News

April 21, 2009

UC Spends to Save Energy

By Elliott Rosenfeld

UCSB dedicates millions of dollars each year to its quest to "go green." The campus is home to a wide range of environmentally minded organizations and programs all working to ensure that the carbon footprint of the uni...

April 21, 2009

Festival Features Local Agriculture

By S.F.

Green thumbed students, faculty and community members alike gathered this weekend to celebrate nearly 40 years of green gardening at UCSB.

April 21, 2009

A.S. Worms Transform I.V. Waste

By Evan Sherwood

The campus is now knee deep in the green business of worm feces.

April 21, 2009

Hikers Discover Cannabis Crops

By Staff

Two campers exploring Los Padres National Forest on Friday stumbled across a 13,000-plant marijuana field and, after being chased down a mountain by growers, reported the discovery to law enforcement. The subsequent bust...

April 20, 2009

Pardall Road Project Nears Completion

By Lexi Pandell

After months of construction, Pardall Road is awaiting its finishing touches.

April 20, 2009

Officials To Remove Island Cats

By Katie Tullsen

The feral cat population on San Nicolas Island has been slated for extermination by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in an attempt to maintain an ecological balance on the island.

April 20, 2009

Demonstrate Against Hate

By Staff

April 20, 2009

Seminar Teaches Manners

By Diana Martinez

Approximately 120 UCSB students learned to mind their P's and Q's this weekend at a business etiquette and protocol event.

April 20, 2009

SB Museum Hosts Evolution Lectures

By Chase Zacha

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History hosted a two-day lecture series on human evolution this weekend in celebration of "Darwin Year."

April 20, 2009

Correction

By Staff

On Thursday, the Daily Nexus endorsed two candidates who don’t exist. We’d like to take this space to apologize to David Preciado and Kelsey Fisher. In the same issue we also said that Preciado was a rep-at-l...

April 17, 2009

Felines Threaten Island Wildlife

By Katie Tullsen

The feral cat population on San Nicolas Island has been slated for extermination by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in an attempt to maintain an ecological balance on the island.

April 17, 2009

UCSB Attains Collection of Biographical Works

By Staff

The Davidson Library recently acquired the papers of renowned presidential biographer and journalist Lou Cannon.

April 17, 2009

Campaign Hauls in the Money Truck

By Jeff Nettleton

UCSB's long-term fundraising drive - the Campaign for UCSB - has twice surpassed its monetary goal by millions of dollars and is still pulling in the big bucks.

April 16, 2009

Officials Groan as Floatopia Two Draws Near

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With Floatopia 2 on the horizon, campus and county officials are cringing at the prospect of dealing with the fallout from another ballooning beachside celebration.

April 16, 2009

Center Opens Doors to Public

By Sean Shearier Reporter

The National Park Service has opened a new visitor center at Scorpion Bay on Santa Cruz Island in the hope of drawing crowds to the unique natural habitat.

April 16, 2009

Assaults Provoke Rally

By Nadia Ismail

In response to an alleged hate crime committed in Isla Vista last month, students and faculty members will convene in the Arbor today for a "No on Hate" rally.