Daily Nexus Staff

March 11, 2011

Tsunami Warning Issued For Western U.S.

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the entire U.S. west coast earlier this morning following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan.

March 4, 2011

Sex Demonstration Drives Controversy

By Daily Nexus Staff

Northwestern Professor John Michael Bailey sparked controversy after he allowed his human sexuality lecture to view a live after-class sex-toy demonstration.

March 4, 2011

Scientists Mouth Off About Cancer, Risks of Oral Sex

By Daily Nexus Staff

Thought cigarettes were the ultimate cancer-sticks? Think again.

March 3, 2011

Local Warming Centers Hope to Extend Services

By Daily Nexus Staff

County officials and experts will meet tomorrow for “Beyond Socks and Blankets,” a forum about the possible causes of and solutions for homelessness in Santa Barbara.

March 1, 2011

Crowded Jails Concern City

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department will discuss possible solutions for county jail overcrowding during a meeting at the Santa Maria City Hall’s Council Chamber tonight.

March 1, 2011

IHOP To Serve Free Pancakes for Charity

By Daily Nexus Staff

The International House of Pancakes is giving away free pancakes today in celebration of National Pancake Day.

February 25, 2011

Channelkeeper Orders Water Responsibility

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara Channelkeeper issued a mandate to the city of Santa Barbara, insisting that the city’s waste processing system cease leaking sewage and comply with the federal government’s Clean Water Act.

February 24, 2011

Obama Revokes Federal Support of Marriage Act

By Daily Nexus Staff

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress yesterday the Obama administration would no longer support the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, reversing its previous stance on same...

February 24, 2011

SB Remembers Submarine Strike

By Daily Nexus Staff

Sixty-nine years ago yesterday, a Japanese submarine attacked an oil field at Ellwood, firing shells from its 5.5” deck gun onto shore about a dozen miles west of Santa Barbara.

February 24, 2011

I.V. DJs To Play Downtown

By Daily Nexus Staff

Local DJs Steve Huerta and Eugene Albert, better known as DJ GO FUNK URSELF and YOOJ, will spin tonight for Indochine’s weekly college night.

February 23, 2011

Missile Embarks on Ninth Mission to Place Satellites

By Daily Nexus Staff

NASA launched a Taurus XL rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base this morning at 2:09 a.m.

February 16, 2011

New SB Research Facility To Assist Children With Language Disabilities

By Daily Nexus Staff

The McEnroe Reading and Language Arts Center, a literacy research institution based in the Gevirtz School of Education, is set to open in September 2011.

February 15, 2011

Bren’s Collapse Points to Construction Faults

By Daily Nexus Staff

An engineering investigation determined that the collapse of a portion of Bren Hall’s ceiling last October was due to faulty ceiling suspension anchors.

February 11, 2011

Das Williams Joins Board to Protect Coast

By Daily Nexus Staff

Assemblyman Das Williams accepted a position on the California State Coastal Conservancy Board earlier this week.

February 9, 2011

SB Gas Tops Off as Nation’s Priciest

By Daily Nexus Staff

Santa Barbara County had the highest gas prices in the nation yesterday, according to online gas price monitor www.gasbuddy.com.

February 8, 2011

Endowment Provides Funding to UCSB Music Department

By Daily Nexus Staff

UCSB’s Music Dept. received a $550,000 bequest to sponsor an ethnomusicology fellowship and fund a Scandinavian music scholarship.