It Was Only 10-3

Here at the Nexus, we believe in giving credit where credit is due. In the traditional Nexus sloshball game against A.S., held last weekend, there was much that was deserving. For example: although th...
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Cross Country: Gauchos Fare Well in NCAA’s

The UCSB men's cross country team finished 17th out of 31 teams at the NCAA National Championships at Furman University, in South Carolina, in the Gauchos' first ever NCAA appearance.
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WeatherDefiniton

The Turkey Drop noun. 1 the cutting of one's losses in mid-November.
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Feature Photo: The Spirit of Giving


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Life With Father

The weatherfather instilled valuable advice via fear. To prevent the weatherchildren from swimming in the lake he described amoebas. Amoebas, as I understood them, were amorphous carnivorous demons fr...
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CCC Votes To Close Parts of Sands Beach

The 12-member California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Friday to close off a 400-meter stretch of Sands Beach for two years to protect western snowy plovers.
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Feature Photo: A Kick in the Shins


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Chicks on the Beach

Caring for one of Isla Vista's natural treasures is too important a task to be undertaken without I.V.'s help.
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Print of the Great Pumpkin

So I have a pumpkin.An eighty-plus pound pumpkin.As giant pumpkins go, I’m told it’s a small one.The pumpkin is sitting in the middle of my living room, but really, the rest of the living ...
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Feature Photo: Goleta: Give It to Me Now!


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Feature Photo: The Flowers, They Talk to Me


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Like butta’, baby! Butta’!

The skateboarders of Isla Vista officially thank the county for its long-overdue road work.
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Sports Feature Photo: Borcich Earns Some Respect

Freshman forward Jen Borcich was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, as well as the Big West Freshman of the Year. Borcich led the Gauchos and the conference in scoring with 11...
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Woman Reports Attempted Kidnapping to Authorities

A male suspect attempted to force a woman into his car on Hollister Avenue on Tuesday morning.
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The pot of gold on Trigo Road

Yesterday a glowing, colorful and perfect half-circle of a rainbow made me laugh and jump for an hour while the warm afternoon rain soaked my hair and clothes. Gorgeous and misty, the bright colored b...
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