Control of SB Planning Dept. Changes Hands
Despite dissent from local political groups and community members, all planning in Santa Barbara County will be under the control of the Executive Office beginning July 1, in an attempt by county officials to increase the efficiency of the Office of Planning and Development.
Nurses Union To Decide on Contract
Following five months of negotiations, members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) at University of California medical centers and student health centers are voting whether to accept a recently proposed contract by the UC.
Poop and Posies
Pathetic, flaky poop to the Faculty Legislature for its members’ dismal attendance of the meeting to vote on the future of military recruiters on campus.
Grad Housing Construction Expenses Rise
While the California Coastal Commission (CCC) decides whether to approve construction of UCSB’s latest multimillion-dollar housing complex, university representatives have said the cost of the project is rising by more than $10,000 per day.
Goodbye, Weatherfriends
Sellout! “Deep Throat” reveals his identity, and now here it is the end of the year, we have a new staff, I’m leaving, and perhaps you expect me to reveal mine too.
Bedhead Diaries: A Glamorous Goodbye
It was while lying on a white, linen-covered aesthetician’s table on State Street last Thursday when I realized that Santa Barbara was no longer the place for me. For the three years I had gone to school here, I had resolved to leave all salon matters for my trips back home
Mutant Worms Aid Hunt for Cancer Cure
Transferring decade-old live worms frozen in liquid nitrogen with a U-Haul truck may seem a little strange, but it is all part of the research happening in a UCSB lab that may help scientists understand how cells work.
It’s Not Gaucho Sports Without the Fans
Over the past several days, there has been a healthy amount of press from the Nexus following up the successful year of the men’s soccer program. In reading these articles, it dawned on me that little has been said about another main ingredient of our “Cinderella” season: our fans.
UCPD Reinvestigates 1970 Murder Case
Thirty-five years after two hitchhikers were murdered as they slept on beach at Campus Point, the UC Police Dept. has reopened the investigation in an attempt to close the only unsolved case in the department’s history.
The 2004-2005 Nexus Opinion Page: So What Did You Say?
“Those who resist will be humanely concentrated in several camps and then taught by example how human rights are respected by superior, democratic countries.”
–“With Bush at the Helm, America Will Only Get Better,” Nathaniel Page, Nov. 22.