News

February 26, 2014

Take Back the Night Begins Week-Long Campaign

By Brittany Tholan

Take Back the Night, an Associated Students organization aimed at combating rape culture and sexual harassment at UCSB, has taken up a week-long campaign against street harassment, armed with spray paint, posters, t-shir...

February 26, 2014

Worried About Meningitis? Better Take a Shot

By Jackson Kerr

In response to last quarter’s meningitis surfacing, Student Health Services is now offering a not yet licensed vaccine against the potentially fatal bacterial disease, providing students with shots between now until ne...

February 26, 2014

Congressional Candidate Comes to UCSB

By Aditya Tadanki

Competing with Lois Capps and her 16-year hold onto congressional office, fellow Democratic candidate for 24th Congressional District Representative Paul Coyne came to speak with UCSB students in Campus Democrats at the ...

February 26, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

Over the weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two cases of sexual assault — in addition to alcohol-related crimes and citations for trespassing and false imprisonment.

February 25, 2014

UCSB Alum Creates New Multipurpose Tool

By Jimmy Chang

UCSB alumnus Matt Dubberley founded local company LighterBro LLC last May that produces a multi-tool product, which recently accrued a high number of sales at 110 retail stores across the country, including hemp clothing...

February 25, 2014

Famous Photojournalist Lectures on Career and Human Trafficking at UCSB

By Elliott Wright

National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb, who was once named White House Photographer of the Year, detailed her experiences as a photojournalist and spoke about modern-day human trafficking to a packed Campbell Hall la...

February 24, 2014

Michael Moss Gives Presentation at UCSB

By Leon Freyermuth

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Michael Moss spoke about the addictive nature of processed and fast food in his talk Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us on Saturday at Campbell Hall.

February 24, 2014

Persian New Year

By Staff Report

The UCSB Persian Student Group celebrated the Persian New Year with a colorful array of traditional Iranian dishes and musical performances hosted in the MultiCultural Theater.

February 24, 2014

S.C.O.R.E. Addresses Racial Inequality in Conference

By Emani Oakley

The Student Commission on Racial Equality (SCORE) hosted its 15th annual Facing Race convention on combating racism on Saturday at the Student Resource Building.

February 24, 2014

Sexual Assaults Reported in I.V.

By Staff Report

Two separate sexual assault crimes in Isla Vista occurred this past weekend, with suspects in both cases currently at-large, according to statements released by the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Office.

February 21, 2014

UCSB Professor Weighs in on Civil Unrest in Ukraine

By David Jackson

The Daily Nexus’ Senior Staff Writer David Jackson sat down with political science professor Cynthia S. Kaplan to discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, the reasons behind it and its ramifications. Since Novem...

February 20, 2014

Bridging Surfing and Life: Author Gives Talk on Student Leadership

By Jackson Kerr

The Office of Student Life’s Leadership Development Center hosted a leadership conference in Corwin Pavilion on last night titled “Connect. Create. Change.,” featuring renowned surfing champion Shaun Tomson as the ...

February 20, 2014

NCEAS Study Suggests Surprising Biodiversity in Cities

By Dustin Chan

A recent study conducted by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) found that urban environments are more supportive of biodiversity than previously thought, with a surprising number of an...

February 20, 2014

Central Coast Groups Seek Answers to Homelessness

By Heeba Kaleem

The Social Ventures Partners of Santa Barbara and the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H) will host a free event, Homelessness Action Summit, next Monday to discuss solutions to homelessness on the central ...

February 20, 2014

Insane in the Methane: Potent Presence in Air

By Kevin Soto-Ciriaco

Chemistry professor Galen Stucky co-authored a study published in the Science Magazine last week revealing that methane makes up a greater presence in the Earth’s atmosphere than the EPA, or Environmental Protection Ag...

February 20, 2014

SFG’s Projects Promise Plenty of Fish in the Sea

By Elliott Wright

Marine ecologist and dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Steve Gaines teamed up with professor of environmental and resource economics Christopher Costello in 2006 to form the Sustainable Fish...