Daily Nexus Staff

May 7, 2012

UC Seeks Input for Dealing With Student Protests

By Daily Nexus Staff

The University of California Office of the President released a report on Friday outlining 50 recommendations to improve police protocol for handling student demonstrations on UC campuses. UC officials posted the draft v...

May 7, 2012

Chilla Vista 2012

By Daily Nexus Staff

On the heels of a raucous Cinco de Mayo, Isla Vista residents mellowed out with music, art and community pride at Chilla Vista on Sunday. The annual event filled Anisq’ Oyo’ Park and People’s Park with more than 40...

May 4, 2012

UC To Report Findings About Police Review

By Daily Nexus Staff

UC General Counsel Charles Robinson and UC Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley will release the results of the system-wide investigation into police protocol for handling protesters during a news briefing today at...

May 2, 2012

What is That? A quick guide to some of the weirdest sounding Asian Foods

By Daily Nexus Staff

Asian food can be intimidating. When the ingredients of a dish read more like a list of randomized consonants and vow- els (enoki, inari and daikon, anyone?), it often seems safer to stick with old clas- sics like “chi...

May 2, 2012

Curryious?

By Daily Nexus Staff

Santa Barbara is not known for its Thai food. My personal experience is of trite décor and menus that look more like small novels. The first 20 minutes of the meal are often spent wading through pages of deep-fried app...

May 2, 2012

It’s Just So “Pho”king Good

By Daily Nexus Staff

The first week of my freshman year, when I was already unimpressed with the food at Portola, my friend introduced me to a hole-in-the-wall gem of a restaurant: Saigon Noodle House. Today, I am five weeks away from gradua...

April 30, 2012

Professor Wins Recognition for Accomplishments in Labor Rights

By Daily Nexus Staff

UCSB history profes- sor Nelson Lichtenstein will receive this year’s annual Sol Stetin Award for Labor History tomorrow at the Sidney Hillman Foundation’s annual Hillman Prizes ceremony in New York City. The honor i...

April 24, 2012

UCSB Gains Recognition for Wellness

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Health and fitness website Greatist. com ranked UCSB one of the top 25 healthiest colleges in the country, cit- ing wellness services such as its unique Rec Center classes and extensive student health care coverage. The ...

April 24, 2012

Professor’s Donation Honors Late Friend

By Daily Nexus Staff

The UCSB economics department recently received a $1 million donation from Professor Emeritus Walter Mead and his wife Thelma to establish a new endowed chair. The contribution — named in honor of Mead’s late friend ...

April 24, 2012

Police To Educate Public About Technology, Duties

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara Police Department will begin their next Citizen’s Academy on May 4, instruct- ing civilians on police training tech- niques and familiarizing the public with officers’ various duties. According to a...

April 18, 2012

Hungry Gaucho

By Daily Nexus Staff

After a long weekend of debauch- ery, I’m lucky to roll out of bed by noon on Sunday, so you can imagine this Hungry Gaucho’s delight at finding a mouth-water- ing midday meal to cure a pounding head and churning sto...

April 11, 2012

UC Executive Panel To Address Students’ Financial Concerns

By Daily Nexus Staff

Gauchos will have an opportunity to discuss the University of California’s administrative policies with some of its top executives during an open forum next Monday in the Student Resource Building. Nathan Brostrom — ...

April 11, 2012

Team To Deliver Report on Davis Pepper Spraying

By Daily Nexus Staff

The task force conducting an investigation into last November’s pepper spray incident at UC Davis is scheduled to release its findings this afternoon, following a series of delays due to privacy concerns surrounding th...

April 9, 2012

Students Start Spring Smashed

By Daily Nexus Staff

The beaches were off-limits this weekend but “Deltopia 2012” was out of control, as thousands of partiers flooded Del Playa Drive with beer bongs, swimming pools and super soakers during Isla Vista’s Spring Quarter...

April 4, 2012

UCSB Sciences Earn Prestigious Ranking

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U.S. News & World Report included two UCSB graduate programs in its annual list of the top ten graduate and professional programs in the nation. The rankings placed the Materials program at number two and Chemical En...

April 4, 2012

Seminar To Teach Self-Defense Skills

By Daily Nexus Staff

CrossFit Pacific Coast will host a women’s self-defense seminar on Saturday, Apr. 21 to help educate women about situational awareness, physical techniques and verbal defense. Martial arts and personal security special...