Columns/Features

Speace of Mind: 2010’s NFL QB Shuffle

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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Green Advice for Green People: Player Rankings Overrated

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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Sunday Funday: Michael Vick, Yay or Nay?

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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Bulldogs, Britney Spears and Red Cards

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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Nostalgic for the Good S.B. Surf

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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Sunday Fundays with Fantasy

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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Fantasy: Now for the Casual Fan

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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Honor the Sport of Kings

When I was asked to write a surf column for this issue, I immediately started fearing for my safety. I thought about the verbal (and possibly physical) abuse I could take from fellow surfers for writi...
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LeBron is No Leader

I’m not mad at LeBron for ditching his home town. But then again, I didn’t have any vested interest in where he was going.
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