Daily Nexus Staff

January 6, 2011

Teen Dies in Accident on Train Tracks

By Daily Nexus Staff

The victim of yesterday afternoon’s train crash has been identified as local high school student Humberto Moreno.

January 4, 2011

Tree Delays Amtrak Train

By Daily Nexus Staff

An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train collided with a large eucalyptus yesterday, causing delays but no injuries.

January 4, 2011

Rechargable Lamps Endow Impoverished With Brighter Future

By Daily Nexus Staff

UCSB’s Institute of Energy Efficiency recently partnered with local nonprofit organization Pangaea to create a safer, more efficient alternative to kerosene lamps and distribute the innovation to students in developing...

January 3, 2011

We the People of Isla Vista: New County Ordiance Defies Constitutional and Civil Liberties

By Daily Nexus Staff

Although the Social Host Ordinance came into effect on Dec. 1, the little buzz about it on campus, in newspapers and around town is disconcerting. The SHO threatens to undermine constitutional principles of privacy and s...

November 19, 2010

Regents Enact Rise in UC Fees

By Daily Nexus Staff

The University of California Board of Regents voted 15-5 to raise student tuition by eight percent during yesterday’s final day of meetings. Their approval of an $822 tuition increase will take effect in the 2011-12 ac...

November 19, 2010

Regents Approve Increase in UC Fees

By Daily Nexus Staff

The University of California Board of Regents voted 15-5 to raise student tuition by eight percent during yesterday’s final day of meetings.

November 18, 2010

Excuse me, Mr. Regent, sir…

By Daily Nexus Staff

Our editorial board is publishing this statement to the Regents in hopes of getting an important message through their thick skulls: California’s youth is barely able to attend the UC at present fee levels.

November 18, 2010

UCSB Student Dies While on Study Program

By Daily Nexus Staff

Andre Ramadan, a second-year political science major, died of unknown causes on Nov. 6 while on the Semester at Sea Program.

November 17, 2010

Organization Supports Mental Health

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Amazing Day Foundation recently donated $10,000 to support a student mental health intern who will work specifically with the Greek community.

November 9, 2010

SB Firefighters Smother Flames in Goleta Home

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. extinguished a fire at a residence on Hollister Avenue in Goleta yesterday.

November 7, 2010

SigEp Gives Out Annual Round of Scholarships

By Daily Nexus Staff

For the fifth year in a row, UCSB’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity hosted the annual California Gamma Chapter Balanced Man Banquet on Sunday, distributing $5,250 worth of scholarships at the event.

November 2, 2010

Experimental Research Targets Breast Cancer

By Daily Nexus Staff

Recent research by UCSB scientists on an anti-cancer drug has yielded a discovery that could benefit breast cancer patients.

October 31, 2010

Buellton Man Found Dead

By Daily Nexus Staff

County detectives began investigating a possible homicide this weekend after deputies discovered a man’s body in a Buellton apartment.

October 26, 2010

Center Seeks to Speed Up Ethernet

By Daily Nexus Staff

Last Wednesday, UCSB announced the launch of the Terabit Optical Ethernet Center (TOEC), a new research center focused on developing the technology for advanced terabit-speed networks. “We’re going to need much faste...

October 26, 2010

Scientists Use Lasers To Detect, Control Diamond Quantum States

By Daily Nexus Staff

The physicists and researchers of UCSB’s Awschalom Group are one step closer to harnessing the potential of quantum computers, according to a paper published on Oct. 14, 2010 in the online version of Science. UCSB phys...