Arda Jooharian

October 17, 2012

Farr Wins Lawsuit Against Former Opponent Pappas For Legal Fees

By Arda Jooharian

The Second District Court of Appeal recently ruled that independent candidate Steve Pappas must pay Santa Barbara County’s current 3rd District Supervisor, Doreen Farr, $528,657.50 in attorney fees after challenging th...

October 4, 2012

A.S. Deals With Spike in Crime, IRS Woes at First Senate Meeting

By Arda Jooharian

At the first Associated Students Senate meeting of the 2012-13 school year last night, student senators tackled weighty topics including tax issues with student honoraria as well as a local spike in crime. The Senate’s...

October 3, 2012

UCLA’s Luskin Hotel & Conference Center Set to Begin Construction September 2013

By Arda Jooharian

The UC Board of Regents granted full approval for the construction of a 250-room hotel located in the heart of the UCLA campus last month. The Board’s Committee on Grounds and Buildings unanimously approved support for...

September 28, 2012

New Class To Explore the Consequences of Plastic Waste

By Arda Jooharian

This quarter, the Department of Geography introduced a new class focusing on plastic usage and the various environmental concerns surrounding the issue. The new project-based class — titled Evaluating the Plastic Waste...

September 27, 2012

Physics Researcher To Present Lecture on MRI Research and Applications at Anacapa School

By Arda Jooharian

This coming Thursday, national award-winning Assistant Professor of Physics Ania Bleszynski Jayich will kick-start the Open Breakfast Club guest speaker series at Anacapa School in Santa Barbara with a lecture discussing...

August 22, 2012

UC Davis Lieutenant Pike Ends Tenure at Campus

By Arda Jooharian

UC Davis campus police officer Lt. John Pike, who infamously doused unarmed student protesters with pepper spray last November, ended his tenure at the campus late last month. The campus has not released details regardin...

August 1, 2012

Annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta Kicks Off This Week

By Arda Jooharian

Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta will kick off its 88th year today with La Fiesta Pequeña, a celebration of traditional Spanish food, dances and songs. The fiesta made its Santa Barbara debut in 1924 as...

July 12, 2012

Lagoon Island To Undergo Annual Protective Burn

By Arda Jooharian

The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration will host a controlled burn of UCSB’s Lagoon Island from July 21-27 as part of the ecological restoration of the natural landmark. The island will be set a...

June 21, 2012

Regents Appoint Aimée Dorr To Provost Position

By Arda Jooharian

After a nationwide search, Dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Aimée Dorr was named the new University of California provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Tues...

May 31, 2012

Newest A.S. Senate Members Pass First Legislation

By Arda Jooharian

The new A.S. Senate held their first full meeting of the year last night, as the new Senate members officially took over their new positions. Last year’s Internal Vice President Chloe Stryker has left her mark on the A...

May 29, 2012

Coastal Fund To Hold Forum on Marine Environmental Reserves

By Arda Jooharian

A.S. Coastal Fund will host an educational workshop this Wednesday delving into the ecology of UCSB’s Marine Protected Area as well as the policies regarding its preservation. Speakers from the Bren School of Environme...

May 24, 2012

Last A.S. Meeting Ends With Fond Farewells

By Arda Jooharian

With a box of tissues in hand, Associated Students President Harrison Weber addressed A.S. Legislative Council for the last time in his student career, as the 2011-2012 board ended their run and turned positions over to ...

May 23, 2012

Project Nur Panel Examines Syrian Conflict, Raises Funds for Refugees

By Arda Jooharian

UCSB’s Project Nur hosted the dinner and panel discussion “A Revolution in Crisis: A Panel Discussion and Fundraiser for the Syrian People” last night at the Student Resource Building, providing students and other ...

May 17, 2012

New UCOP Tax Leaves A.S. Council Members Confused

By Arda Jooharian

Associated Students Legislative Council held their final full-session meeting of the year last night, focusing on last-minute bills and discussing the association’s stance on the recent UC Office of the President tax. ...

May 15, 2012

Marijuana Crackdown Prompts Investigations Into Dispensaries

By Arda Jooharian

Last week, the Santa Barbara Police Dept. aided federal authorities in the investigation of three Santa Barbara medical marijuana facilities believed to be operating outside state and national laws. Officials targeted Pa...

May 10, 2012

UCSB’s Most Useful Majors

By Christine Cha, Arda Jooharian, Patrick Kulp

In continuation of yesterday’s installment of UCSB’s Most and Least Useful Majors, as compiled by Newsweek using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, today the Nexus provides the Six Most Useful Majors offered on ca...