NCAA Tournament Round 1 Coverage
Go to blog.dailynexus.com during UCSB’s first round match with Ohio State on Friday, March 19 at 6:30 PM PDT.
Artist Issue 2010
Annual Artist Edition by the Art Dept. at the Daily Nexus. This year’s theme was Alice in Art Wonderland. Cover Characters: Ricardo Martinez – Cheshire Cat Ian Sander – Card Soldier Haley Kennard – Queen of Hearts Robyn Reyna – Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar Alicia Crismali – Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum Phil Kiner – Mad Hatter
‘Chos Outduel Roadrunners
Despite ending the regular season on a five-game winning streak, including Saturday’s 80-75 success over nonconference foe Cal State Bakersfield, the UCSB women’s basketball team fell to the fifth seed in the upcoming Big West Tournament due to Long Beach State’s upset over UC Riverside.
Goodbye for Now
Alas, the final weather of the quarter.
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to armed robbery and vandalism during the weekend, as well as one self-inflicted injury.
Turds and Tulips
Thunderdome-rocking, opponent-crushing tulips to UCSB’s men’s basketball team for getting the top seed in the Big West. Gooooooooo Gauchos! Cheap, delicious tulips to Chino’s Rock & Tacos for proving I.V.’s Mexican restaurant market wasn’t as oversaturated as we all thought. Reasonable, semi-riled tulips to the peaceful protestors on March 4. Thanks for not breaking anything, […]
The Curling Conundrum
Something has been on my mind for quite some time now, and I feel it’s time to fork the problem over to all of you so I don’t have to deal with it anymore. I am referring to the age-old question, or I guess, month-old question of whether or not curling a) belongs in the Olympic Games and b) is or is not a sport. I know. It’s a hot topic right now, and many of you may feel that I’m trying to be “hip” or “trendy” by writing a column about it. For those people, I think there is a bigger problem, and that is the fact that you think curling is either “hip” or “trendy.” Bigger fish to fry here, but I will not get into that.
Coach Resigns in Response to Accusations
UCSB women’s soccer assistant coach Chris Fernandez submitted his resignation on Friday, Feb. 26 following allegations of sexual impropriety at his previous job with a girls’ youth soccer team in Arizona.