News

June 22, 2010

Dudley Wins Office, Lynn Loses Position

By Madison Medeiros

The recent elections are over and the Board of Supervisors officially appointed Joyce Dudley to the position of Santa Barbara County District Attorney yesterday morning.

June 22, 2010

Alert Program Sets Up Loudspeaker System

By Karen Urrutia

UCSB has installed the first of five speakers on campus to announce potential threats and safety information in the event of an emergency.

June 18, 2010

Weekend Isla Vista Sale to Benefit Local Non-Profits

By Daily Nexus Staff

A UCSB project set up to help Isla Vista non-profits and community organizations through the sale of items donated by students will host a two-day sale this weekend.

June 14, 2010

Staff Note Regarding List of Graduates’ Names

By Daily Nexus Staff

In the “My Baby’s Graduating!” section of the June 7, 2010 issue of the Daily Nexus, it was reported that a complete list of graduating seniors’ names would be published at dailynexus.com. It was ...

June 3, 2010

UCSB, UC Davis Admit Waiting Fall Applicants

By Rebecca Lehrmann

Seven UC campuses decided to execute a waitlist for 2010-2011 to cope with the system-wide surge of freshman applicants for Fall Quarter.

June 3, 2010

County Passes Alcohol Edict

By Evan Sherwood

The County Board of Supervisors approved a law this week that aims to curb underage drinking by punishing homeowners and renters if minors consume alcohol on their property.

June 3, 2010

Fair Paves Way for Arts in Santa Barbara Schools

By Max Kelley

Hundreds attended the annual I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival at the Santa Barbara Mission this Memorial Day weekend.

June 3, 2010

Campus Art Exhibit Hosts Guests

By Julie Epstein

Seven graduate students from across the country will showcase their artwork in a Master of Fine Arts show at the UCSB Art Museum from today until June 20, as part of a “Visual Spectrum” exhibition.

June 3, 2010

Police Blotter

By Lexi Pandell

All that glitters is not gold…

June 3, 2010

Seniors To Bid UCSB Farewell

By Kristen Peters

Nearly 5,000 UCSB students have reached the end of their undergraduate college careers and will walk the stage in their respective graduation ceremonies.

June 3, 2010

Athletes Denied Re-Vote

By Jenna Ryan

The Campus Elections Commission recently rejected a request to hold a re-vote on the Intercollegiate Athletic Scholarships Fee that failed to pass in the campus’s spring elections.

June 3, 2010

Brief Advocates for UC Progress

By Matt Matejcek

The UC Commission on the Future released a report last week featuring the preliminary draft recommendations from its five workgroups.

June 3, 2010

Center Aids Afflicted Students

By Caroline Johnston

UCSB’s Center for Asperger Research was recently awarded a $250,000 grant by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to help fund research in the field of autism.

June 3, 2010

Pets Lure Students Out of Library

By Maane Khatchatourian

Over 20 floppy-eared, snot-nosed and twinkly-eyed dogs filled the Lot 22 lawn yesterday, drawing a turnout of upward of 600 animal lovers throughout the day.

June 3, 2010

UC Moves to Increase Efficiency

By John Baldwin

University of California administrators recently introduced a plan to save $500 million a year in operating costs by streamlining administrative, energy and inventory spending throughout the system.

June 3, 2010

Duet Duels for District Attorney

By Garik Hauer

After working as colleagues in the county prosecutor’s office for over a decade, Joyce Dudley and Joshua Lynn will face off in Tuesday’s county election for the position of district attorney.