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March 8, 2010

Turds and Tulips

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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 provi...

March 8, 2010

Artist Issue 2010

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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 &#8211...

March 8, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

Bonafied wild-man Ron Artest now has “defense” sharpied onto his bleach yellow hair in three different languages! Sorry Ronald, you’re not a citizen of the world. You’re just full of shit.

February 25, 2010

Online Threats Land Ex-Employee in Jail

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Former UCSB employee Neil Baker, who was detained last week in Kennewick, Wash. for threatening to "bomb and injure property," will be arraigned today.

February 24, 2010

Regent to Prioritize Education for CA

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A UC Regent will assume the post of California's Secretary of Education, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced yesterday.

February 23, 2010

Video Event Captures Extraordinary Stunts

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Extreme sports junkies who are unimpressed by the Olympic Games can attend tonight's Best of the 34th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which features B.A.S.E. jumpers, mountain bikers, rock climbers and ex...

February 23, 2010

Scientists Publish Papers on Marine Reserves

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A special issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences released this week features research papers from multiple UCSB scientists.

February 23, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

Am I the only one who still harbors Cold War resentment for the Russian Olympic Team? And anti-Nazi resentment for the Germans? America’s enemies beware: We’ll kick your ass at sports.

February 19, 2010

Cops Nab Man on Web Threats

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Neil Baker, a former UCSB employee, was arrested in Kennewick, Washington on Monday on the charge of threatening and harassing the university. He is currently being held in Benton County Jail, but local law enforcement w...

February 18, 2010

New Exec Tackles UC Cash Woes

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University of California President Mark Yudof recently appointed Nathan Brostrom, UC Berkeley's vice chancellor of administration, to the post of executive vice president of business operations -- the top position a UC b...

February 17, 2010

Road Trip Goes Awry

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The UCSB women’s tennis team came away with mixed results in a busy weekend, during which the team played three road matches in three days. The Gauchos lost to St. Mary’s College by a score of 1-5 on Friday, ...

February 17, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

So how ’bout them Olympics? Pretty neat, eh*? The one time every four years when networks devote time to women’s sports, and some people even watch them! Huzzah. *Added for Canadianness.

February 10, 2010

Discover the Food of the Gods

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February 10, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

Now that football season’s over, there’s a void in my life. I mean, I’m the Armchair QB, not the Armchair PG. I don’t even have the Pro Bowl to look forward to. Oh fuck, that means… it&#8217...

February 9, 2010

Tree Debris Obstructs Bike Path

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Yesterday afternoon, a giant tree trunk fell down near the tunnel by UCSB Student Health.

February 8, 2010

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Saints won! And knowing New Orleans, the Superdome is about to be in worse shape due to post-game celebrations than it was after Katrina. Stealing a goal? Fuck that. How about stealing a dome?