News

September 16, 2010

Board To Vote on UCSB Plan for Expansion

By Katherine Friedman

The University of California Board of Regents will vote on details of UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan and the university’s system-wide retirement policy today.

September 16, 2010

Festival Downsizes to Stay Afloat

By Madison Medeiros

West Beach Music and Arts Festival will reappear near the scenic Santa Barbara beachfront from September 24-25.

September 16, 2010

Incumbents Face Fresh Challenger

By Garik Hauer

The race for three Goleta City Council seats in this November’s election started to heat up on Monday after a fourth candidate announced her intention to run for one of the seats.

September 16, 2010

Green Initiative Seeks to Turn Sweat Into Campus Electricity

By Caroline Johnston

Next week, five energy converting workout bikes, knows as visCycles, will be installed in UCSB’s Recreational Center.

September 16, 2010

UC Pension Plan Lacks Funding

By Erika Martin

The UC Board of Regents discussed restructuring pension and health care policies in order to cope with a $21 billion shortfall in the UC retirement budget.

August 25, 2010

Letter From the Editor

By Elliott Rosenfeld

You’re here. You’re actually here. And you must have a thousand thoughts a minute whizzing through your head: What am I doing here? What classes do I take?

August 25, 2010

Offbeat Courses

By Maane Khatchatourian

Now that you have a reason to use your new iStudiez Pro app to manage your class schedule, you should make sure your classes are as cool as your snazzy iPhone.

August 25, 2010

College Life Begins in the Dorms

By Veronica Smith

Welcome to the Residence Halls: buildings full of possibilities for those historic collegiate moments you’ll never forget.

August 25, 2010

iParty

By Madison Medeiros

Every year, hundreds of people are arrested and cited for alcohol-related offenses that could have been easily avoided.

August 25, 2010

Santa Barbara Hot Spots

By Garik Hauer

Santa Barbara is full of exciting and entertaining venues, beyond the confines of the University campus.

August 25, 2010

Guide to Campus Locations

By Daily Nexus Staff

You didn’t come to UCSB just to bury your head in books and ignore the sights and sounds the campus has to offer.

August 17, 2010

UCSB Ranks in Top 10 of “Public National Universities”

By Daily Nexus Staff

U.S. News & World Report has ranked UCSB number 9 in its annual listing of the “Top 50 Public National Universities” in the country, and number 39 on its list of the “Best National Universities.” These are t...

August 4, 2010

Third Candidate Enters Race

By Garik Hauer

Since only two candidates registered last month to run for three open seats on the Goleta City Council, a third candidate has stepped forward to fill the looming vacancy.

August 4, 2010

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

Burglars struck nearly three-dozen Isla Vista residences in the month of July, often entering through unlocked doors to take computers and other electronic devices.

August 4, 2010

Santa Barbara Celebrates Fiesta

By Madison Medeiros

Today marks the first day of the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara’s five-day festival that commemorates the city’s Spanish heritage.

August 4, 2010

Donations for Research Skyrocket

By Ali Limonadi

Outside sources donated a record-shattering $222 million of funding for research to UCSB during the 2009-10 fiscal year, marking a nearly 30 percent boost in contributions over the previous year.