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February 6, 2013

EAB Petitions A.S. To Divest Fossil Fuel Holdings

By Adam Courtin

The Environmental Affairs Board is currently lobbying the Associate Students Senate to endorse a campaign requesting that the campus make divestments from fossil fuel-based companies. Similar campaigns have been organize...

February 6, 2013

Student Organizations Will Compete for Funds Created by A.S. Senate’s STARK Bill

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

The Associated Students Senate approved a bill last month that will set up a fund for student projects in the realm of science and technology. The bill titled Science, Technology, Aerospace and Research Kapital (STARK) s...

February 6, 2013

I.V. Foot Patrol Arrests Five Students on Charges Including Possession of Marijuana, Robbery

By Staff Report

Last weekend, I.V. Foot Patrol made several drug-related arrests after a traffic stop led officers to a group of drug traffickers planning to rob the initial suspect. Saturday at 8:30 p.m., UCSB student James Chung was s...

February 6, 2013

Film Studies Alumnus Debuts Film With Italian Inspirations

By Kelly Lin

The short film and comedic drama “The Condition,” written and directed by UCSB alumnus Rene Caballero, made its debut at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last week. The 12-minute short film, which was al...

February 6, 2013

Obama’s New Immigration Polices To Affect UCSB Students

By Hannah Nelson

Last week President Obama outlined his plan for immigration reform, directly impacting the large community of undocumented students and residents living in Santa Barbara County, who currently make up about 24 percent of ...

February 6, 2013

Students To Create Nonprofit Group, Combat Racism in Rural Mississippi

By Kristie Ko

Two UCSB students are aiming to provide much-needed aid and support to low-income African-American families in Mississippi through a nonprofit organization called the American Integration Fund. The organization — which...

February 5, 2013

Students Protest To Support Sexual Abuse Victims, Queer Students

By Daniel Slovinsky

Associated Students groups Queer Commission and Take Back the Night held a joint protest advocating the rights of sexual violence victims and LGBTQIA campus members last Friday. Protestors marched from Cheadle Hall to Pa...

February 5, 2013

UCSB Welcomes Journalist Lisa Ling

By Loree Lewis

Former CNN correspondent Lisa Ling will give a lecture today at Campbell Hall, discussing the story of her career aspirations and the various ways journalism has impacted modern-day society. The renowned journalist and a...

February 5, 2013

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

This past weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of illegal drug possession and alcohol-related incidents. According to I.V. Foot Patrol Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, a patrol deputy stopped a vehicle for ...

February 4, 2013

Best Of 2013

By Multimedia Editor

The Daily Nexus is hosting the Best Of 2013 voting. Vote on your favorite local shops, restaurants, bars, and much more. Grab a copy of the Nexus on February 26th to see who all grabbed this years prize!  

February 4, 2013

UC Student Regent-Designate Cinthia Flores Discusses Current Issues

By Sruthi Nair

This past Friday, UCSB welcomed 2013-14 UC Student Regent Cinthia Flores, who answered students’ questions regarding UC systemwide issues and discussed ongoing topics such as UC online education classes and budgetary s...

February 4, 2013

UCSB Neuroscientists Receive New Device To Aid Genetics Research

By Chris Nebergall

UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute recently acquired an innovative gene sequencer that is capable of sequencing the human genome — a task that used to take years — in a matter of hours. A gene sequencer allows ...

February 4, 2013

Student Group Holds Drag Show to Raise Funds for LGBTQIA Event

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Last Thursday, the Queer Student Union hosted a drag show at the University Center Hub as an effort to raise money for the group to attend the 2013 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference. During the fundraiser, nume...

February 4, 2013

Audience Crowns Tyler Robinson as Winner of Red Bull DJ Master Competition in Santa Barbara

By Daniel Slovinsky

Third-year film and media studies major Tyler “Sarthe” Robinson took home the trophy last Thursday in Santa Barbara’s first ever Red Bull DJ Master competition, a “discovery project” for up-and-coming UCSB DJs....

February 1, 2013

Commission Advocates for Higher Grad Rates

By Nelson Moreno

“College Completion Must Be Our Priority,” a recently released report by a commission of the nation’s leading advocates and institutions in higher education, calls for college and university leaders to increase gra...

February 1, 2013

Conference To Feature Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels

By Daniel Slovinsky

The Carsey-Wolf Center’s Environmental Media Initiative will present a public conference at Bren Hall today, discussing the ongoing rise of sea levels along coastal regions worldwide and their effects on an increasingl...