News

January 19, 2011

Officials Figure Future of Goleta

By Patrick Schaeper, Pierre Berlan

The Goleta City Council held two public meetings yesterday to discuss current items of interest and concern for the community.

January 18, 2011

Local Shooting Forces Critical Police Reaction

By Daily Nexus Staff

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies shot a homeless man next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Saturday after he opened fire on several people with a pellet gun.

January 18, 2011

Magazine Ranks UCSB as “Best Value” B.A.

By Demi Anter

UCSB is the fifth most affordable UC campus for in-state students in 2011, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine.

January 18, 2011

City To Plan Policy

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Goleta City Council will consider the possibility of purchasing the nearby Glen Annie Golf Club and discuss a city-wide ban on single-use plastic carryout bags at today’s weekly meeting.

January 18, 2011

Car Wins Design Award

By Kathleen Tan

UCSB graduate student Eric Sandoz and alumnus Ben Werner won an innovation award last month for their electric car prototype, the Dagne.

January 18, 2011

Diverse Crowd of Applicants Apply to UCSB

By Dominic LoBuglio

UCSB had 63,303 applicants for Fall 2011, about 7 percent more than last year.

January 14, 2011

EasyLove Records Electrifies Santa Barbara

By Emily Hunt

Isla Vista-born EasyLove Records will open for JFK — of house music group MSTRKRFT — today at Santa Barbara’s Tonic nightclub, starting at 9 p.m.

January 14, 2011

Santa Barbara Premieres Film Festival

By Patrick Schaeper

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will begin selling tickets for this year’s event next Monday at the Arlington Library.

January 14, 2011

U.S. Forest Service Jobs Open To New Recruits

By Dominic LoBuglio

Officials from the Los Padres National Forest will appear at San Marcos Fire Station this weekend to encourage and assist individuals seeking wildland firefighting jobs with the U.S. Forest Service.

January 14, 2011

Farr Discusses Complaints of I.V. Residents

By Doug Flanagan

Third District County Supervisor Doreen Farr held office hours in Isla Vista yesterday in order to address her constituents’ questions and concerns.

January 13, 2011

Low Finances Restrict Police Station Repair

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. building is in dangerous disrepair yet struggles to obtain the funding to undergo the necessary renovations.

January 13, 2011

Santa Barbara Invites Locals to Join New City Outreach Group

By Patrick Schaeper

The city of Santa Barbara is currently accepting applications from local residents to join Santa Barbara’s new Neighborhood Advisory Council.

January 13, 2011

Transportation Project Competes for Funding

By Pierre Berlan

The LOSSAN North Corridor Improvement Project announced plans to enhance the railway running from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo during a meeting yesterday.

January 13, 2011

A.S. Proposes to Expand Board Workspace to I.V.

By Ashley Jensen

The Associated Students Legislative Council acted to establish a new A.S. Isla Vista office space during last night’s meeting.

January 13, 2011

Sign on the Dotted Line

By Maya Salmon

The Community Housing Office (CHO) is hosting their annual Rental Faire House Party today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Corwin Pavilion in the UCen.

January 12, 2011

Shameless Pleasures Soothe Casual Sexual Encounters

By S.F.

Here’s a question for the men in the audience: How many times have you masturbated?