Columns/Features
Two freshmen have impressed immediately for the UCSB women’s volleyball team, contributing in a big way. Starting libero Kelly Heenan and outside hitter Kara Sherrard have both been crucial for Sant...
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I don’t want it to end, period, but more so, I don’t want it to end in the way I think it is going to.
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“Dude. You’re going to get so laid from that surf column,” someone told me recently. “Bitches love that surfer vibe, bra.”
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This was supposed to be the year. The stars were perfectly aligned.
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It’s that time of year again, kids. The weather is starting to get colder, the MLB playoffs are about to begin and the air is starting to carry the annual offensive odor of regret.
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I used to get a lot of dirty comments about the big bottle of Johnson’s Baby Oil Gel I keep in the shower rack.
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While senior utilities Milos Golic and Zsombor Vincze have taken much of the spotlight this season because of their status as two of the best utilities in the nation, much of the team’s success is o...
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So I’m now deeply invested in this ABC Family friendly show called Friday Night Lights. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe not, but it’s superb.
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Fantasy football Web sites like www.espn.go.com like to make a big deal out of their player rankings. They hold them up as gospel and would like you, the humble fantasy owner, to unquestioningly follo...
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Michael Vick is the fucking man. The dude is seriously amazing. And with his recent success, we as fans are faced with a dilemma: Do we root for Vick?
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Editors Note: Julia Speace is a senior defender on the Gaucho women’s soccer team, as well as a regular contributor to the Daily Nexus with her professional sports column titled “Speace of Mind....
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In my time here I’ve seen surf both mind-blowing and mundane, but unfortunately most of what I’ve seen around campus has always leaned towards the piddly mush.
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Fuck the holidays. This is the most wonderful time of the year.
Fuck Disneyland. My couch — in front of the TV — this is the happiest place on Earth.
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Mike’s Mom is the name of my fantasy football team. I created her three weeks ago. I picked the name because it implies things about the mother of my roommate, Mike, who’s also in the league.
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“24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
“folklore” by Taylor Swift
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
“Graceland” by Paul Simon
“25” by Adele
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
“WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” by Billie Eilish
“Falling into You” by Celine Dion
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Babel” by Mumford & Sons
“Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
