News

July 11, 2014

Napolitano, UC Target Global Food Crisis

By Carissa Quiambao

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the UC Global Food Initiative last Tuesday, an initiative that aims to unite various efforts and resources across the UC system to address the world’s globa...

July 4, 2014

UCSA To Ask UC Regents to Postpone Student Regent-Designate Confirmation

By Peter Mounteer, Hannah Nelson

Yesterday afternoon in a closed meeting, the University of California Students Association (UCSA) voted to recommend the UC Regents postpone their confirmation of Avi Oved as the student regent designate for the 2014-201...

July 4, 2014

Fire Engulfs UCSB Construction Site

By Staff Report

At approximate 3:30 a.m. this morning, fire crews, sheriffs and UCPD responded to flames engulfing several structures at a UCSB construction site.

July 1, 2014

Gun Control Bill Moves Through State Senate

By Carissa Quiambao

Last week, the California Senate Public Safety Committee passed AB 1014, a gun violence restraining order bill allowing for the temporary removal of firearms from individuals considered at risk for committing acts of vio...

June 27, 2014

Firefighters Combat Brush Fire on Local Nature Reserve

By Staff Report

At approximately 9:40 p.m. last night a brush fire broke out at Coal Oil Point, burning through about 20 acres of reserve land and threatening one residence which had to be evacuated. Although no structures have been dam...

June 25, 2014

Athletic Director Leaves UCSB

By Max Fernbacher

Athletic Director Mark Massari, who has overseen the athletics department for the past six years, announced last Wednesday he would be leaving UCSB to become the deputy athletics director at Oregon State University.

June 25, 2014

Syphilis Rates Rise in Santa Barbara

By Emani Oakley

Syphilis rates in Santa Barbara County have more than quadrupled in the past few years as the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases continues to rise.

June 25, 2014

UC Creates Anti-Sexual Assault Measures

By Peter Mounteer

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a system-wide task force to address sexual assault and sexual violence on campus this past Friday in an effort to make the UC a national lead...

June 25, 2014

OHI Assesses Coastal Marine Environments

By Lannhu Khuat

Researchers at UCSB working with the Ocean Health Index recently delivered a regional assessment of the state of ecosystems, giving an overall positive score of 71 out of 100 to the West Coast.

June 25, 2014

Tropicana Promises $1M Donation To UCSB Student Athletic Program

By David Jackson

Tropicana Student Living announced last week it would be donating $1 million to UCSB Athletics in a series of annual installments of $100,000 over the course of ten years, beginning with $100,000 for the 2013-14 academic...

June 5, 2014

Capps Pushes Gun Control Research

By Jimmy Chang

In response to the May 23 Isla Vista shootings, Congresswoman Lois Capps cosponsored a Congressional bill last Thursday aiming to tighten gun control laws, improve mental health services and strengthen research on mental...

June 5, 2014

UCSB Receives Grant to Fund Mentoring Program for Biology Majors

By Lannhu Khuat

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a private foundation that supports science, research and education, recently awarded UCSB 1.5 million dollars to create a learning program with active student-instructor interaction f...

June 5, 2014

Results of Tuesday’s Primary Released

By Staff Report

In California’s statewide direct primary election on Tuesday, candidates for the November general election for statewide office were chosen. Republican candidate Neel Kashkari will challenge the Democrat incumbent Edmu...

June 5, 2014

UCSB Offers First Global Studies Ph.D.

By Lauren Atkinson

The Global and International Studies Program will offer its first class in a newly approved Ph.D. program starting in Fall Quarter of 2015.

June 5, 2014

Sen. Boxer Proposes Pause For Safety Act

By Jackson Kerr

Senator Barbara Boxer proposed the Pause for Safety Act last Friday, which under certain circumstances would grant law enforcement greater power to confiscate firearms, as well as allow family members to prevent someone ...

June 5, 2014

News Editor Daniel Slovinsky Says his Farewells

By Daniel Slovinsky

Being the Nexus News Editor is a shitty job. You work well over 40 hours a week, fall behind in school, miss out on countless hours of sleep, constantly stress out about assigning the right amount of content or editing f...