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May 3, 2011

Venture Contest To Begin Final Round

By Daily Nexus Staff

Six teams were chosen as finalists in UCSB’s 12th annual New Venture Competition and will compete for cash prizes and investment opportunities next Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion. The contending finalists — A...

May 3, 2011

Government Briefs

By Daily Nexus Staff

Local government councils will consider a scope of issues today during their weekly meetings.   Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors   The board will listen to recommendations regarding the Lower Mission C...

May 3, 2011

Student Officer Transition Starts With Transparency

By Daily Nexus Staff

Associated Students’ current and incoming executive officers will host an open forum today at 5 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center Lounge as a medium for students to inquire about the executive board’s upcoming transit...

May 3, 2011

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a peace officer and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault on the corner of Camin...

May 3, 2011

UCSB Undergrads Create Web Forum To Unite Students

By Tara Davies

Two UCSB students are developing a website that will allow students to share class schedules, notes and study guides online beginning in Fall 2011. Fourth-year economics major David Friermor and fourth-year political sci...

May 2, 2011

Queer Wedding Makes Statement in Storke Plaza

By Yishian Yao

Roughly 50 students gathered in Storke Plaza on Friday for Pride Week’s annual Queer Wedding, demonstrating support for the LGBTQIA community. Officiated by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Michael Young, the event ...

May 2, 2011

Major Sports Voice Visits UCSB

By Michael Dean

Radio and television host Jim Rome spoke at Campbell Hall on Saturday, giving an unadulterated account of his time tapping kegs in the dormitories to his career as a prominent figure in the sports broadcasting industry. ...

May 2, 2011

UCSB Hosts All Sorority Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser

By Robin Gautschi

UC Los Angeles’ Kappa Alpha Theta dominated UCSB’s eighth annual All Sorority Volleyball Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, dethroning last year’s UCSB champions Kappa Kappa Gamma. Nearly 2,700 people gathered at E...

May 2, 2011

Community ‘Chills’ in Isla Vista Parks

By Jack Crosbie, Tina Petrosian

Isla Vista’s seventh annual Chilla Vista festival took place at Ansiq’ Oyo’ and People’s Parks yesterday, providing locals with an afternoon of live music and environmentally minded entertainment. The event — o...

May 2, 2011

I.V. Festival Brings Pride to Pardall

By Robin Gautschi

UCSB Pride Week came to a close with the second annual Isla Vista Pride Festival on Pardall Road yesterday.     The festival, hosted by the UCSB Pride Steering Committee, included student drag performances, hen...

May 2, 2011

SB VisionWalk Donates Proceeds to Foundation Fighting Blindness

By Michael Dean

Hundreds of people banded together for Santa Barbara’s first VisionWalk at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday to support people living with retinal degenerative diseases. Proceeds from the 5K VisionWalk go to the F...

May 2, 2011

SBCC Ranks Nationally Among Top Community Colleges

By Max Calehuff

The Aspen Institute ranked Santa Barbara City College among the nation’s top 120 community colleges from a pool of more than 1,000 schools. The international nonprofit organization released the rankings last week as pa...

April 29, 2011

Scientists Seek to Establish Community Fishery

By Daniela Montes

The UCSB Marine Science Institute is collaborating with several organizations to create a community-supported fishery in Santa Barbara by 2012. The institute will work alongside Commercial Fishermen Santa Barbara, the Ca...

April 29, 2011

Students To Seek Job Advice at Annual Career Day

By Emily Nord

The UCSB Dept. of Communication is hosting its third annual Career Day this Saturday to offer free job advice to all students. The event will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Phelps Hall and will feature a series ...

April 29, 2011

Two Campus IT Departments To Merge

By Angelina Ward

The College of Letters and Science Information Technology department will merge with the Office of Academic Programs’ Instructional Computing on May 1 to streamline the university’s electronic resources. The consolid...

April 28, 2011

Cops Are Elected To Keep Order, Not Create Chaos

By Chris Benham, Opinion Editor

Sometimes I fear for the Bear Flag Republic. I was walking through our beloved Isla Vista around midnight. It was a weekday and the streets were quiet. The air was warm and peaceful, pregnant with the reek of the juicy, ...