Daily Nexus Staff

February 2, 2011

UC Affiliates Flee an Unstable Egypt

By Daily Nexus Staff

A group of 19 University of California students, five of whom attend UCSB, were evacuated from their study abroad programs in Egypt yesterday following the State Dept.’s release of a travel advisory for the area.

February 1, 2011

Missing Fishermen Turn Up Safe

By Daily Nexus Staff

The U.S. Coast Guard recovered a lost sailboat and two sailors from the Channel Islands yesterday morning after getting a little help from the seamen themselves.

January 31, 2011

‘Geezer’ Robs Goleta BofA

By Daily Nexus Staff

An elderly man who robbed the Goleta Bank of America at gunpoint on Friday night is believed responsible for 12 other bank robberies in California since 2009.

January 28, 2011

MTD To Regulate Resources

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and Teamster Union Local 186 are meeting today to discuss changes in union healthcare benefits.

January 27, 2011

U.S. Funds Repairs in California

By Daily Nexus Staff

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing federal aid to local governments in California to hasten recovery in areas afflicted by severe winter weather.

January 26, 2011

Plans to Fix Damages on UCSB Coastal Trail

By Daily Nexus Staff

Construction began on UCSB’s West Campus bluff trail this week to counteract the effects of years of erosion and faulty drainage.

January 24, 2011

Campus Renovation Continues

By Daily Nexus Staff

Construction crews made vast progress on infrastructural renewals over winter break and expect to move their work area northward from the Arbor toward Ellison Hall within a month.

January 24, 2011

Landmark To Be Repaired After 70 Years of Ruin

By Daily Nexus Staff

Construction is underway once again on the Knapp’s Castle property after county officials halted all progress earlier this month, claiming the project violated zoning requirements.

January 21, 2011

Regents Board Alters Reviews for Applicants

By Daily Nexus Staff

The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to amend the UC application process during yesterday’s meeting.

January 19, 2011

Cops Charge Injured Shooter

By Daily Nexus Staff

After having shot two deputies and two civilians with a C02-powered pellet gun next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Saturday, Charles Peart Quinn is now facing several felony charges.

January 18, 2011

Local Shooting Forces Critical Police Reaction

By Daily Nexus Staff

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies shot a homeless man next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Saturday after he opened fire on several people with a pellet gun.

January 18, 2011

City To Plan Policy

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Goleta City Council will consider the possibility of purchasing the nearby Glen Annie Golf Club and discuss a city-wide ban on single-use plastic carryout bags at today’s weekly meeting.

January 13, 2011

Organisms Clean Up Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

By Daily Nexus Staff

Methane-munching bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico have surprised scientists with their ability to quickly consume the hazardous compound after the record-breaking Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in April 2010. Th...

January 12, 2011

Small Tremors Hit Islands Just off Point Conception

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Channel Islands were shaken last night by a pair of small earthquakes, registering at 3.4 and 3.5 on the Richter scale.

January 10, 2011

Media Outlets Show Misguided Attention In Shooting Tragedy

By Daily Nexus Staff

Two days ago, twenty-two year old Jared Lee Lougher reportedly walked up to Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, pulled out a pistol and fired into her head point-blank...

January 8, 2011

Congresswoman Giffords(D-AZ) Shot in Head At Public Event

By Daily Nexus Staff

Gabriel Giffords, a Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head from close range today while hosting a public appearance in Tucson. According to a statement released by the White House, a number of other ...