Month: September 2011

Opinion

Holy Crap! Welcome Back to Another Year of Godly Debate

September 29, 2011 by Opinion Editor

For all of you Nexus readers, Ask an Atheist is a safe haven. An opportunity to ask what it really means to be an atheist, a rationalist, or a skeptic. We listen to everyone, no matter your beliefs, and offer the chance to pose moral, scien...

Outside Opinions

Berkeley Bake Sale Makes Light of Serious Societal Issue

September 29, 2011 by Jo Downes

The bake sale publicity stunt pulled by the UC Berkeley College Republicans was completely insensitive to the challenges faced by minorities who want to obtain a higher education. They basically made it impossible for most people to take th...

News

Film Award Chooses Gaucho as Finalist

September 29, 2011 by Kathleen Tan

The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation named UCSB alumna and screenwriter Cameron Lund a finalist in its 56th annual writing contest for an opportunity to gain exposure and a chance to win up to $15,000 in prize money. The organization began in 1955...

Artsweek

Big Sean Plays UCSB

September 29, 2011 by Fabian Garcia

In true UCSB fashion, Big Sean greeted students with an evening of chardonnay, lemonade and bullshittin’ last Saturday for the Welcome Back 2011 concert. The Detroit rapper stepped on stage at 10 p.m. and played a solid, hour-long set for...

Artsweek

Superheroes: More Than Just the Spandex

September 29, 2011 by Damion Damaske

For those of you like me (i.e. without lives), you know DC comics created a vast, universe-spanning reboot for 52 titles that are now arbitrarily labeled with #1 issues across the board. This is the biggest reboot for DC since Crisis on Inf...