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April 10, 2012

Police Keep Peace During Deltopia

By Garik Hauer

Thousands of partygoers flooded Isla Vista’s streets on Saturday to soak up the suds and sunrays during Spring Quarter’s annual Deltopia revelry. An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people participated in the celebration t...

April 10, 2012

Green Projects To Commence Spring Quarter

By Yishian Yao

UCSB’s Green Initiative Fund awarded $172,932 in grants to 13 water and energy sustainability projects campus-wide, including reusable water bottle “hydration stations” and various solar-power fittings. TGIF sifted...

April 10, 2012

Documentary Highlights Death of ’90s Radio Host

By Rosalinda Diaz

KCSB will host a screening of the documentary “Radio Bandido” — investigating activist radio programmer Oscar “Bandido” Gomez’s unexplained death — at 7 p.m. tonight in Pollock Theater. Gomez hosted the “...

April 10, 2012

Budget Cuts Constrain CSU System, Delay Admissions

By Rilla Peng

The California State University system announced that 15 campuses will freeze applications for Spring 2013 and wait-list all applicants until next fall in response to a $750 million budget cut. Admissions for the 2013-20...

April 10, 2012

City Funds Nonprofit Agencies

By Christine Cha

The city of Santa Barbara recently offered grants collectively worth $1.3 million to dozens of local community service organizations. City officials allocated over half a million dollars to capital projects and over $700...

April 9, 2012

Students Start Spring Smashed

By Daily Nexus Staff

The beaches were off-limits this weekend but “Deltopia 2012” was out of control, as thousands of partiers flooded Del Playa Drive with beer bongs, swimming pools and super soakers during Isla Vista’s Spring Quarter...

April 9, 2012

A&L Shows Films on Humanitarian Issues Worldwide

By Carissa Quiambao

UCSB’s seventh annual Human Rights Film Festival will kick off its month-long celebration today at Pollock Theater, featuring documentary films about global humanitarian issues. The festival, hosted by UCSB Arts & ...

April 9, 2012

Exhibit Gives Unique Views on Nature

By Rosalinda Diaz

Davidson Library is displaying an exhibit illustrating the human views of the natural world through various disciplines. The showcase, entitled “Seeing Nature,” is currently housed in the library’s Special Collecti...

April 9, 2012

Local Program Helps Kids Build Interactive Skills

By Sam Chung

April 9, 2012

Gauchos Victorious in Last Home Games

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team closed out the home portion of their schedule on Saturday by winning two games, the first in a 5-3 triumph over No. 17 Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos’ third victory over the...

April 6, 2012

Board of Regents Approves New Tax on Campuses

By Arda Jooharian

The Board of Regents approved a new expenditure tax requiring all campuses pay a 1.69 percent fee on all revenue-earning funding streams, including student lock-in fees in an effort to restructure the UC Office of the Pr...

April 6, 2012

Habitat Recovery Project Gets Funds

By Kayla Koterbay

The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration received a $36,000 grant from the Goleta Valley Land Trust on Monday to fund restoration of a 37-acre area located within the West Campus bluffs. The project...

April 6, 2012

Arts & Lectures Earns Award for its Dedication to Equality

By Kristin Crosier

The Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara recently presented their “Imagine a World” award to UCSB Arts & Lectures for the program’s dedication to accessibility for its patrons. Several members of the Alpha Re...

April 6, 2012

New Fire Program Plans to Remove Risky Debris

By Maxwell Calehuff

The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services donated $50,000 to the Montecito Fire Protection District in anticipation of a particularly high-risk fire season. The grant will su...

April 5, 2012

Student Tuition Protest Results in Violent Altercation With Police

By Staff Report

Approximately 30 Santa Monica College students were pepper sprayed and two hospitalized on Tuesday while protesting a Board of Trustees meeting discussing fee increases on non state-subsidized courses. Roughly 100 studen...

April 5, 2012

Court Restrains UC Rioters from Berkeley Campus

By Staff Report

The Superior Court of Alameda County issued stay-away orders to the protesters arrested during a Nov. 9 Occupy Cal demonstrations, barring the individuals from loitering on the UC Berkeley campus. The court issued the or...