News

December 3, 2009

UC Scholar Holds Class Amid Fight for Survival

By Jenna Ryan

UCSB professor William Freudenburg has always garnered strength from teaching students and working with colleagues, and even today as he battles cancer, he continues to inform and inspire the campus.

December 3, 2009

Local Stores Shut Doors for Holiday

By Garik Hauer

As Fall Quarter winds down, Isla Vista businesses are planning to cut back hours or close up shop altogether over the three-week Winter Break.

December 3, 2009

SB Gives Away Green Bulbs

By Jeremy Zeller

Santa Barbara County is working to save energy this holiday season, one string of Christmas lights at a time.

December 3, 2009

A.S. Discusses Stipends

By Jenna Ryan

The Associated Students Legislative Council kept its meeting uncharacteristically short last night.

December 3, 2009

State Addresses Murder of Homeless Man

By Staff

The California Governor's office is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the murder of a homeless man in Isla Vista.

November 30, 2009

Gang Prevention Programs Take Hit

By Nathan Houle

In 2007, 14-year-old Ricardo Juarez stabbed Luis Angel Linares, 15, to death in front of Saks Fifth Avenue on State Street. The incident was a wake-up call for locals, many of whom were unaware of the gang problem simmer...

November 30, 2009

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jeremy Zeller

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol issued nine citations and made three arrests over the Thanksgiving weekend, despite the holiday exodus.

November 30, 2009

No Chime for Time as Tower Gets Fixed

By Staff

Storke Tower's bells will cease to toll for the next three weeks as construction crews work to repair the campanile.

November 30, 2009

International Students Journey to Yosemite for Recent Holiday

By Elliott Rosenfeld

While most of UCSB's population was elbow deep in their turkey dinners last weekend, more than 50 of the university's international students were enjoying the natural splendor of Thanksgiving in Yosemite National Park.

November 25, 2009

“Dead” Demand Answers

By Jordanne Pascual

With skeletons painted on their faces, a group of students fell to the ground in the Arbor yesterday to protest the "death" of public education.

November 25, 2009

Ex-Gaucho Becomes Catwalk Contender

By Michael Gately

In just a few days, former UCSB student Jamie Lee Darley could be strutting down the runway as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. The Victoria’s Secret’s “Angel Boot Camp” Competition, which began w...

November 25, 2009

Police Blotter

By Travis Miller

That’s a Bush, Not a Bed Sat., Nov. 14, 12:03 a.m. — A heavily intoxicated man seated on the curb attracted the attention of several passing revelers and, subsequently, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol. Seated near the int...

November 25, 2009

Turkeys Fill Tummies

By Allison Berry

Thousands of local residents will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, thanks to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s annual turkey drive. The food bank began collecting donated turkeys earlier this month and...

November 24, 2009

Notable Aquatic Leader Passes

By Rebecca Bratburd

UCSB waterman Rob Gibson passed away at home on Nov. 11 after battling with cancer. He was 60.

November 24, 2009

A.S. Distributes Final Fall Funds

By Veronica Smith

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $21,775 to nine student organizations in the final meeting of Fall Quarter last night.

November 24, 2009

Small Firms Acquire Cash Stimulus for Green Tools

By Daily Nexus Staff

Two local businesses were awarded grants from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Congresswoman Lois Capps announced yesterday. The two businesses, Dehlsen Associates, LLC of Carpinteria and Asylum Research Cor...