News

February 27, 2013

SB Food Delivery Website Experiences Major Growth After Initial Slow Start

By Scott Camp

Local food delivery service SB Menus has grown considerably since it was founded four years ago by former Santa Barbara City College students Dusty Stutsman and Bryan Brand. The website allows users to order delivery or ...

February 27, 2013

Facebook Pages Cause Free Speech Controversy

By Marissa Wenzke

A.S. Senate Bill Ignites Debate on Censorship Over ‘UCSB Confessions’ and ‘UCSB Hookups’   The national student rights organization FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has reported on an...

February 26, 2013

Trio of Gaucho-Friendly Sites Strive to Simplify Student Life

By Jennifer Chang

A UCSB alum and current student have constructed LandlordRater and CollegeCourseRater, two sites providing UCSB students with informational reviews on off-campus housing options and academic courses, respectively. The si...

February 26, 2013

Fast Food Delivery Company Brings In-N-Out, Chipotle To Isla Vista

By Staff Report

SBFASTFOOD delivery service is now delivering fast food favorites In-N-Out and Chipotle to the Isla Vista community and UCSB campus. Customers can place their orders throughout the day until 6:00 p.m., with all orders de...

February 26, 2013

Davidson Library To Undergo Major Upgrades in 2013

By Daniel Slovinsky

Beginning in June 2013, UCSB’s Davidson Library will undergo a major construction project that will include a complete renovation of the two-story north building and the addition of a three-story building beyond it. Wh...

February 25, 2013

Fair Promotes Minorities In STEM Professions

By Emile Nelson

The Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement program hosted its 14th annual Science and Technology Day on Saturday, allowing junior and high school students from the Tri-County area to explore fields of science, ...

February 25, 2013

Statewide Affairs

By Jonathan Rogers

In the first installment of a biweekly column focusing on statewide politics, the Nexus discusses Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s recent trip to California in an effort to attract businesses away from the state with the prospe...

February 25, 2013

Hatlen Theatre To Begin Preview Performances of Appoggiatura by Playwright James Still

By Staff Report

This Thursday night there will the first of many performances of award-winning playwright James Still’s Appoggiatura will take place at Hatlen Theater as part of ongoing productions by the UCSB residency and performanc...

February 25, 2013

Associated Students Hold Symposium About Violence, Effects on Underrepresented Students

By Carly Bates

Associated Students’ Student Commission on Racial Equality (SCORE) hosted a conference called “Against the Gun: Deconstructing Narratives of Violence in Communities of Color” on Saturday in the SRB. The eight-hour ...

February 22, 2013

Court Rules Misi’s 2011 Assault a Misdemeanor

By Jimmy Chang

Last week, a Santa Barbara courthouse sentenced NFL Miami Dolphins linebacker Koa Misi to three years of misdemeanor probation and several sessions of anger management and community service for committing a physical assa...

February 22, 2013

Summer 2013 Will See New Bookstore In Downtown SB

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Granada Books, the first Santa Barbara-based independent bookstore to open in 20 years, is slated to open its doors this June in a building next to the Granada Theater on State Street. Despite the fact that many local bo...

February 21, 2013

Downtown Chick-fil-A Causes Controversy with LGBTQIA Community

By Jennifer Chang

While dozens of patrons camped outside the opening of Santa Barbara’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant earlier this month, many concerned citizens stood outside the fast food chain in protest of its past sponsorship of ant...

February 21, 2013

Companies Display Green Food, Drinks at UCen Fair

By Staff Report

A collection of eco-friendly and health conscious food companies doled out varieties of organic natural, green, vegetarian, vegan and foods at the Organic Food Fair yesterday in the UCen. The campus is making renewed eff...

February 21, 2013

Police Hope Foldable Scooters Will Reduce Intimidation

By Kelly Lin

The Santa Barbara Police Department will soon begin conducting patrols on Trikkes — foldable three-wheeled electric scooters — in an effort to bridge the gap between foot and bicycle patrol. After several trial perio...

February 21, 2013

Nutrition and Health Class Risks Being Cut After Fall 2013

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB’s popular “Nutrition for Health” course may no longer be offered after fall quarter of next year due to cuts to the Exercise and Sports Studies department, according to Professor Art Gilbert. Gilbert — who r...

February 21, 2013

Love and Care: The CYC Vision For California’s New Adoption Legislation

By Loree Lewis

Three UCSB students joined 200 other members of the California Youth Connection, a local youth-led organization dedicated to improving the nation’s foster care system, to meet with legislators in Sacramento earlier thi...