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October 30, 2014

A.S. Holds EVPLA Candidate Panel

By Juliet Bachtel

Associated Students held a forum at the Arbor on Wednesday for the position of A.S. Executive Vice President of Local Affairs.

October 29, 2014

A Message from Your Local Authorities

By Daily Nexus Staff

Lt. Mark Signa and Lt. Brad McVay give us the low-down on what to expect during this coming Halloween weekend.

October 29, 2014

Student Advocate General Candidates Discuss Platforms

By Rishika Kenkre

The two candidates for Student Advocate General, third-year environmental studies major Sukayna Ibrahim and second-year College of Creative Studies literature major Ethan Reul, discussed their respective agendas for this...

October 29, 2014

UCen to Hold Second Annual Festival

By Staff Report

The University Center’s second annual celebration of UCensation will take place today from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the lagoon lawn behind the UCen.

October 28, 2014

Japanese Emperor To Award UCSB Nobel Laureate

By Jackson Kerr

Materials Professor Shuji Nakamura, who was recently awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, will receive Japan’s 2014 Order of Culture Award by Emperor Akihito in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, which is...

October 27, 2014

La Escuelita Treats Isla Vistans to a Safe Halloween

By William Leiva

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District and campus-based nonprofit La Escuelita hosted Safe Halloween this past Saturday, a free event for the children in I.V. held at the Children’s Park on Picasso Rd.

October 25, 2014

“Have You Stopped Growing?” Treasure Island Music Festival Gets Bigger and Badder in 2014

By Artsweek Editor

A pack of thousands of (mostly) youthful hip hop fans crowded the main stage of Treasure Island Music Festival in anticipation of the set that would conclude both day one of the festival and the OutKast reunion tour. The...

October 23, 2014

Group Presents Second Annual Green Transportation Festival

By Cheryl Sun

The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (C.O.A.S.T.) will present their second annual Santa Barbara Open Streets this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Cabrillo Boulevard from the Andree Clark Bird Refuge to Anacap...

October 23, 2014

New Noise Music Conference & Festival 2014 ft. Cherub

By the Artsweek staff

New Noise Conference & Music Festival 2014 ft. Cherub

October 23, 2014

Michael Lewis Discusses Past, Future Projects

By Supriya Yelimeli

Michael Lewis, acclaimed author of Moneyball, The Blind Side and Flash Boys, came to the Granada Theatre Tuesday night to speak about his experience as a financial journalist, storyteller and self-proclaimed sloth.

October 23, 2014

Students, Companies Connect at Fall Career Fair

By Rachel Ann Reyes

Career Services held the first day of its Fall Career Fair yesterday at Corwin Pavilion, with a second day open only to science, technology and engineering students, open today.

October 23, 2014

Publisher Profit Explained

By Emani Oakley

Professor of Economics Ted Bergstrom presented his research regarding price discrimination by journal publishers during his talk on Thursday, revealing that much of the content that comes from academic readers is filled ...

October 23, 2014

Coffee Collab Mural Commemorates Tragedy

By Gabrielle Pavia

Santa Barbara City College media and design student Ana Corrigan completed her most recent mural inside Coffee Collaborative on Pardall Road last Thursday.

October 23, 2014

Isla Vista Questions Television Episode

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

  NBC TV Network aired an episode of crime series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” last Wednesday featuring alleged similarities to the Isla Vista tragedy that occurred last May. Titled “Holden’s Mani...

October 23, 2014

Meningitis B Strikes at SDSU

By Patrick Guardian

San Diego State University first-year pre-communication major Sara Stelzer died last Friday after contracting a strain of meningococcal meningitis.

October 23, 2014

UCSB Alum Helps Restore Ranch House

By Megan Mineiro

On Monday, the university announced that alumna Linda Duttenhaver donated $2 million towards the restoration of a 1950s ranch house on Sedgwick Reserve which accommodates affiliated researchers from half of the approxima...