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May 7, 2012

Campus Coffee Carts Combat Waste, Begin Grounds-Composting Program

By Sruthi Nair

UCSB Physical Facilities and UCen Dining Services are collaborating to implement a new composting program Ground to Grounds, which will divert the waste created from the campus’s coffee cravings to landscaping. Barista...

May 4, 2012

Vocal Ensembles To Hold Fundraiser

By Rilla Peng

Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus will host a joint choral event with three UCSB a cappella groups this Sunday to raise money for its scholarship program. “An Evening of A Cappella & Jazz” will feature 15 members...

May 4, 2012

Club Hosts Largest Swing-Style Dance Event in a Decade

By Yishian Yao

The UCSB Swing and Ballroom Dance Club will throw a 1950s-themed sock hop party featuring live music tomorrow from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the Student Resources Building. The event — funded by the After Dark program, Asso...

May 4, 2012

UC To Report Findings About Police Review

By Daily Nexus Staff

UC General Counsel Charles Robinson and UC Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley will release the results of the system-wide investigation into police protocol for handling protesters during a news briefing today at...

May 3, 2012

TBL Requests Additional Funding

By Arda Jooharian

Last night’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting focused on the organization’s budget, highlighting discrepancies between the groups’ funding and next year’s decreased honoraria. Most of the discussio...

May 3, 2012

Panel To Analyze Local Economy

By Staff Report

UCSB’s Economic Forecast Project is hosting its 31st annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit today in the Granada Theatre, featuring award-winning journalist Gillian Tett and three Federal Reserve Bank presidents. ...

May 2, 2012

Art Show Promotes Preservation of Santa Barbara Environment

By Rosalinda Diaz

The Pastel Society of the Gold Coast is hosting an exhibit at the UCSB Faculty Club in celebration of the unequaled beauty of campus coastlines. The “Preserving Native California” display features close to 30 artists...

May 2, 2012

Congresswoman, Students To Join Forces for Protest

By Travis Vail

Congresswoman Lois Capps will attend a rally alongside stu- dents, including the newly elected Associated Students executives, pro- testing rising federal stu- dent loan interest rates at 1 p.m. today outside the Student...

May 1, 2012

Finance Board 5/1/2012

By Christine Cha

The UCSB Associated Students Finance Board granted $1,235 to the campus Sociology Association last night during its weekly meeting. The group initially requested $1,485 to finance its Isla Vista Culture Week, scheduled f...

May 1, 2012

Palestinian Struggle Inspires Awareness Week

By Staff Report

UCSB’s Students for Justice in Palestine is hosting a series of events this week, including an educational lecture and art display, in honor of this year’s Palestine Awareness Week. The campaign began last night with...

May 1, 2012

Sedaris Returns to Santa Barbara Stage

By Arda Jooharian

Comedian and best-selling author David Sedaris will make his annual visit to Santa Barbara today to dazzle audiences with his classic self-deprecating wit at 8 p.m. in the Arlington Theatre. Sedaris, who was first publis...

May 1, 2012

Armed Suspect Threatens, Mugs Two Men in I.V.

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for an unidentified suspect who robbed two men at gunpoint in a field behind the 700 block of Camino Pescadero on Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., the suspect appro...

May 1, 2012

UCSB Scientists Examine Potent Salmonella Strain

By David Wallace

UCSB researchers Michael Mahan and Douglas Heithoff recently discovered “hypervirulent” strains of Salmonella. New methods to identify this especially dangerous form of Salmonella may allow scientists to effectively ...

April 30, 2012

DPP Executives Join With OPP-Dominated Senate

By Patrick Kulp, Marissa Wenzke

Associated Students Spring election results were announced last night in Karl Geiringer Hall, leaving the senate seats dominated by Open People’s Party (OPP) members and a majority of the executive positions secured by...

April 30, 2012

Security Cameras To Help Combat Criminal Activity

By Travis Vail

The Santa Barbara Downtown Parking Dept. is installing new video surveillance equipment in local parking facilities to increase employee and shopper safety. An armed and masked suspect robbed parking kiosks in three sepa...