Issue 141, Volume 84 2003-2004
Fire Dept. Asks UCSB to Pitch In for Protection
Thursday, June 3, 2004
If budget cuts get any worse and UCSB is unable to increase funding for its on-campus fire station, Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. officials say rotating closures of local stations may threaten the university's safety as early as January 2005. County Fire Chief John Scherrei said if the funding situation gets any worse, the fire department may have to alternate shutting down its fire stations, including Station 17 on Mesa Road, which serves UCSB and Isla Vista.
Not Your Grandpa's Golf
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Ahead lies a small wetland, grass up to hip level, a muddy path and a tunnel of trees. During the rainy season, there is much more mud and lots of mosquitoes. This is not your grandpa's game of golf.
County Remains Parked Over I.V. Permit Decision
Thursday, June 3, 2004
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to further postpone its decision on the proposed Isla Vista parking plan in order to work out several kinks.
IVFP Battles Increasing Crime Rates
Thursday, June 3, 2004
More UCSB students received parental notifications regarding their illegal behavior in Isla Vista this academic year than last, and records from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol show an upward trend in the occurrence of violent crime over the past four years.
SB County To Charge King With Four Felony Counts
Thursday, June 3, 2004
At a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge gave prosecutors permission to pursue felony charges against Ricardo Apollo King, Jr.
Panel Members Attack Governor on UC Budget
Thursday, June 3, 2004
California State Treasurer Phil Angelides brought celebrity power with him when he came to the MultiCultural Center Theater on Monday to speak at a town hall forum.
Men Dash Off After Pellet Gun Assault, Laughing All the Way
Thursday, June 3, 2004
The University of California Police Dept. is investing an assault case in which two unknown men driving a sport utility vehicle shot at two women jogging on campus with a pellet gun.
Who's Your Papa Bear?
Thursday, June 3, 2004
A Final Word from the Former Editor-in-Chief
Thursday, June 3, 2004
On Tuesday, I was sitting in a chair at Energy Tattoo as P.J. Ferrante ran his needle over my flesh and I started thinking about my being editor in chief of the Daily Nexus for the last two years. "Oh God, this fucking hurts," I thought. "Why is this happening to me?"
Bedhead Diaries: Sweet Home Isla Vista
Thursday, June 3, 2004
When your life here feels worlds away from life back home, issues of identity inevitably come into play as the struggle to balance the two becomes increasingly necessary to sustain sanity. But though I spend much of my time in Isla Vista suffering the pangs of constant homesickness, I can't help feeling a surge of anxiety whenever the return home draws near.
The Artful Dodger: The Lone Trek to Super Seniordom
Thursday, June 3, 2004
It's June. This year - my senior year of college - is nearly done, yet I keep thinking about books I read in grade school. You know the kind.
So What Did You Say?
Thursday, June 3, 2004
"I faced the facts: I am a 21-year-old male - the worst demographic to rent to, bar none. We are dirty, we get drunk and break stuff, we don't even own vacuums and the only time our apartments are clean are when our moms visit for the weekend." "A Subdivided Closet Case," Travis Cannell, senior CCS computer science major, Sept. 29.
Male Athlete of the Year: Memo Arzate
Thursday, June 3, 2004
The best way to describe his game is comprehensive. From the first whistle to the last, from one goal line to the other, and from the beginning of his career to its end, Memo Arzate covered all the ground he could.
Female Athlete of the Year: Megan Blackshire
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Megan Blackshire is a team player. She may have led the UCSB women's volleyball team's offense as a middle blocker, but the sophomore Capistrano Beach, Calif., native has nothing but the team on her mind.
Team of the Year: Women's Basketball
Thursday, June 3, 2004
It's a bad time to be in the Big West. Unless of course, you are Santa Barbara. After ripping off its unparalleled eighth consecutive Big West title coupled with its first ever Sweet 16 appearance, the UCSB women's basketball team is this year's team of the year.
Coach of the Year: Kristy Schroeder
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Head Coach Kristy Schroeder took the UCSB softball team to its first ever NCAA postseason appearance in only her third year as head coach, earning her Coach of the Year honors.
Freshman of the Year: Chris Valaika
Thursday, June 3, 2004
In the classroom, it's annoying when a freshman tries to look like a Ph.D. candidate by asking pretentious questions and using vocabulary from a word-of-the-day calendar.
Track and Field: SB Men Finish 14th, Women Place 17th at Regionals
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Members of the UCSB track and field team continue to blow away the competition and exceed all expectations. Santa Barbara will be sending six Gauchos to the NCAA National Championships after competing well in last weekend's West Regionals.
Movie Review
Twilight Samurai
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Going to the movies these days is rarely a captivating and fulfilling experience. Formulaic plot lines and huge special effects spectacles are a dime and dozen, but we keep going back with the hope that a film will captivate our attention with a story worth telling.
Santa Barbara Has Found Its Muse
Thursday, June 3, 2004
There's a new publication floating around town, and it's called Mused Magazine. It's put out by a group of young ladies and gentlemen in Santa Barbara. And guess what? It's totally FREE!
Quit Jamming, Trip to These Instead
Thursday, June 3, 2004
I don't like jam bands. It's not their fault; I just think they're mediocre. But hey, you've got to listen to something when you're on drugs right? Well, you have options... trust me. Here are some great albums and songs, old and new, that might make your summer more interesting than another spin of that Phish bootleg:
CD Review
Electrelane | The Power Out | Too Pure
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Free from the eternal rat race to break the Billboard Top 40 list, Electrelane's The Power Out declines conventional song structure with its complex, genre-crossing blend of moody and alluring experimental rock.
Movie Review
Shrek 2 | Pretty Things in Ugly Packages
Thursday, June 3, 2004
I like ugly things. There exists an underlying beauty in all things repulsive, a magnetic force tapping into an unconscious wasteland of perversion, a force that explains why humans like to smell their farts and pick their scabs.
Summer Shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Thursday, June 3, 2004
311 with the Ataris and Lit Tony Bennett Jonny Lang, Junior Brown and Shelby Lynne
Summer Film Series at Campbell Hall
Thursday, June 3, 2004
"In This World" An eye-opening film about two Afghan boys who travel from Pakistan to London.
Summer Movie Releases
Thursday, June 3, 2004
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - June 4 Can the wee wizard triumph over the mightiest of foes: puberty?
Artsweek Takes A Good Look at the Competition
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Here at Artsweek, we sense your anxiety. "The Nexus is gone," you think. "Who's going to tell me what to think about movies? Should I pay to see Will Smith battle robots?
Secretly Not a Blond(e)?
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Like, oh my god, it's time for a new weatherhuman!!! I'm totally sure I'll be able to keep my gender unknown next year! I can totally keep a secret... like when Ashley and Brad hooked up at Ashley's party (my other Ashley friend, Ashley Walterson)...