Spring In Your Step
Artsweek compiles some of the season’s choice entertainment for your convenience.
Fifth Set Flubs Spell Disaster
As has become a trend this season, the UCSB men’s volleyball team needed five games to determine their fate Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Gauchos, not even a career night from sophomore opposite Cullen Irons could carry them to victory. After carrying a 2-1 lead into the fourth game, Santa Barbara crumbled late and lost 30-26, 31-33, 30-26, 23-30, 8-15 to the #4 Trojans of USC.
Wallow Away With the Whales
Standing at the rail on a boat next to a forty-foot animal, you begin to feel a little bit inconsequential. There is something about standing next to an animal that outweighs you by more than 3,000 pounds that is extremely impressive. I had never been whale watching before, but I decided that after an entire […]