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August 29, 2013

Get Situated: An Interactive Map of UCSB and Isla Vista

By Patrick Kulp

A map of UCSB and Isla Vista that includes building names, Nexus "Best of UCSB" picks, points of interest and helpful tips.

August 7, 2013

Vandalism Attacks Undocumented UCSB Students

By Staff Report

Offensive graffiti directing a message toward undocumented students that read, “Deportation = Justice; Deport Illegals NOW,” was found on the window of the entrance to Building 406, also known as El Centro, on Sunday...

August 7, 2013

UCSB: A Party School?

By Carissa Quiambao, Marissa Wenzke

Amidst controversial holidays like Deltopia or Isla Vista’s infamous Halloween celebrations, which has attracted thousands of college-aged party-goers for decades, UCSB has been ranked the Number Two ‘Party School’...

August 7, 2013

Napolitano Takes the Reins

By Rilla Peng

The UC Board of Regents approved former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the new president of the University of California late last month, amidst controversy over Napolitano’s expansi...

July 17, 2013

Microsoft Modifies Xbox One’s DRM Policies After Consumer Complaints

By Timothy Fok

Microsoft finally listened. After weeks of overwhelming negative feedback against the Xbox One, Microsoft scaled back its digital rights management (DRM) policies for the November release of their new console. According ...

July 17, 2013

The Nexus Says Goodbye to Treasured Alum

By Marissa Wenzke

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 wife Carole, his dau...

July 17, 2013

UCSB Works With NASA, Cal Tech For Robotics Engineering Contest

By Cassandra Miasnikov

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 robot that can successf...

July 17, 2013

Seasoned Politician Nominated as UC President

By Carissa Quiambao

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 UC Board of Regents...

June 26, 2013

UCSB Professors Elected to Join Ecological Society of America

By Tiffany Park

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 Schimel, will join the in...

June 26, 2013

Student’s Death Sheds Light on Growing Problem

By Jason Vego

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 biopsychology major, b...

June 26, 2013

Hearing System Improves Campbell’s Accessibility

By Carissa Quiambao

June 26, 2013

UCSB Researchers Publish Study of Parasite Food-Web

By Shannon Ham

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 through Increased Dive...

June 6, 2013

The Nexus Looks Back: This Year in Photos

By Daily Nexus Photography

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 Incumbent Lois Capps...

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...