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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,...

November 5, 2009

Gauchos Clinch Big West

By John Greely

A tie was all it took for the Gauchos Wednesday night, as #3 UCSB battled Cal Poly to a scoreless draw in front of 9,824 fans in San Luis Obispo. With the result, Santa Barbara left its northern rivals as the Big West Re...

November 5, 2009

Former ESS Grads Counter Shutdown

By Matt Connolly

The forthcoming closure of the Exercise & Sports Studies Dept. has spurned a wave of outcry from the student body, particularly the 5,000 undergraduates presently seeking a minor in the program. But lost in the current d...

November 5, 2009

Universities Compete for Rock Show

By Jenna Ryan

Say it ain't so -- UCSB currently ranks just third in a college contest that will give the winning school a free Weezer concert and up to $25,000.

November 5, 2009

Cops To Bust DUI Culprits

By Emily Nelson

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. will begin an aggressive enforcement of DUI laws this month.

November 5, 2009

Institute Recognizes UCSB for Education

By Max Kelley

UCSB was recently ranked as #35 on the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities list, adding one more notch to the university's tally of awards.

November 5, 2009

QSU Recognizes Mixed Victory

By Jenna Ryan

Students gathered near UCSB's Storke Plaza last night in reaction to legislation passed in Maine and Washington State regarding same sex marriage.

November 5, 2009

A.S. Takes Stance on Furloughs

By Karen Urrutia

At last night's four-hour meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed resolutions to express their disapproval with the University of California's use of student fees.

November 4, 2009

Drinking Remains Illegal on SB Shore

By Jeremy Zeller

The County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to permanently ban alcohol from the beach below Del Playa Drive.

November 4, 2009

Halloween Crowds Ebb

By Natalie Rehkopf

This Halloween's far from record-breaking crowds left many seasoned residents wondering what kept the masses away.

November 4, 2009

Shutdown Sparks Rally

By Courtney Lund

Protests spanned UCSB yesterday as supporters of the Ventura Center for off-campus studies rallied against the closure of the satellite campus.

November 4, 2009

Group Fights Law Against Homosexuality in Military

By Nadia Ismail

The public reemergence of controversy surrounding the U.S. Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has UCSB's Palm Center buzzing in a debate over whether the ban on openly gay individuals in the armed forces will soon...

November 3, 2009

UCPD Chooses Qualified Chief

By Daily Nexus Staff

After an intensive search, UCSB’s Police Dept. announced the appointment of Dustin Olson as chief of police yesterday. Olson will replace former Chief of Police Bill Bean, who has served UCPD for the past 34 years. Chi...

November 3, 2009

UC Budget Generates Protest

By Kristen Peters

A group of union service workers and supporting students rallied in front of Chancellor Henry T. Yang's office yesterday only to find that the chancellor had already left the building.

November 3, 2009

Officer Killed by Sports Car

By Evan Sherwood

A memorial service will be held in Santa Barbara tomorrow for Jarrod Martinez, a California Highway Patrol officer who was killed last Thursday in Los Olivos.