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May 8, 2013

Local Entrepreneurs Create ‘Trustworthy’ Online Marketplace

By Emile Nelson

Looky.co, an Isla Vista-based start-up company, launched its website yesterday morning with hopes to attract individuals looking to buy products from friends and other acquaintances. The company takes inspiration from ma...

May 8, 2013

Assistant Professor To Discuss Highly Controversial Act

By Daily Nexus Staff

UCSB history and environmental studies assistant professor Peter Alagona will give a free lecture on the Endangered Species Act today at 4 p.m. in the HSSB McCune Conference Room. Alagona’s lecture, entitled “Forty Y...

May 8, 2013

Associated Students COSWB Holds Event to Promote Improvement of Student Diets

By Tiffany Park

The Associated Students Commission on Student Well Being is hosting a lecture and dinner in the Loma Pelona Center this evening to inform students about healthy eating habits. The event is intended to provide a forum to ...

May 8, 2013

UCSB To Restore Self-Sustaining Habitat

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

UCSB recently partnered with Goleta-based nonprofit organization Trust for Public Land to acquire the Ocean Meadows Golf Course near Coal Oil Point, as part of an effort to restore the area to its natural wetland habitat...

May 8, 2013

Adult Film Stars, Professors Discuss Feminism in Porn

By Kaitlin Cuskey

The “Feminist Porn Mini Con” — the first academic conference in the Unites States to discuss pornography from the feminist perspective — will take place at Pollock Theater today, with three UCSB professors from v...

The new 7-Eleven will open under the ICON apartments in Isla Vista. The entrance of a corporate chain has received mixed responses from locals with some concerned for the livelihood of small businesses.

May 7, 2013

New 7-Eleven To Open Under ICON Apartments

By Jimmy Chang

Isla Vista will be welcoming its first 7-Eleven convenience store, as the chain is expected to open a new location inside the ICON apartment building at 6545 Trigo Road in the next upcoming weeks. The structure will be 3...

May 7, 2013

Updated FASFA Application Provides More Options For 2014-15 Students

By Suzanne Becker

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced several changes to the language of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, including options for unmarried parents living together and gender neutral termino...

Deltopia celebrations and landlords’ alleged negligent maintenance led to the collapse of a balcony, severely injuring four students. Two victims have filed lawsuits against the property managers of 6643 Del Playa Drive.

May 7, 2013

Balcony Collapse Victim Sues Property Manager

By Patrick Kulp

A UCSB student who suffered a fractured pelvis when a balcony collapsed on her during a Deltopia house party has filed a lawsuit against the manager and owner of the property, citing allegations of negligence and premise...

May 6, 2013

Famed Astrophysicist Extends Lecture, Discusses Various Theories

By Daniel Slovinsky

World-renowned astrophysicist, science communicator and director of the New York Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke at the Granada Theatre on Thursday as part of an event hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Tho...

May 6, 2013

New Candidate Challenges Incumbent Sheriff in Upcoming County Election

By Jennifer Chang

Sergeant Sandra Brown, a 16-year veteran of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, announced last week that she will run for the position of sheriff in the county-wide election taking place this June. Brown, wh...

May 6, 2013

Select Campuses Move to Revise Current UC SHIP Medical Insurance

By Daniel Slovinsky

Chancellor Henry T. Yang recently joined chancellors from the UC campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and Riverside to officially terminate each university’s participation in the UC Student Health Insurance Plan, with t...

May 6, 2013

Sexual Violence in I.V. Continues With Weekend Incident

By The Daily Nexus Staff

On Sunday, May 5, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a sexual assault incident occurred along Cordoba Road in Isla Vista in which the victim was forced to engage in sexual intercourse while attending a party. The suspect was re...

May 6, 2013

SB Health Department Releases Air Quality Warning Due to Nearby Fire

By Emile Nelson

Last Friday, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued an Air Quality Warning for parts of Santa Barbara County as a result of air contamination stemming from the Camarillo Springs Fire. The fire, which wa...

May 3, 2013

Fire Damages Vehicles Near Mosher Alumni House

By Emile Nelson, Patrick Kulp

Flames engulfed a Toyota Rav4 in the parking lot between Campbell Hall and the Mosher Alumni House this afternoon, destroying the SUV and charring two other cars. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department and UCPD arrived...

May 3, 2013

Transit Board May Eliminate Bus Line After Evaluation Period

By Rosalinda Diaz

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District board members discussed the possibility of getting rid of Bus Line 22 — one of the city’s oldest routes — and increasing services for other lines, including Line 24x whic...

May 3, 2013

Goleta Valley Beautiful To Honor Locals Who Keep Community Trim and Proper

By Kelly Lin

This weekend, Goleta Valley Beautiful will host their 39th annual awards ceremony recognizing organizations that have excellence in community landscaping. The event will take place Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Dos Pueblos ...