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Culture Shock: It’s Nice to Return to UCSB After a Year Overseas

September 20, 2001 by Alexis Filippini

After a year of studying in Granada, Spain I've come home with a whole new perspective on the world, and in this case, on the little things that make my life easier.
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A Whirlwind Tour of Unemployment, Poverty and Violence

September 20, 2001 by Ted Andersen

Trip was two weeks of exposing us to the complexity of problems in Eastern Europe and Israel and the need for tolerance among all groups.
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Freeloading at UCSB, or How To Get Your Eating Essentials on the University’s Tab

September 20, 2001 by Ted Andersen

In college, simply filling your stomach can be an arduous adventure. There are thousands of ways to spend money locally, and especially downtown, mostly at overpriced bars and restaurants.
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Is There Something Wrong With the News-Press?

June 27, 2001 by Staff

The most visible problem with Isla Vista is the Santa Barbara News-Press' coverage of it. In a series of biased and erroneous stories, the paper has portrayed our town as a swill bucket brimming over ...
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BioBoring 2001- Hippies Mount a Lousy PR Campaign

June 27, 2001 by David Downs

"It's a shite state of affairs Buhler - a shite state of affairs."Buhler, my wingman, scanned the thousands of empty seats in Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl and agreed.
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Feces and Flowers … Ahh, Springtime

June 7, 2001 by Staff

Brilliant tulips to IVTV for filming A.S. President Brian Hampton in a state of drunkenness somewhere between "blitzed" and "trashed." Tulips also to Hampton for demonstrating why he holds the copyrig...
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If I Get A Little Tired, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead …

June 7, 2001 by David Downs

Medical studies say cognitive ability drops 25 percent for every 24 hours without sleep. The areas of the brain hardest hit are always the higher mental functions like critical thought and analysis.
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China Tries To Pave Over Tibet’s History and People With Lies

June 7, 2001 by Narkyid Ngawangthondup

It seems very clear to me that Jiefeng Zhou is repeating the propaganda that the Communist Chinese government has been repeating for decades.
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Nexus Fails Its Readers By Ignoring Motives Behind Isla Vista Brawl

June 7, 2001 by Ruben Ayala

These stories have been one-sided, yet you still print this mediocre reporting which threatens to demolish the dream of building a community free of racial prejudice.
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The Heart-Wrenching Tale of a Heart-Wrenching Blockbuster Film

June 1, 2001 by Cara Jennison

The Jerry Bruckheimer film "Pearl Harbor" hit all of its projected earnings this weekend, and Americans are over $75,000,000 patriotic.
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Filtering Out the Propaganda of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile

June 1, 2001 by Jiefeng Zhou

I am an international student from China and came to the United States last year. I believe it is my responsibility to point out those who mislead the public on the issue of Tibet.
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America’s Iron Hand of Optimism and Assurance

June 1, 2001 by Thomas Weng

The sneering pseudo-saviors are no longer all blond and blue-eyed. Some have very dark complexions. Regardless, though, they all ride white chargers.
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Bush, Davis Act Poorly on The Energy Issue’s Stage

June 1, 2001 by Staff

For the most part, I am unhappy with Bush's stance of turning a blind eye to California, and with what is occurring.
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UCSB’s Students, Paper Handle Horowitz Well

June 1, 2001 by Staff

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Nexus for this week's fair and thorough coverage of David Horowitz's speaking event this week ...
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Fear and Boring

May 31, 2001 by David Downs

I take in David Horowitz in all his trollish elegance as he squats behind the podium ranting about how all my professors are crooked leftists.
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