A Word to All Potential Subleasers
Warning: The events of this true story are so horrific, heinous and sadistic that the real identities have been concealed to protect the sad, sad victims in this malicious act of subleasing. Read at your own risk: may cause night terrors, paranoia and/or depression if you consider subleasing your apartment this summer.
Yudof Speaks at Campbell
University of California President Mark Yudof visited UCSB yesterday to deliver a speech on the importance of accountability in the university system.
Public Forum Gets It Right
In Mr. Melnick’s piece (“Forum Mocks Free Speech By Ignoring Opposing Views,” Daily Nexus, May 26), he asserts that this forum is “a two-hour polemical rant in support of William Robinson.” I fail to see any substance to his assertion.
Campus Receives Tech Grant
UCSB will be awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research cloud computing.
UC System May Lose Autonomy
State legislators are currently attempting to strip the UC system of its autonomy and place it under direct control of the state of California.
Dolphins Wash Up on Island Shore
Five northern right whale dolphins died after being stranded on Santa Rosa Island last Friday.
The Mush Pot
What do you think of Duck, Duck, Goose as a drinking game? It seems like the probability of spilling would be pretty high… and the rules of when to drink don’t exactly seem very clear-cut… fuck. I just really want to play Duck, Duck, Goose again. Hitting people on the head, running in circles, making […]
The Year in Review
Daily Nexus: What were some of your achievements in your first year as Athletic Director? Mark Massari: In marketing we’ve made huge strides, and I didn’t think that was too hard to do. We attacked breaking a single season attendance record on a Wednesday. We did an umbrella community outreach program called Gauchos Give. We […]
Doctor Derek Writes His Final Words
It’s three in the morning, I’m blaquephaded off moonshine and I’m posted up in the middle of the Costa Rican rainforest. In times like this, I start to wonder how I’m going to survive the night without puking on myself or getting arrested and, more importantly, what led me to this situation in the first place. Considering this is the last thing I’ll write for the Nexus, I figure fuck it. Let me wipe my slate clean. Here’s a portion of what I actually learned from college: