News

August 30, 2008

Clubs Strive to Get Gauchos Involved

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Like the playing pieces vying for that Boardwalk property, Gauchos come in all shapes and sizes. And while no one has ever seen an iron or a thimble biking across campus, UCSB has so many clubs and organizations, even an...

August 5, 2008

Study Urges Reexamination of Parasites

By Nadia Ismail

Parasites have long been cast aside as microscopic pests, but a recent study from UCSB is calling for a reexamination of the role these organisms play in ecosystems.

August 5, 2008

UCSB Student Dies at San Diego River

By Elliott Rosenfeld

UCSB student Jaymie Rose Darrow died on July 19 while visiting the La Jolla Indian Reservation near San Diego. She was 19 years old

August 5, 2008

Authorities Link Activist Group With UCSC Firebombs

By Jessica Mullen

Two faculty members at UC Santa Cruz fell victim to what many officials are calling criminal acts of antiscience violence.

August 5, 2008

Officers Reap $87 Million in Reefer

By Staff

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept., in conjunction with other national agencies, completed their annual "marijuana eradication" early last week, resulting in the seizure of over $87 million worth of mature plants.

August 5, 2008

Master Plan Gets Underway on Pardall

By Kristin Ferrell

Construction began on Monday of the Pardall Road Streetscape project, a public endeavor aimed at giving Isla Vista's commercial center a bit of a face-lift.

August 5, 2008

Police Blotter

By Staff

Loitering in the Streets with Demons Sun., Aug. 2, 2:47 a.m. — Officers working the late shift received a call concerning a man loitering at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Hollister Avenue. According to the empl...

August 5, 2008

Santa Barbara Fiesta ’08 Photos

By Orlando Guimarra Daily Nexus

August 5, 2008

Golden Arches

By Orlando Guimarra Daily Nexus

July 15, 2008

UC Regents Meeting Concludes

By David Ferry

With zero arrests and no real disruptions, this week's University of California Board of Regents meeting at UCSB went smoothly.

July 15, 2008

UCSB Hosts Regents, UC President

By David Ferry

Amid scores of protesters and loads of extra security, the University of California Board of Regents is meeting on campus this week.

July 15, 2008

Officials Predict Containment After 16-Day Battle With Fire

By Nick Kennedy

The Gap Fire, which burned through southern Santa Barbara County and made national headlines in early July, should now be 100 percent contained, fire department officials say.

July 15, 2008

Board Agrees To Build Along Gaviota

By Travis Miller

With decades of debate preceding their decision, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission took two major steps forward in deciding the fate of the Naples property this month, bringing the controversial coastal develo...

July 15, 2008

UC Employees Strike Despite Order

By Jessica Mullen

Defying court orders, 8,500 service workers employed at the University of California are picketing July 14 through 18 against "poverty wages."

July 15, 2008

Sheriff’s Blotter

By Staff

Residents of 6647 Sabado Tarde Rd. called the Isla Vista Foot Patrol to report an unknown intoxicated man loitering about on their roof.

June 25, 2008

UC Workers Protest Low Wages

By David Ferry

As the campus prepares to play host to the UC Board of Regents this week, almost 90 union service workers walked out on the job Monday to protest low wages.