News

April 1, 2014

Napolitano Protests Student Presence at UC Schools

By Hella Nutella

UC President Janet Napolitano announced yesterday that she would be holding a one-person strike protesting various student behaviors from now until the end of her term, whenever she decides that is.

April 1, 2014

IV Foot Patrol To Battle Crime with Lead and Iron

By Tomothy Cruise

In response to the recent increase in violent crimes, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol has been coordinating with the UCSB Engineering Department on a secret project titled Robot Cop Model IV-69DP.

April 1, 2014

Missing State Funding Forces Library Construction Onto Students

By Crookshanks

Davidson Library administration released a statement yesterday reporting a sudden disappearance of the $76 million state bond measure funding their UCSB Library Addition and Renovation Project, with construction plans no...

March 31, 2014

Lois Capps Pushes for Passage of House Bill

By David Jackson

Congresswoman Lois Capps, representative for California’s 24th district, moved to pass comprehensive immigration reform bill House Resolution 15 on Wednesday by joining other House Democrats in signing a discharge peti...

March 31, 2014

Buses To Run More Frequently, Later

By Aditya Tadanki

The Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) has collaborated with UCSB officials to expand bus services around the campus, including an increase in the frequency of bus arrivals and hours of operation, all scheduled to begin...

March 31, 2014

Radio Host Garrison Keillor To Perform at Granada Theater Wednesday Night

By Jackson Kerr

The Granada Theater in Downtown Santa Barbara will host a live comedy and music show by award-winning radio personality and renowned storyteller Garrison Keillor this Wednesday.

March 31, 2014

Arts & Lectures Seeks Higher Lock-In

By Elliott Wright

This year, the UCSB Arts & Lectures program is proposing a few changes to their regular program, including a proposed increase to their quarterly lock-in fee to work on a new mobile application that will facilitate ticke...

March 31, 2014

UCOP Revamps Sexual Violence Guidelines

By Emani Oakley

The UC Office of the President recently announced an update to their system-wide policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence — including greater resources for training and education aimed at sexual harassment preve...

March 26, 2014

UCSB Water Polo Player Dies in Pool Incident

By Peter Mounteer

Second-year psychology major and UCSB water polo player Nicholas Johnson died after three members of the Santa Barbara High School swim team found him unconscious in the high school pool during a workout with the high sc...

March 25, 2014

Suspect Wounds Resident in Confrontation

By Staff Report

An unidentified man wearing all black with a green-striped hat and black mask was reported to have broken into a residence with a machete on the 700 block of Camino Del Sur in Isla Vista at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday...

March 14, 2014

Yo-Yo Ma Brings Brings Acclaimed Cello, Piano Performance To Granada

By Suzanne Becker

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and acclaimed pianist Kathryn Scott gave a performance at Granada Theater this past Thursday followed by a Friday Master Class at the Lobero Theater, where Ma mentored select UCSB music students...

March 13, 2014

Q&A: A Talk With Actor, Comic, Writer John Hodgman

By Daniel Slovinsky

In preparation for his upcoming comedy show “I Stole your Dad,” "The Daily Show" regular John Hodgman spoke to the Daily Nexus about his style of humor, his on-stage persona and his work as a writer, along with other...

March 13, 2014

UCSB Housing To Compensate West Campus Residents for Construction Disruptions

By Suzanne Becker

This morning, University Housing & Residential Services officials formally agreed to fully meet demands submitted by residents of West Campus Family Housing (WCFH) to compensate for a disruption caused by nearby construc...

March 13, 2014

UCSB Professor Faces Assault Charges After Dispute With Pro-Life Protesters

By Staff Report

Feminist studies Professor Mireille Miller-Young is facing assault charges after an incident in the Arbor last Tuesday, March 4, in which she took and allegedly destroyed posters depicting graphic images of aborted fetus...

March 12, 2014

Traveling Preacher Debates Evolution, Other Topics

By Daniel Slovinsky, Peter Mounteer

Students gathered at the UCen and later the Arbor from 12:30 to 6 p.m. as preacher and founder of the Whitefield Fellowship Keith Darrell debated students on a number of topics such as evolution, the laws of nature and i...

March 9, 2014

Three Arrested Over Stabbing, Unlawful Assembly

By Staff Report

Last night, a stabbing occurred on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive at approximately 10:45 p.m., after which a large crowd surrounded the police officers who were investigating the scene and grew to become an “unlawfu...