AQB: Think Your Job Prospects are Bad?
ESPN released a list of the best-paid athletes from around the world. It’s no surprise that A-Rod and Manny Pacquiao top it, but AQB’s favorite? It’s not who you would think.
Editor’s Note
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2011 DAILY NEXUS CANDIDATE AND FEE ENDORSEMENTS
CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS If you haven’t noticed, the candidates we’re endorsing are portrayed like “Rugrats.” That’s because we’ve come to the conclusion that the governance of the Associated Students has become a shoot-in-the-dark kind of process. We don’t support the existing, sloppy framework of the A.S., so we picked the candidates who brought similar concerns to us. The five […]
Construction Amidst Budget Cuts Constitutes Hypocrisy
Outside Davidson Library, the wind picks up dirt from one of the nearby construction sites and flings it in the eyes of a handful of students who are attempting to unlock their bicycles and get home before the sun sets. In order to further modernize and monetize the campus — that is, to keep future […]
Proposed Student Fees Balance Neglected University Budgets
In a time of budget cuts and fee hikes, it’s more important now than ever to know what you are voting on this week in the Campus Election. Departments have invested a lot of time and money into making sure you at least know about their proposed fees or fee reaffirmations through ads in the […]
Stereotypes of Sexual Abstinence Harm Healthy Sexuality
My name is SF and I am celibate. It has been a ridiculously long time since my last penetration, and I am here to defend my choice of abstinence. I would first like to clarify that I am in no way claiming any kind of born-again virtuosity. I am merely confronting my lack-of-sack and presenting […]
PETA Challenges Neverland Zoo
Animal rights activists sent a letter last week requesting that the owners of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch transform the property into a wildlife sanctuary. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contacted Jackson’s children and property owner Thomas Barrack Jr. of Colony Capital LLC and Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC, criticizing the Jackson family’s […]
County Reports Leading Causes of Death in SB
The Santa Barbara County Health Dept. released its annual Health Status report last Friday, listing heart disease, cancer and stroke as the leading causes of death among locals. The three leading causes of premature death — accounting for more than a quarter of all deaths — are heart disease, motorcycle accidents and accidental drug overdoses. […]
Students Showcase Potential Products at Corwin Pavilion
UCSB’s Technology Management Program held the semifinals for its 12th annual New Venture Competition last night in Corwin Pavilion from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Twenty-one teams of undergraduate and graduate students exhibited their products and services — including synthetic red blood cells, an advanced Wi-Fi connection system and sellable natural gas — in competition for […]
UCSB Makes Playboy List
UCSB is ranked No. 10 on Playboy’s annual “Top Ten Party Schools” list, dropping two spots from last year. The campus was first noted in the magazine in 2002, coming in at No. 22, before claiming second place in the party ranking in 2006. UCSB fell off Playboy’s radar until 2010 when the publication ranked […]