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January 8, 2015

Sociology Ranked No. 1 Nationally

By Danny Kolosta

The Department of Sociology has been ranked number one in the country according to a ranking featured in USA Today based on findings by online database College Factual.

January 8, 2015

SB ‘News-Press’ Under Protest

By Peter Mounteer

Students and other Santa Barbara residents will assemble outside the Anacapa Street office of daily Santa Barbara newspaper the Santa Barbara News-Press tonight at 6 p.m. to demand a retraction of an allegedly racist New...

January 8, 2015

UCSB Named Greenest Public University in U.S.

By Megan Mineiro

UCSB recently placed third on Online Schools Center’s list of the “Top 50 Green Schools,” coming in behind American University and Dickinson College and making it the top-ranked public university nationwide.

January 8, 2015

Block Party Tomorrow to Feature Live Music, Dancing, Silent Disco

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Associated Students Womyn’s Commission is hosting a block party at Perfect Park on 976 Embarcadero Del Norte in Isla Vista from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow night featuring musical performances, dance, live art, a sil...

January 8, 2015

Students, Lawmakers Weigh In on Inaugural Address

By Addie Burk

Governor Jerry Brown was sworn in for his fourth and final term and presented his annual state of state address on Monday, covering a variety of topics including the importance of continued support for California higher ...

January 8, 2015

A.S. Senate Passes Salary Resolution, Talks Safety in I.V.

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Senate held its first meeting of the new quarter yesterday evening in the Flying A Room at the UCen to discuss upcoming events and initiatives for Winter Quarter.

January 8, 2015

Meet the Regents

By Daily Nexus Staff

Last November, the Board of Regents approved by a wide margin a plan to increase UC tuition by five percent annually for five years. In light of two recent appointments to the Board, the Daily Nexus has put together a li...

January 8, 2015

National Spotlight and International News

By Staff Report

Daily Nexus highlights this week's national and international news.

January 7, 2015

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Delegates Funds to Student Groups

By Cheryl Sun

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met in the State Street room in UCen last night to delegate funds to various student organizations at their first weekly meeting of winter quarter.

January 6, 2015

Brown Appoints Gareth Elliot to UC Board of Regents

By Patrick Guardian

Governor Jerry Brown appointed California Legislative Secretary Gareth Elliott as the newest member of the UC Board of Regents last Friday.

January 6, 2015

UCSB Group Suggests Sony Cyberattack Not Committed By N. Korea

By Josh Ortiz

Researchers of the Computer Security Group at UCSB have recently suggested that the Nov. 24 cyberattacks on Sony Pictures were not committed by the state of North Korea, as claimed by the United States Federal Bureau of ...

January 5, 2015

Nakamura Continues To Pick Up Accolades

By Peeka Zimmerman

Materials professor and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics Shuji Nakamura was named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) on Dec 16.

January 5, 2015

UCSB Professor Dies Over Winter Break

By Peter Mounteer

74-year-old materials professor Edward Kramer (far right) died in his sleep at his home in Santa Barbara on the morning of Dec 27.

January 5, 2015

Professor, Alumnus To Release Book on UCSB History

By Juliet Bachtel

Professor of Economics, Santa Barbara native and alumnus Lanny Ebenstein will release a book about the history of UCSB this February to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum titled The Rise of UCSB, 1944-2014 (Noticias).

December 17, 2014

CONCERT REVIEW: Velvet Jones Stage Couldn’t Contain L.A. Rapper Murs

By Elena Bernick

The Murs and ¡MayDay! concert on Nov. 24 was the first time I attended a concert alone. This may not seem like anything of note, but this was a huge deal for me. In the summer of 2012, I skipped a Frank Ocean concert be...

December 6, 2014

Black Student Union Gathers Over Grand Jury Decisions

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Black Student Union (BSU) held a community gathering in front of the Associated Students Pardall Center Thursday night to address recent grand jury refusals to indict police officers for killings of unarmed black men...