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The Nexus Says Goodbye to Treasured Alum

The Daily Nexus lost one of its own when Jeffrey McManus, leader of Daily Nexus Alumni Group and CEO of the online technology startup Codelesson, passed away earlier this month. He is survived by his ...
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UCSB Works With NASA, Cal Tech For Robotics Engineering Contest

UCSB engineers are currently participating in a competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA, which is searching for a rob...
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Seasoned Politician Nominated as UC President

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary and former Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano was recently nominated to serve as the 20th president of the University of California. If approved by the...
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UCSB Professors Elected to Join Ecological Society of America

Two UCSB professors in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology have been elected as fellows of the Ecological Society of America. The two professors, Carla D’Antonio and Joshua Schim...
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Student’s Death Sheds Light on Growing Problem

UCSB biopsych major dies after consuming fatal combination of opiate and alcohol Alec Jacob Torchon, also known as “AJ” by his friends and family, was enrolled for his second year at UCSB, as a bi...
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Hearing System Improves Campbell’s Accessibility

After years of struggling with the sound quality of many UCSB lecture halls, students who are hard of hearing can now enjoy a clearer, more understandable listening experience with the recent installa...
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UCSB Researchers Publish Study of Parasite Food-Web

UCSB researchers have recently contributed to new published research regarding the importance of parasites in ecological food-webs. A study entitled “Parasites Affect Food Web Structure Primarily th...
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The Nexus Looks Back: This Year in Photos

By Jonathon Cuong A diaper-clad reveler chats with law enforcement on Halloween weekend. This year’s Halloween festivities resulted in 196 jail bookings and 249 citations.   By Benjamin Pu ...
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Campus Fasting Event Highlights Diverse Social Justice Movements

Students, faculty and staff are currently taking part in a 24-hour “Justice Fast”, which is focused on promoting justice, solidarity, integrity and dignity, in light of humanitarian issues worldwi...
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Regents Student Nominee Hopes to Bring Reform

The University Board of Regents’ special committee has nominated UC Berkeley fourth-year social welfare major Sadia Saifuddin to be the student regent for the 2014-15 school year. Previously a senat...
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Current Events 101

Iraq has seen increasingly dramatic rises in violence recently, as ethnic, religious and political divisions continue to tear apart the country. Incidents of fighting and attacks have led to a growing...
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Isla Vista Group Works to Install Fences in Light of Recent Deaths

The local organization Fence Isla Vista is currently working to increase knowledge of dangers that reside along the coastline beside the UCSB campus, where beachside cliffs have been the site of multi...
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An Ancient Gaucho Looks Back: Gaucho Graduates, Congratulations and Count Your Blessings

Harvey B. Schechter, class of 1947, recounts a few of his experiences attending Santa Barbara State College — the predecessor to UCSB. Schechter gives current Gauchos a look into what life was like ...
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BSU Seeks to Improve Community Climate, Increase Representation

The UCSB Black Student Union will meet with Chancellor Henry T. Yang tomorrow to discuss the student organizations demands in regards to improving the current campus climate for Black students at the ...
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Former Nexus News Editor and Staff Writer Wenzke Takes On Role as New Editor in Chief With Full Staff Support

The Daily Nexus Editorial Staff unanimously selected self-proclaimed “booty poppin’ princess” Marissa Wenzke as Editor In Chief for the 2013-2014 school year in an officewide election last Wedne...
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