Blogs

December 25, 2015

13 Reasons Why Santa Sucks

By Simone Dupuy

Despite what his name suggests, old Saint Nick is no saint. Here are a few reasons to stop idealizing this son of a nutcracker. 1.) He is a slave owner You think those elves are getting #paid? Hell no. Santa doesn’t ev...

December 24, 2015

Sorority Sally’s Christmas Diary Entry

By Sorority Sally

Dear Diary, Today made me so sad. Like SO sad. Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year and I actually can’t handle all the desperation and sadness in these Christmas songs. The only songs these ...

December 23, 2015

DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater Guide

By Jasmine Vaughn

A step-by-step guide to uglifying a perfectly good sweater, just in time for the holiday season! Hopefully this guide inspires the mediocre DIY artists of our generation, as well as the people who are stuck at home and h...

December 20, 2015

Highly Anticipated Features of New Library

By Alexandra Retter

With only less than one month until the unveiling of the renovated library (FINALLY), you’re probably getting anxious to check it out!  I don’t blame you — it’s going to be a bastion of all sorts of new-fangled ...

December 17, 2015

40 Funniest Venmo Captions

By Nexustentialism Staff

Venmo is a lifesaver. It lets you pay that $2.33 you owe your friend for a slice of pizza, your drug dealer or any other person that also has a Venmo account. Is it slightly sketchy to hook up your bank account to an app...

December 15, 2015

Sparks Lit Before New Year’s: College Football Playoff Preview

By Elliot Thornton

The stage is set for the 2015 College Football Playoff: No. 1 Clemson is set to face No. 4 Oklahoma while No. 2 Alabama will take on No. 3 Michigan State. Staff writer Elliot Thornton breaks down the upcoming New Year's ...

December 12, 2015

Nexus Top 10: Best Teams of the Super Bowl Era

By Jorge Mercado

The merger agreement between the NFL and AFL in 1966 prompted the nationally coveted game we all know as the Super Bowl. While this Top 10 list doesn't just include Super Bowl teams, staff writer Jorge Mercado ranks his ...

December 10, 2015

The Wild, Wild NFC East

By Jorge Mercado

Staff writer Jorge Mercado predicts how the NFC East will end the 2015 season, ranking each team within the division and claiming who he thinks will end the year atop the standings for the NFC East crown.

December 4, 2015

Liberal Arts Student Puts Aside Social Justice to Enjoy Family Dinner

By Jasmine Vaughn

In recent years, the young people of the millennial generation have grown out of the warmth and comfort of their childhood holiday experiences, transitioning into the cold, harsh reality of adulthood. Balancing the desir...

December 3, 2015

Ball Is Life? No, Kobe Is

By Michael Jorgenson

It's been an emotional week for Laker fans as the final days of Kobe Bryant's career have officially arrived. Sports editor Michael Jorgenson discusses what the the Mamba's impact has truly meant for those who have follo...

December 2, 2015

El Niño Survival Guide

By A. Gaucho

As the Santa Barbara winter approaches and the much anticipated El Niño pours down on our perfect little beach city, we must prepare for something that most Californians don’t have very much experience with: rain. Q...

December 2, 2015

Osweiler to the Rescue in Denver?

By Jorge Mercado

As heartbreaking it has been to watch the regression of Peyton Manning this season, the emergence of fourth-year quarterback Brock Osweiler in place of Manning's absence due to injury has many wondering if he is capable ...

December 1, 2015

Yik Yaks at Home vs Yik Yaks in I.V.

By Nexustentialism Staff

Yik Yak is a cyber-community that shares the sexual, weird, funny or sometimes even lonely anonymous thoughts of those around you. Isla Vista is lucky in the fact that we have quite a lively community, which makes for ev...

November 27, 2015

Maturity Leading to CAM-V-P Calibur Season

By Jorge Mercado

An 11-0 start has Carolina Panthers' starting quarterback Cam Newton as one of the league's top MVP candidates in 2015.

November 26, 2015

Get Stuffed: A Pardoned Turkey Speaks Out

By Not A Vegan

Since John F. Kennedy in 1963, each year the president has saved a turkey from becoming dinner and sent it to live out its days on a countryside farm. This merciful gesture, however, is not without consequence. When the ...

November 25, 2015

Sorority Girl Forgets Uggs; Cannot Survive El Niño

By Sorority Sally

These past bouts of El Niño have greatly affected the Isla Vista community. Greek Life in general has taken a major hit, resulting in the cancellation of Fratopia daygers and snappa games due to flash flood warnings and...