News
In light of the University of California's recently instituted - and ill-received - system of furlough days and layoffs, many professors are threatening to walk out on the first day of classes next we...
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Unable to alleviate the university's $813 million system-wide budget deficit, University of California President Mark G. Yudof is suggesting a dramatic increase in student fees to help bridge the budg...
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With construction on Pardall Road wrapping up, the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency is turning to new improvement projects for UCSB's beachside community.
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Professor Anthony G. Evans died Sept. 9 at home with his family. He was 66.
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With the aggressive H1N1 influenza virus hitting college campuses nationwide, UCSB has begun preparing for a potential outbreak on campus.
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This Friday, Santa Barbara's West Beach will transform into a reggae-rock stage for a three-day music festival on the water.
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Beneath the bleachers of Harder Stadium lies a dilapidated herbarium that will soon receive improved accommodations for its collection of over 100,000 plant specimens.
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Welcome to the place that has it all - sun, surf, plenty of Nobel Prize winners and a great campus newspaper to boot. With just a few weeks left before you start the four best years of your life (it's...
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One of the biggest perks of living and going to school in Santa Barbara is the nearby selection of beaches for surfing, tanning and hanging out between classes and on the weekends. Here's a somewhat ...
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Need to speak to an academic advisor? Need help writing an essay? Need to see a doctor? The Daily Nexus provides you with the "How to."
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Halloween:
Halloween has been I.V.'s most notorious event for years. Tens of thousands of people descend every year to drink, roam the streets and dress up (or down). And it's not just for one night ...
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So you're officially a collegiate scholar at one of the country's finest institutions, huh? Think again! You're not a true Gaucho until you've lived the dorm life. Now hold onto your morals and values...
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When you're done sizzling on the beach, slipping in and out of hooch-induced demi-comas, participating in hippie festivals at one of I.V.'s illustrious parks and -- most importantly -- avoiding gettin...
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Henry T. Yang - Chancellor
Henry Yang, who became UCSB's chancellor in 1994, oversees the administration of the university. In addition to being UCSB's chief administrator, Yang is an award-winning p...
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You've heard the rumors that the Gauchos get around. On bikes, that is. In an attempt to prevent you from being schooled on the bike path like the newbs that you are, here are a few navigational tips:
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
