Letter From the Editor: Welcome to Paradise

August 30, 2013 by

A message to incoming students from Nexus Editor in Chief Marissa Wenzke.
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UCSB: A Party School?

August 7, 2013 by and

Amidst controversial holidays like Deltopia or Isla Vista’s infamous Halloween celebrations, which has attracted thousands of college-aged party-goers for decades, UCSB has been ranked the Number Tw...
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The Nexus Says Goodbye to Treasured Alum

July 17, 2013 by

The Daily Nexus lost one of its own when Jeffrey McManus, leader of Daily Nexus Alumni Group and CEO of the online technology startup Codelesson, passed away earlier this month. He is survived by his ...
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Regents Meeting Focuses on Ending ‘Super Senior’ Trend

May 16, 2013 by

The UC Board of Regents discussed graduation rates, student-faculty ratios and other university-wide issues at yesterday’s board meeting, while UC workers of the labor union AFSCME 3299 protested ou...
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City Council Meeting Revisits Gang Injuction

May 15, 2013 by

For the first time since its initial proposal in 2011, the outline for a Santa Barbara gang injunction was listed on the agenda of a Santa Barbara City Council meeting yesterday evening, allowing comm...
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Abboud Named A.S. President for 2013-14 as OPP Sweeps Elections

April 26, 2013 by , , , and

COSWB, The Bottom Line Secure New Lock-in Funding;  All Existing A.S. Fees Reaffirmed [[UPDATED]] Emotions were high Thursday night as Associated Students election and fee results were announced in...
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Gruesome Demonstration Protests UC Regents’ “Silencing” of Students

April 25, 2013 by

After the UC Board of Regents failed to respond to A.S. President Sophia Armen’s letter requesting a UC Regents meeting at UCSB, the student executive and a small group of other concerned students o...
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An Exclusive Daily Nexus Interview With the Stars of This Is the End

April 24, 2013 by and

Yesterday, hundreds of UCSB students crowded Storke Plaza to meet actors Seth Rogen, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson as the comedic trio promoted their newest film This Is the End. The film follows ...
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SB Officials Currently Debating Beach Shutdown

April 3, 2013 by , , , and

Open beaches would break precedent of party-preventative closures instituted in 2009. As of yesterday, Santa Barbara County administration has not yet reached a decision on whether beach closures that...
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Facebook Pages Cause Free Speech Controversy

February 27, 2013 by

A.S. Senate Bill Ignites Debate on Censorship Over ‘UCSB Confessions’ and ‘UCSB Hookups’   The national student rights organization FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education...
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Brown Begins Push for Efficient UC Spending as Regents Navigate Through Financial Turmoil

January 23, 2013 by

Despite the passage of Proposition 30 — which protected the UC from a $375 million funding cut — fiscal struggles have yet to disappear from the University’s agenda. While the most recent Board ...
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President Yudof Steps Down

January 22, 2013 by

In the midst of the University of California’s struggle to overcome a host of budgetary challenges, University President Mark Yudof announced on Friday that he would step down and open the way for ...
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UC Board of Regents Debate Financial Strengths, Weaknesses Encompassing Online Education

January 17, 2013 by and

During yesterday’s UC Board of Regents meeting at UCSF Mission Bay, University officials and legislators met to discuss issues of faculty diver- sity and online education, with most Regents supporti...
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Stein Discusses This Week’s Regents Meeting

January 15, 2013 by , and

This week, the UC Board of Regents will meet at UCSF Mission Bay to discuss a multitude of issues facing the University — the fate of UC online education courses, the potential for future tuition hi...
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UCSB Remembers Deceased Recent Graduate Melissa Portillo

November 30, 2012 by

Early last Thursday, recent UCSB graduate Melissa Portillo passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital due to head injuries resulting from a fall off a balcony at a residence on the 6500 block of Co...
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