Aria Miran

June 25, 2008

Gap Fire Crosses Firebreak

By Aria Miran

The hills above Goleta burned out of control for a third day today, and in a major setback, flames jumped West Camino Cielo, a roadway off Hwy 154 firefighters had hoped to use as a firebreak.

May 19, 2008

Editor of County News Takes on Reins of Nexus

By Aria Miran

Holding journalistic standards higher than his own pants, third-year political science major David Ferry was elected as the Daily Nexus's newest editor in chief on Friday.

May 14, 2008

Club Promotes Cultural Awareness

By Aria Miran

This year's Palestinian Awareness Week has not gone over as smoothly as some of its members would like.

May 7, 2008

Eminent Attorney To Teach Class on Criminal Justice

By Aria Miran

Following the death of popular UCSB professor and Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Joseph Lodge, the political science department has now chosen a prominent criminal attorney to finish teaching his current course.

April 9, 2008

UCSB, Davis Await Clinton’s Payments

By Aria Miran

Nearly 80 days after Hillary Clinton first came to campus, the $11,112 owed from her campaign to UCSB has yet to be paid.

March 10, 2008

Family, Friends Remember Sociology Student

By Aria Miran

Overlooking a sea cliff on the Santa Barbara Wilcox property, friends and family gathered earlier this week to hold a memorial service for UCSB student Ramona Shapiro.

February 14, 2008

Protest Disrupts Campus Conference

By Aria Miran

Following Tuesday's anti-war rally, a planned second day of the 2008 Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies Army-Industry Collaboration Conference was cancelled.

February 13, 2008

Researchers Investigate the Tau of Alzheimer’s

By Aria Miran

Dr. Kenneth Kosik wants a new way to take out the trash. One day, his research might find a way, and if it does, 4.5 million people with Alzheimer's disease in the United States will benefit.

February 11, 2008

Gaucho Sharpshooter Posts New World Record

By Aria Miran

In the course of 60 intense seconds, Dan Loriaux broke a basketball world record - hitting 25 three pointers in just one minute. The undeclared UCSB freshman made the shots on video, beating the previous Guinness Book of...

January 18, 2008

Clinton Coverage: Delay, Rumors, Disorder Frustrate 3,600 Attendees

By Aria Miran

"I thought a fight was going to break out." First-year history of public policy major Kelsey Jones was one of the 1,200 or so students who were actually able to attend last night's Hillary Clinton speech.

January 18, 2008

Regents To Postpone Increase in Student Costs

By Aria Miran

The UC Regents met yesterday in Los Angeles for the third and final time this week, making the decision to postpone a possible raise in student fees until their March meeting.

November 28, 2007

Third-Year Student Establishes UCSB Beer Club

By Aria Miran

Zach Rosen is not 21 years old, yet he forgot about his worries - and his strife - and went on to create The Beer Necessities campus brew club.

November 16, 2007

UC Regents Increase Budget for Next School Year

By Aria Miran

The University of California Board of Regents wrapped up their third and final day of meetings yesterday at UC Los Angeles, officially submitting their 2008-09 budget to the state.

November 5, 2007