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A Letter From The Editor

August 24, 2011 by Katherine Friedman

Hey baby ‘Chos — Ima let you finish orientation, Ima let you finish, but once you’re done you gon have the best college experience of all time. OF ALL TIME. First of all, thanks for picking up t...
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Weather

August 24, 2011 by The Weatherhuman

From the depths of the Nexus dungeon, the Weatherhuman warns all ye who bike here: stay on your side of the roundabout or face the CREATURE OF ABYSMAL CONSEQUENCES AND SHIN INJURIES. The ‘human will...
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“Dos” and “Don’ts” (But Mostly “Don’ts”) of Freshman Year

August 23, 2011 by Jenna Ryan and Jana Barrett

So you’ve finally made it, eh? You’ve pillaged Target’s college dorm aisle, awkwardly reached out to your future roommate in hopes of coordinating your bedspread and outfitted your whole extende...
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College: It’s Like Chuck E. Cheese’s, But Without the Poop

August 23, 2011 by Andrew Johnson

You are about to enter another dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of beer pong and handle pulls. A journey into a wondrous land of sex, drugs and dubstep. Welcome to Isla Vista...
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Weather

August 3, 2011 by The Weatherhuman

The Weatherhuman doesn’t really understand why every coffee shop in IV has decided to hold atrociously inconvenient summer hours. Ze isn’t much of a coffee drinker in the first place, but if a ‘...
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Weather

July 13, 2011 by The Weatherhuman

The Harry Potter release is making Thursday night at midnight quite magical. (Or is that Friday morning at midnight?)
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Professor’s Logic Concludes With Contradictions

July 12, 2011 by Opinion Editor

While watching my laundry make endless revolutions through the front glass window of the washing machine and having nothing more important to do, I picked up the Wednesday, June 22, 2011, edition of t...
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Thank You, UCSB, for the Beach, the Parties and … the Classes?

July 12, 2011 by Sue-Lin Wong

“Of course, I’m not going on exchange to go to class,” I would nonchalantly announce to anyone who would ask me what I was hoping to do on exchange at UCSB.
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Professor Calls for Activism, Accountability and Love in Action

June 22, 2011 by Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval

Several weeks ago, a meeting was held between Executive Vice-Chancellor Gene Lucas and campus staff, along with representatives from campus-based unions, students and community members. This was the l...
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Crime Problems Plague Isla Vista Residents

June 2, 2011 by Tim Benson

On May 15, 2011, a chill was sent down the spine of everyone who lives in Isla Vista or on campus. The sanctity and safety of the community that we hold so dear was severely threatened. Isla Vista has...
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Candidate Contests Election Endorsement Art

June 2, 2011 by Nicole Leopardo

My name is Nicole Leopardo and I am African American, Swedish, Italian, French, Native American and Chinese. I identify as multiracial.
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Atheists Acknowledge Ambiguity, Bid Adieu

May 31, 2011 by Connor Oakes

“Ask an Atheist” is built on a dialogue with the community, and its greatest strength is the back-and-forth dialogue that the Nexus so generously facilitates. As a part of that process, in a recen...
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Putting an End to the Textbook Takeover of Your Wallet

May 27, 2011 by Onofre Echeverria

It’s that time of the quarter again. Dead Week. Finals. The time when your textbooks come in handy more than ever (because, let’s face it, many of us have chosen to “postpone” the hundreds of ...
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Putting an End to the Textbook Takeover of Your Wallet

May 27, 2011 by Onofre Echeverria

Immigration Complaints Disregard Basic Human Needs

May 27, 2011 by Connor Hastings

If you believe that there’s a “better” future out there for the occupants of our planet, and further believe that it’s worth the trouble to try to improve Earth as a whole, then we’re going ...
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