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May 25, 2012

Famous Actor Gives Generous Donation to College

By Vanessa Angiuli

UCSB alum and Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas donated $500,000 to the College of Letters and Science as part of a $1 million endowment establishing the Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts chair for the universit...

May 25, 2012

Local Forum To Discuss Civil Liberties and Passed Policies

By Carissa Quiambao

The Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will be holding a Spring Forum on “Our Shredded Civil Liberties” followed by a Q&A session tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Faulkner Gallery in down...

May 24, 2012

SBCSAR Team Receives Award for Invaluable Lifesaving Service

By Rilla Peng

The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue team was awarded the Montecito Rotary Club’s Vocational Service and Public Safety Award on May 15 in recognition of their success in serving the Santa Barbara community. SBCSA...

May 24, 2012

SBCC Student Still Missing, Suffering in ‘Psychotic State’

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara City College special needs student Cary Lynch, who was reported missing on May 16, has yet to be found despite numerous sightings. According to a press release sent out by the Lynch family, his mother and s...

May 24, 2012

Asst. Dean of Students Prepares for ‘Last Lecture’ Sequel

By Brigitte Naughton

The Associated Students Academic Affairs Board will feature Assistant Dean of Students Don Lubach in the second installment of the Last Lecture Series tonight at 8 p.m. in the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The Last Lecture...

May 24, 2012

New Study Disputes Accepted Beliefs About Aging Process

By Ali Van Houten

UCSB anthropology researchers have found that hunter-gatherer and pastoralist diets result in lower rates of heart disease and related illnesses. The team of researchers from UCSB and the University of New Mexico examine...

May 24, 2012

Last A.S. Meeting Ends With Fond Farewells

By Arda Jooharian

With a box of tissues in hand, Associated Students President Harrison Weber addressed A.S. Legislative Council for the last time in his student career, as the 2011-2012 board ended their run and turned positions over to ...

May 24, 2012

Gauchos Bring in All-American Recruits

By Mark Salay

Despite a spectacular season for both the UCSB men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, the Gauchos fell just short of attaining conference championships. As a result, the teams will look to the new recruiting cl...

May 24, 2012

UC Briefs

By Staff

UC Los Angeles UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh was hired by Google to write a paper proclaiming the company’s right to be treated as a publisher and thus receive freedom of speech protection. Volokh argues that Google...

May 23, 2012

UCSB Wins the Gold by Going Green

By Daily Nexus Staff

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) honored the campus’ San Clemente Village Apartments with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold award for the second time, making the apartment complex the...

May 23, 2012

Project Nur Panel Examines Syrian Conflict, Raises Funds for Refugees

By Arda Jooharian

UCSB’s Project Nur hosted the dinner and panel discussion “A Revolution in Crisis: A Panel Discussion and Fundraiser for the Syrian People” last night at the Student Resource Building, providing students and other ...

May 23, 2012

Local Police Look to the Segway as a Potential Patrol Vehicle

By Sam Goldman

The Santa Barbara Police Department is currently participating in a seven-week pilot program with Segway of Santa Barbara to deter- mine whether or not scooter technology will benefit patrol officers. The trial runs of t...

May 23, 2012

County Officials Seek to Revamp Local Landfill

By Rosalinda Diaz

Santa Barbara County Officials are looking to transform the Tajiguas Landfill into a more environmental- ly friendly facility while still allowing its expansion to cope with increasing amounts of waste. The county held a...

May 23, 2012

Scientists Receive Awards for Innovative Research

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Royal Society of Chemistry awarded UCSB chemistry professor and director of the Material Science Lab Craig Hawker the 2012 Centenary Prize for chemistry in recognition of Hawker’s innovative work with novel polymer...

May 22, 2012

UC Honors Students for Outreach Efforts Helping Haitian Citizens

By Sam Chung

The UC Haiti Initiative — a joint effort between the UC and Haitian universities focused on rehabilitating the nation in the wake of the 2010 earthquake — was awarded the UC President’s Award for Outstanding Studen...

May 22, 2012

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The I.V. Foot Patrol responded to a burglary, robbery and several alcohol-related crimes during the weekend. Officers received a report of an armed robbery at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday near one of Isla Vista’s busiest inte...