The Nexus

• Syka consumes excess calories, sustains weight for season

  October 02, 2009  |  Joanne Cayabyab
  With two-a-days twice a week and the regular two-hour practices after school since summer, Lukas Syka (12) can already see his body slimming down. Despite his efforts to stay at a consistent weight during water polo season by eating more than usual and weight-lifting, Syka has already lost six pounds.

• Despite losses, water polo returns to defeat El Camino

  October 02, 2009  |  Yoojin Kim
  After two losses against Rancho Buena Vista and one against Poway to start off the season, boys water polo found redemption with a 16-10 win against the El Camino Wildcats, Tuesday.

• Packwood opens home to Freshmen football team, creates player unity

  October 02, 2009  |  Dominic Lucisano
  At around 7:30 p.m., freshman football Coach Doug Packwood gets a knock at his door.When he answers, the guests come in to enjoy a dinner with Packwood and his family.

• Opinion: CA trash talk warrants environmental concerns

  October 02, 2009  |  Anna Mills
  Bay Area residents are taking the idea of “sharing is caring” to a whole new level.

• Opinion: Storms to siege San Diego shores

  October 02, 2009  |  Devon Bohart
  It’s time to strap ourselves down in preparation for possibly the most intense stretch of rainfall California has seen in years. Ominous gray clouds, pouring rain, nasty conditions.

• Opinion: Cash for Clunkers sequel to be success

  October 02, 2009  |  Derek Dyer
  In the wake of the widely popular “Cash for Clunkers” program, most Americans are aware of the energy inefficiency of older cars. Over a million people capitalized on government rebates offered for turning in aging automobiles, and the majority of those people now find themselves driving new, stylish and energy-efficient vehicles.

• Opinion: Fire fund cuts spark statewide debates

  October 02, 2009  |  Derek Dyer
  If there’s anything southern Californians should have learned during the 2003 and 2007 wildfires, it’s that we need to be prepared for the worst. It wasn’t the first time we lost numerous homes to devastating blazes, and it certainly won’t be the last.

• Opinion: Race card, effective Democratic bluff

  October 02, 2009  |  Daniel Edwards
  One upon a time in American political history, accusations of racism weren’t hurled about as frequently and with such ease as they are today. Nowhere did this become more apparent than in a recent interview with former President Jimmy Carter.

• Opinion: Quality journalism Twitters away

  October 02, 2009  |  Katelyn Hennes
  When U.S. Airways flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River, it wasn’t the cameras or the reporters who got the news out to the public first.

• Opinion: Illegal immigration policy proves futile, wasteful endeavor

  October 02, 2009  |  Will Ellis
  It is time to tear down old structures of our government. To be more specific, it is time to tear down some fences.

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