Aria Miran

October 22, 2007

National Event Centers on Issue of Radical Islam

By Aria Miran

The controversy on campus all began with a warning from an ex-Marxist turned right-wing commentator.

October 11, 2007

Annual Statistics on UCSB Crime Show Increase in Drug Arrests

By Aria Miran

Campus crime statistics for 2006 were recently released at UCSB, and while instances of theft are down significantly, drug arrests have increased by over 50 percent in the past year.

October 3, 2007

Government Fines UC Over Los Alamos Lab

By Aria Miran

The University of California was officially served a $3 million fine on Friday after the U.S. Dept. of Energy ruled the UC had mismanaged the Los Alamos National Laboratory last year.

September 27, 2007

UCPD Arrests Murder Suspect, Transient

By Aria Miran

Although many UCSB students left campus during the summer, the University of California Police Dept. remained active and responded to a total of 559 incidents from June until September.

September 20, 2007

UCSB Appoints New Technology Post

By Aria Miran

In a bid to implement a more uniform campus technology policy, UCSB recently recruited its first chief information officer for the task.

June 27, 2007

University of California President To Resign

By Aria Miran

With less than two months left before the start of UCSB's Fall Quarter, University of California President Robert C. Dynes announced today the end of his at-times tenuous four-year stewardship.

June 27, 2007

Regents End UCSB Session With Labs, Professor Salary Discussions

By Aria Miran, Nick Durnhofer

Despite a few interruptions from protestors, the University of California Board of Regents completed its three-day meeting at UCSB yesterday, reviewing both professor salaries and Dept. of Energy laboratory policies.

June 27, 2007

UC Regents Set Up Shop for Meetings on Campus

By Aria Miran

With heavy security surrounding the UCen, today the UCSB campus hosted its first official University of California Board of Regents meeting of the decade.

June 27, 2007

UC Regents Defer Resolution to Ban Scientific Funding From Tobacco Companies

By Aria Miran

Scientists representing 23 independent projects will continue their ongoing studies today after the University of California Board of Regents agreed to postpone a decision regarding proposed restrictions to tobacco-funde...

May 29, 2007

Early Morning Bust Ends in Detainment of UCSB Undergrad

By Aria Miran

A UCSB undergraduate student was arrested last week following a pre-dawn Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at a Santa Ynez apartment.

May 24, 2007

Press Council Picks Nick Dürnhöfer as New Editor in Chief

By Aria Miran

Following the first contested election in five years, Nick Dürnhöfer has been selected as Daily Nexus editor in chief for the 2007-2008 school year.

May 17, 2007

UCSB Administration May Punish Severe Isla Vista Misconduct

By Aria Miran

The Campus Regulations Review Committee debated further extension of its jurisdiction into Isla Vista yesterday, proposing that sanctions - including suspension and expulsion - be placed on students for off-campus offens...

May 11, 2007

New GOLD System To Establish Easier Class Registration

By Aria Miran

The Office of the Registrar has set a date for the long-overdue upgrade of the Gaucho On-Line Data system; the functions of the archaic system will be moved to the GOLD Lite platform by May 29.

May 9, 2007

Downed Power Line Results in Two Hour Blackout on Campus

By Aria Miran, David Ferry

Darkness fell on UCSB last night, causing both confusion and joy as students shuffled out of classrooms or labs to seek the light somewhere else.

May 7, 2007

Extravaganza Stage To Feature Hip Hop Star T.I., Ben Kweller

By Aria Miran

Associated Students Program Board is set to bring 'em out - the 2007 Extravaganza concert lineup that is - and popular southern rapper T.I. is headlining.

April 25, 2007