His Holiness To Speak at Events Center
The stage is set for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to make his fourth visit to UCSB this Friday, April 24 for a two-part lecture series.
Dazed and Confused in the Desert
By the time Crystal Castles’ set in the Sahara tent ended early Friday evening, my muscles were sore, my skin was covered in other people’s sweat and one of the lenses from my prescription glasses had gone missing.
Racing Ain’t Just For Rednecks
It was a beautiful April evening in Ventura. It was warm, the sun was setting behind me and a slight breeze kept the air moving as I watched 16 sprint cars whiz by in front of me in upwards of 65 miles per hour. Sliding sideways around the corner they tore after each other, dodging […]
Gauchos Struggling on the Road
After being convincingly swept by Long Beach State last weekend, the UCSB softball team remains on the road for a three-game series against Pacific this weekend. The Gauchos (21-21 overall, 4-8 in Big West) take an 0-6 Big West road record with them up to Stockton, as well as a four-game losing streak that has left them tied for sixth place in conference.
Fire Victims Receive New Home
Last November, Lisa Camarillo and her daughter were among the hundreds that lost their homes to the devastating Tea Fire.
Menomena @ Velvet Jones
For some reason, I had gotten it into my head that the band opening last Saturday evening at Velvet Jones was going to be The Sea and Cake, so you can imagine I was initially a bit confused when an unfamiliar figure, singer Rey Villalobos, sauntered up to the mic to warm up before his […]
U.N. Activist To Speak at UCSB
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will speak at UCSB this Sunday about peacefully resolving volatile international conflicts.
I Got Hoes
Editors’ Note: Jesse Byrd is a junior forward on the men’s basketball team. He’s also a talented writer, so we convinced him to start writing for Nexus Sports. Here’s his first column:
Does Floatopia Deserve Such Fury?
Vice Chancellor Michael Young wrote a commendable appeal to UCSB students (“Floatopia,” April 22, 2009). Given the first Floatopia’s impact on the ocean and shoreline earlier this month, Young goes on to explain that “Floatopia 2 does not have to happen if the UCSB community and, particularly, the UCSB student community decide that they do […]
Brit Beneath the Big Top
Despite the ample supply of confetti, little people, daring acrobatic feats, rings of fire and an extravaganza of lights found last Thursday at L.A.’s STAPLES Center, this was not your average circus. Ringmaster Britney Spears brought a different kind of show to town as part of her first tour in five years.