Staff Report

May 28, 2008

CHP Increases Presence for Three-Day Weekend

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Local law enforcement was out in full force this holiday weekend, resulting in a number of DUIs and traffic-related citations.

May 21, 2008

Board of Regents Agrees to Retain Tuition Surcharge

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University of California students will continue to pay a $60 surcharge to compensate for the $40 million in losses that the University suffered in a lawsuit levied in response to improperly increased fees.

May 21, 2008

UC Mansion Faces Costly Overhaul

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Blake House, the regal Northern California manor, which incoming University of California president Mark Yudof will soon inhabit, is in need of between $8 and $9 million of repair.

May 14, 2008

Former SF Mayor To Share Political Experiences

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The "Real Slick Willie" - as former President Bill Clinton once called Willie L. Brown Jr. - will appear on campus tonight to discuss his four-decade long political career.

May 7, 2008

Independent Settles to End Feud

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Ampersand Publishing, the parent company of the Santa Barbara News-Press, agreed to a settlement with the Santa Barbara Independent on April 28, marking the end of a long and trying lawsuit.

April 30, 2008

Judicial Council Deliberates Over Fairness Issues

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Following allegations of unfair campaign tactics during last week's Associated Students election, three cases were presented to A.S. Judicial Council in the hopes of securing a hearing.

April 30, 2008

Science Professors Receive National Recognition

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UC Santa Barbara's budding reputation as a powerhouse research university got another boost yesterday, as two professors were elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.

April 23, 2008

RHA Penalizes OPP With Daylong Ban

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Following allegations of campaign violations within the campus dorms, the Residence Hall Association Elections Committee delivered a one-day sanction to the Open People's Party that was effective all-day yesterday.

April 2, 2008

Sheriff’s Dept. Weeds Out Goleta Grower

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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives discovered nearly $1 million worth of marijuana last Friday in what was called "the most sophisticated indoor grow ever seen in the county," according to a sheriff's department p...

March 10, 2008

UCPD Arrests Former Student for E-mail Threats

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A former UCSB student wanted on charges of e-mailing threats to a university chemistry professor was arrested on Monday at Los Angeles International Airport.

March 7, 2008

Police Fatally Shoot Man After Domestic Dispute

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Local law enforcement agents shot and killed an armed 64-year-old Santa Barbara man at his home yesterday morning, following a brief standoff.

February 25, 2008

Animal Activism Lawsuit Names Previous Student

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The University of California, Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against animal rights activists, including one former UCSB student, for allegedly harassing faculty and administrators associated with animal research.

February 11, 2008

UC Police Arrest Nexus Employee for Campus Theft

By Staff Report

A Daily Nexus assistant editor and another suspect were arrested on charges of grand theft Friday night after the two were found with a university bike rack from the UCSB Thunderdome.

January 30, 2008

Joint Event To Showcase Jewish, Muslim Comics

By Staff Report

So a Jew and a Muslim walk into a bar... OK, not quite, but two such comedians will enter Embarcadero Hall tonight for a free performance.

January 28, 2008

Search Continues for Answers in I.V. Stabbing Incident

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A 22-year old man was stabbed five times at a party on the 6700 block of Sueno Road late Friday night. Although the victim was stabbed in the cheek, chest and torso area, Isla Vista Foot Patrol Senior Deputy Doug Jones s...

January 28, 2008