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Long Week Bullshit Nonsense

February 2, 2010 by The Weatherhuman

Oh, Tuesdays. Is it that time already? Are we really only barely past Monday slump and not even to the Wednesday hump?
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Obama Gets Fiesty in Agenda-Affirming Speech

February 2, 2010 by Michael Reynoso

President Obama has had, at best, mixed success in his first year in office. There were several accomplishments of note in his freshman year, including the passage of legislation expanding health care...
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Budget Woes Rain on UCSB’s Parade…

February 1, 2010 by Staff

Everyone knows the University of California is facing a major budget crisis. What people may not know, however, are the specific ways these issues are affecting UCSB. The Nexus asked faculty, staff an...
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Who Am I?

February 1, 2010 by The Weatherhuman

You know, no one tells you how dangerous being the Weatherhuman can be.
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Cuts Hurt Departments on Many Levels

February 1, 2010 by John Majewski

The budget cuts have hurt the History Dept. at every level. The furlough has meant a significant salary reduction for both staff and faculty, which has especially been hard on those families strugglin...
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Intellectual Communities Threatened as Funds Dry Up

February 1, 2010 by Sharon Farmer

One of the intangibles that the current budget cuts threaten to destroy is the sense of community and common mission that has helped to make UCSB a great center of teaching and research.
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Uncertain State Funding Mandates Reduced Admissions

February 1, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

I am all for the UC accommodating as many new students as is reasonable in 2010-11. However, I urge caution to the UC Regents, Office of the President (OP) and campus administrators as they prepare to...
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Loss of Affordable EAP Hurts Students and UC

February 1, 2010 by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

UC budget cuts are putting Education Abroad Programs in serious jeopardy.
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Global World Demands Language Program

February 1, 2010 by Elisabeth Saatjian Weber

The German philosopher Franz Rosenzweig once said, "as many languages someone speaks, as many times he/she is a human being." The cuts to the foreign language and literature programs have been brutal ...
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UC Must Reprioritize to End “Budget Crisis”

February 1, 2010 by Bob Samuels

While students are being asked to accept a 32 percent increase in fees, they are also being told that they have to tolerate a lowering of educational quality. Currently, classes are getting bigger, co...
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Budget Cuts Make a Joke of UC Standards

February 1, 2010 by Robert Williams

For any professor who cares about students, the budget cuts create an overwhelming sense of frustration. The scramble for seats at the beginning of each term, made much worse by the reduction in the n...
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Loss of Career Services Will Hurt All Students

February 1, 2010 by Micael Kemp

Like all of the departments at UCSB, Career Services has had its budget cut with the recession: 15 percent last year, an estimated 20 percent this year, and an anticipated 15 percent next year. That's...
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Public Must Hold A.S. Responsible For Illegal Actions

January 29, 2010 by Nexus Staff

On Wednesday, the Associated Students Legislative Council held a closed meeting for part of their regular session, forcing members of the public to leave the meeting room. The council offered no expla...
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Ah, Jealousy

January 29, 2010 by The Weatherhuman

So... jealousy sucks. And blows. But not in any of the good ways.
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Afghan War Satisfies No One

January 29, 2010 by Jeffrey M. Robin

Ever since the election of Barack Obama as president, the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy has shifted from the war in Iraq to Afghanistan, and this renewed focus has stirred up a hornet's nest of ...
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