Ride ’em Cowboy

October 16, 2008 by


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Immaculate Conception

October 15, 2008 by

A shark in Virginia is reported to have had a “virgin birth.” The lady shark got preggers without doin’ it. Do you all realize what this means? I sure as hell don’t. Are we goi...
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Armchair QB

October 15, 2008 by

Did you see that crazy fight that broke out at Talladega the other day? The QB would totally talk about it, except that NASCAR has no place on a sports page ever.
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Hot, Breezy Days Increase Fire Risk

October 15, 2008 by

With high temperatures, strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity levels creating a perfect storm of conditions for brushfires around Santa Barbara County, local firefighters are increasing their forces...
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Eat up, Fatty

October 14, 2008 by

Richard Cooey, a resident of an Ohio state prison, recently appealed his death sentence for a double rape-murder of college students in 1986. Coey, who is 5'7 and weighs 267 pounds, argued that he is ...
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Step Inside the Editorial Room

October 14, 2008 by

“Why did you run that horribly offensive ad? Why did you print that idiotic column? Why didn’t you publish my world-class submission?” We hear you and we understand your confusion an...
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Local Police Investigate I.V. Stabbing

October 14, 2008 by

A man was stabbed in Isla Vista this weekend in an altercation the Isla Vista Foot Patrol says may have been gang-related. The stabbing, which occurred on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino Pes...
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Nippy Nuances

October 13, 2008 by

The blistering cold has returned to Isla Vista. Hurray. As much as I love hardened nipples and being able to keep my beers chilled by simply leaving them in the backyard at night, I hate having to wea...
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Check the Daily Nexus blogs!

October 13, 2008 by

Look for updates on Michael's health column, Micael's career column, Jimmy's Escape from I.V.: Extreme Edition and Britta's twice-weekly blog. HOLY CRAP that's great!
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It Tingles!

October 10, 2008 by

Deborah Anderson of Boston University Medical Center was awarded an “Ig Nobel” research prize for discovering that Coca-Cola kills sperm. Apparently, women were using it in contraceptive d...
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UCSD Professor Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 10, 2008 by

A UC San Diego professor has taken home the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in the discovery of the green fluorescent protein and its use as a tagging tool in bioscience.
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Armchair QB

October 10, 2008 by

Big news everyone: Hockey season has begun! That's right, it's that time of year again for Canada and Russia's best to knock the living crap out of each other, and for the QB to not care.
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Armchair QB

October 8, 2008 by

The big news yesterday -- at least in the QB's mind ­-- was the arrest of Luke Walton's stalker. The QB just has one question for her: You didn't have anyone better to follow and pester than Luke...
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Film Prompts Legal Action

October 8, 2008 by

"Citizen McCaw" - a documentary film investigating the drama that unfolded within the Santa Barbara News-Press in 2006 - returns to Santa Barbara this week for its final public viewing.
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UC Briefs

October 8, 2008 by

UCSD -- A groundbreaking procedure now allows obese individuals to remove 80 percent of their fatty mass with a minimally invasive procedure. There is one catch, however: the overweight individual mus...
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