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June 6, 2013

Campus Fasting Event Highlights Diverse Social Justice Movements

By Rilla Peng

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 worldwide and other social ...

June 6, 2013

Regents Student Nominee Hopes to Bring Reform

By Carissa Quiambao

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 senator in the Associated...

June 6, 2013

Current Events 101

By Gregory Ferguson

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 number of casualtie...

June 6, 2013

Isla Vista Group Works to Install Fences in Light of Recent Deaths

By Hannah Nelson

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 multiple deaths this past...

June 6, 2013

An Ancient Gaucho Looks Back: Gaucho Graduates, Congratulations and Count Your Blessings

By Harvey Schechter

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 back when tuition co...

June 6, 2013

BSU Seeks to Improve Community Climate, Increase Representation

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

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 university. BSU, aid...

June 6, 2013

Former Nexus News Editor and Staff Writer Wenzke Takes On Role as New Editor in Chief With Full Staff Support

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

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 Wednesday. Wenzke, a thir...

May 31, 2013

Foundation To Aid Local Students With Scholarships

By Sruthi Nair

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara will award $8.1 million in scholarships to help thousands of Santa Barbara County students attend college, vocational school, graduate school and medical school. The monetary g...

May 31, 2013

UCSB Professor Publishes Work on Acclaimed American Composer

By Carly Bates

UCSB Department of Music assistant professor David Paul recently published Charles Ives In the Mirror, a novel exploring the reputation and influence of American composer Charles Ives. The novel acts as an in-depth analy...

May 31, 2013

Wresting Club To Host Event to Save the Olympic Wrestling

By Jimmy Chang

The UCSB Wrestling Club will be hosting a free event called “SoCal Shootout to Save Olympic Wrestling” tomorrow at Robertson Gymnasium. The event, which will include guest speakers and other activities, aims to incre...

May 31, 2013

UCSB Student Releases Debut Single Today

By Carissa Quiambao

First year economics and political science major at UCSB Riju Malakar just got signed to Sony’s PMW Records for his hit single, “Skyline,” which drops on iTunes today. The Nexus held an exclusive interview with the...

May 31, 2013

Researchers Document Public and Private Life of Issac Newton

By Suzanne Becker

Scholar Sarah Dry and University of Sussex professor Rob Iliffe visited campus yesterday to present “Paper Newton/Digital Newton,” a talk about their work on the Newton Project, which is seeking to endeavor to put al...

May 31, 2013

Senators Confirm New Appointees, Listen to New Executives

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

During Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, senators approved committee appointments for the 2013 – 2014 school year. Outgoing committee chairs introduced their new members to the Senate during publi...

May 30, 2013

Dance Troupe Tours New York, Italy, Returns to UCSB

By Kaitlin Cuskey

The season finale of the UCSB Dance Company’s spring tour “Trajectory” will be showing tonight at the Center Stage for the Paseo Nuevo Center in downtown Santa Barbara. The company, a group of 13 senior dance major...

May 30, 2013

Peace Fair Provides Calming Escape from Week-Nine Chaos

By Samhita Saquib

Students from the UCSB course Communication 162: Communication and Peace course hosted their eighth annual Peace Fair on the lawn outside Building 434 yesterday. Held from noon until 2:30 p.m., the fair featured a number...

May 30, 2013

Cinnamon Holds Potential to Prevent, Reverse Alzheimer’s

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB researchers have discovered that certain compounds in cinnamon may have the potential to be used in the development of a drug that would prevent Alzheimer’s disease. According to graduate student Roshni George, wh...