Staff Member Tips Helmet to UCSB Employees, Bikes
This week is one of my favorites in Santa Barbara. It’s Bicycle Week.
Union, UC Fail to Reach Wage Deal
After months of negotiation and mediation, the University of California remains at a standstill with its custodial workers, refusing to accept disparate wage increases across the campuses that it deemed unfair.
Barry Bonds Has His Sights Set On Breaking Aaron’s Record
Quickly approaching is the day that will inevitably capture the attention of every baseball fan in America.
Labs Protester Responds to Defense of Nuke Research
Matt Macauley (“Protesters Lack Key Facts on Nukes, UC,” Daily Nexus, May 10) disagrees with the hunger strike against UC nuclear lab management for three reasons: 1) We need experts to clean up the mess and take care of the nuclear weapons stockpile, 2) UC is a better manager than a private corporation and 3) The labs are a haven for top scientists conducting research.
Airport Receives Grant for Upgrades
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport will receive over $10 million for safety improvements that will bring it up to federal standards and to give pilots an extra sigh of relief.
Library Puts Used Books on Dollar Menu
While contestants on Wheel of Fortune pay thousands of dollars for a single letter, UCSB students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to pay only a few dollars for pages of words at the Davidson Library book sale.
Methamphetamine Ravages SB County
Methamphetamine has cooked in Santa Barbara County drug laboratories for decades, yet its current prevalence trumps even the days when Andy Warhol’s cohort Edie Sedgwick made her meth-fueled romps through Isla Vista’s streets.
Students Decry New CA Budget’s UC Fee Increase
Despite objections from several thousand students, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a 7 to 10 percent University of California fee hike yesterday, as part of his 2007-08 California State Budget revisions.
Americans Falsely Claim Tolerance
Values. As a society, a community, a campus and as individuals we have embraced and espoused a selection of values that we collectively esteem.
On the Menu
“Sex” is the most commonly entered term in search engines.