Blogs

Around the NBA: The Problem in Brooklyn

January 14, 2014 by

Sports Editor Kristen Henneman takes an in-depth look at some of the top stories in professional basketball in the Nexus' around the NBA blog.
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An Intro to the Stupidity of Some Athletes

January 13, 2014 by

Games aren’t the only things that draw fans into the world of professional sports; it’s really the athletes. It’s fascinating that ordinary people who possess extreme athletic ability –and oft...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go

January 7, 2014 by

On the Move Sports covers professional and college athletes making moves, whether from college to the pros, moving from one league or team to another or free agency and trade buzz.
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UCSB Students Take On Santa Barbara International Marathon and Half Marathon

November 19, 2013 by

“At the eleventh mile, there was this long steep hill. Oh my god, my legs were barely moving. Then after the hill, I just started booking it.” Second-year biology major Emily McGovern had never r...
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New Student Fitness Group Offers Weekly Workouts

November 14, 2013 by

Nexus Asst. News Editor Hannah Nelson talks about her experience working out with SB Fitness. The group meets every Saturday for beach runs, aerobics and plyometrics.
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Study Abroad Map

September 26, 2013 by

A collection of adventures abroad from UCSB students in every corner of the world
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Panhellenic Perspective: The Island of Paros

September 26, 2013 by

A Q&A on studying abroad on the Greek Island of Paros.
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On The Menu Takes on Russia

September 26, 2013 by

"This weekend, I said Checkmate to Russia. She met me with a cold, unforgiving exterior; with unrequited smiles and the smell of spilled vodka."
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First Impressions: Florence, Italy

September 26, 2013 by

A city is like a river when you’re just passing through. The shops, restaurants, streets, cars, churches, bridges, dogs and pedestrians all blur together into one amorphously screeching, steaming, e...
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Seven Times Janet Napolitano Really Could Have Done Us a Solid

September 26, 2013 by

But where was she?
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First Impressions: Hong Kong

September 26, 2013 by

The top 10 random observations about studying abroad in Hong Kong
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Campanile Comparison: How Does Storke Stack Up?

September 16, 2013 by and

It's not the size of the campanile, but how you play the carillon.
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Rodent Community Faces Debilitating Drug Bust

April 2, 2012 by

50 rats were arrested after the DEA shut down the study they were participating in examining the long-term effects of cocaine abuse.
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