News

A.S. Council Debates UC Budget Concerns

October 14, 2010 by

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed issues ranging from student fees to the campus voter registration drive at last night’s three-hour meeting.
read more

Vuillemainroy Takes Place of Lt. Olmstead

October 14, 2010 by

There is a new lieutenant in town — but for Ray Vuillemainroy, it is business as usual at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol station.
read more

Group To Offer Aid to Elders

October 14, 2010 by

Local organizations and volunteers recently announced the development of Santa Barbara Village, a non-profit organization that will provide the elderly with care services without live-in requirements.
read more

Prop 19 Aims to Legalize Pot in California

October 14, 2010 by

The question of whether to pass California Proposition 19 — and effectively legalize marijuana use, cultivation and transport within the state — is steadily coming to a front as Nov. 2 draws near.
read more

Measure ‘T’hreatens Marijuana Dispensers

October 14, 2010 by

If passed by the residents of Santa Barbara on Nov. 2, Measure T would shut down the operations of all medical marijuana dispensaries in the city and prevent any more from opening.
read more

Photos: Ziggy Marley and Pilobolus Dance Theater

October 14, 2010 by

Daily Nexus photo coverage of Ziggy Marley and Pilobolus Dance Theater.
read more

SB Clubs Render Election Info

October 13, 2010 by

As gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman debated at the Dominican University in Marin County yesterday evening, the UCen Hub was a lively platform for political discussion.
read more

UC Scholar Pins Fraud on Society

October 13, 2010 by

UCSB emeritus professor of physics Harold Lewis resigned from the American Physical Society last week after 67 years of membership, alleging that the association has been purposely distributing false ...
read more

Campaign Strives to End Cruelty

October 13, 2010 by

Last night a group of roughly 50 activists marched down Pardall Road with candles in hand, silently lending their support to survivors of domestic abuse.
read more

Decorated Scientist To Host Lecture

October 13, 2010 by

Nobel Prize winner William Phillips will deliver a presentation entitled “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe” to a full house tonight at 8 p.m.
read more

Proposition 23

October 13, 2010 by

Passed by the state legislature in 2006, AB 32 is a state law that requires California’s greenhouse gas emission levels to return to what they were in 1990 by the year 2020.
read more

Locals Rise for Safer Streets

October 13, 2010 by

Milpas Street residents and business owners gathered Tuesday to formally announce the formation of the Milpas Community, a group dedicated to reducing the amount of prostitution, drugs, panhandling an...
read more

California Candidates To Face Off

October 12, 2010 by

Campus Democrats and College Republicans will host a televised broadcast of the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at the University Center Hub this evening.
read more

Marine Mucus Mucks Up Ocean

October 12, 2010 by

Researchers have found that oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill has caused stressed-out phytoplankton to create massive globs of “sea-snot”.
read more

A.S. Axes Funds for Voting Event

October 12, 2010 by

Associated Student Finance Board reported allocating $31,315 to 12 student organizations at last night’s meeting, leaving $62,481.24 in the unallocated budget.
read more