News

June 25, 2008

Firestone Reflects on District Issues

By Staff

Shortly after the June 3 election, outgoing 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone sat down with the Daily Nexus to discuss his time in office, the ongoing race to replace him and the future of the district he has spen...

June 25, 2008

Bernal Nominated to Inherit Student Regent Post

By Staff

UCSB graduate student Jesse M. Bernal has been nominated to serve as the new student voice of the University of California.

June 25, 2008

Goodbye, Gauchos

By Staff

June 25, 2008

New Freshmen To Diversify Campus

By Jessica Mullen

This Fall Quarter's 4,700 incoming freshmen will be part of the most diverse class UCSB has ever seen.

June 25, 2008

New Laws Prohibit Driving While Dialing in CA

By Staff

Beginning July 1, California drivers will be required by law to go hands-free with their favorite on-the-road accessory - cell phones.

June 5, 2008

Graduation Photos

By Staff

June 5, 2008

UCSB Alert System Warns Students of Possible Gun Threat

By Staff Report

UC Police Dept. officers are looking for a black male thought to be in possession of a handgun near the San Nicolas Residence Hall.

June 5, 2008

Election Extends Supervisor Showdown

By Kristin Ferrell and Taylor Haggerty Staff Writers

With no candidate for 3rd District supervisor able to amass 50 percent of the vote, top finishers Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas will face each other in a runoff election this November.

June 5, 2008

Officials Seek Enlightenment Over Dorm Fire

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Nearly a week after a fire torched six rooms in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, authorities are still deciding how to deal with the damages and consequences of the blaze.

June 5, 2008

Black Bear Roams Near Campus (Seriously)

By Chris Stein

After numerous sightings, authorities have confirmed that nestled deep within a thicket near Harder Stadium lurks a 250-pound black bear.

June 5, 2008

Meeting Sees Few Student Attendees

By S.F.

A public forum held in Isla Vista Theater last night for the UCSB Long Range Development Plan - a campuswide construction plan that directly impacts the future of UCSB - was attended by just one student.

June 5, 2008

Students Discourage Study Drug Use

By Todd Prodanovich

In an effort to combat the growing popularity of Adderall, one student group waged an anti-study drug campaign on campus this week in the hopes of offering alternatives to the substance.

June 5, 2008

Strike!

By Staff

June 2, 2008

Farr, Pappas To Face Off in November in 3rd District Supervisor Race

By Travis Miller

With none of the five candidates able to obtain a majority of votes, the race for 3rd District Supervisor will continue until November, in the form of a run-off election between Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas.

June 2, 2008

Santa Rosa Dorm Rooms Burn

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Flames scorched six rooms of the Santa Rosa Residence Hall on Friday, after several smoldering hookah coals allegedly left on a second-story windowsill kindled the blaze.