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November 10, 2009

Academic’s Work Wins Life Honor

By Niree Perian

UCSB English professor Shirley Geok-Lin Lim was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to and study of Asian American literature.

November 10, 2009

Republicans Pull Key Bush Advisor

By Veronica Smith

At last night's meeting, Associated Students Finance Board approved funding to support bringing Karl Rove to campus and to send an A.S. executive officer to Europe.

November 10, 2009

Sixth Taqueria Feeds I.V. With Social Ambience

By Mariana Davis

Taco Tuesdays are coming to Isla Vista.

November 10, 2009

A.S. Plans Power-Saving Project

By Courtney Lund

Associated Students has teamed up with the Green Campus Program to make eight UCSB buildings more energy efficient in the next three years.

November 9, 2009

Budget Cuts Spur Union Members to Picket Plaza

By Niree Perian

Chancellor Henry T. Yang was greeting the parents of UCSB students on campus Saturday when a small group of irate students and workers crashed the event with complaints about the UC's leadership.

November 9, 2009

Plethora of Parents Learn About UCSB

By Nate Schneider

Hundreds of parents descended on UCSB this weekend to attend the university's annual Parents' & Family Weekend.

November 9, 2009

Mayor-Elect Formulates for the Future

By Jeremy Zeller

Santa Barbara Councilmember Helene Schneider was surrounded by her family and friends at Dargan's Irish Pub downtown when she learned that she had been elected the new mayor of Santa Barbara.

November 9, 2009

Weekend Crime Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

Local law enforcement settled back into normalcy this weekend, arresting only two people.

November 6, 2009

Stunt Artist To Speak at UCSB

By Daily Nexus Staff

When the world saw footage of Philippe Petit’s daredevil tightrope jaunt between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, he became the most well-known high wire artist in history. This Saturday, Petit will r...

November 6, 2009

Say Goodbye

By John Greely

It's senior night at UCSB, and the Gauchos are going out in style. /// In Brief: Men's Soccer Season Finale, Saturday, 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium. TV / Radio: KCSB

November 6, 2009

SB Authorities Initiate Swine Flu Shot Series

By Max Kelley

County health officials held the first of five H1N1 vaccine clinics yesterday, inoculating hundreds of people at the Earl Warren Showground.

November 6, 2009

Forum Focuses on Future of UC

By Michael Gately

Education experts led a discussion at UCSB yesterday on the shifting role of California's public higher education, continuing an ongoing lecture series on the subject.

November 6, 2009

Gauchos Win State Award

By Kristen Peters

Despite the absence of a major political race, UCSB took first place in a statewide competition to register new student voters.

November 5, 2009

Fair Provides Students With Career Advice

By Daily Nexus Staff

Representatives from over 80 schools will be in the Arbor today for Graduate and Professional School Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., graduate program admissions officers from a wide variety of academic fields and profession...

November 5, 2009

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By Daily Nexus Staff

The implementation of trayless dining at campus dining commons has significantly cut back on the average amount of food waste produced this quarter — in some instances by more than half. Last school year, Associated St...

November 5, 2009

SB Citizens Elect New Top Officer

By Daily Nexus Staff

Former city council member Helene Schneider was the big winner in Tuesday’s election and will serve as Santa Barbara’s newest mayor. The final ballots of the city-wide election were tallied by 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday,...