News

May 21, 2008

Board of Regents Agrees to Retain Tuition Surcharge

By Staff Report

University of California students will continue to pay a $60 surcharge to compensate for the $40 million in losses that the University suffered in a lawsuit levied in response to improperly increased fees.

May 21, 2008

Drug Bust Links Suspects to Murder

By Travis West Staff Writer

After over eight months of an investigation that led detectives deep into the world of illegal narcotics, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. has finally apprehended the men believed to be behind a September 2007 homicide.

May 21, 2008

Local Nonprofit Seeks to Aid Burmese; Junta Intervenes

By Taylor Haggerty

As Cyclone Nargis tore its way through Myanmar earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief International quickly leapt into action.

May 21, 2008

UC Mansion Faces Costly Overhaul

By Staff Report

Blake House, the regal Northern California manor, which incoming University of California president Mark Yudof will soon inhabit, is in need of between $8 and $9 million of repair.

May 21, 2008

Mourning Earthquake Victims

By Staff

May 20, 2008

Controversy Rises Over County’s Number One Suicide Spot

By Travis Miller

On July 15, 2005, two local law enforcement officers watched as 18-year-old Andrew Popp leaned backwards over the edge of the Cold Springs Bridge on Highway 154 and fell the 420 feet to his death.

May 20, 2008

UC Union Workers To Cast Ballots for Strike

By Chris Stein

Following the breakdown of wage negotiations between the University of California and UC union members, 20,000 workers are voting this week to decide whether to call a system-wide strike.

May 20, 2008

SB Sees Swell in Student Abuse of Prescription Pill

By Evan Wagstaff

Unbeknownst to many of its casual users, possession of Adderall - the increasingly popular Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder medication - can lead to hefty charges, if not coupled with a proper prescription.

May 20, 2008

Space Center Launch Set for Fall ’08

By Tom Standifer

A space center may soon land in Santa Barbara County, bringing with it over $2 billion in possible economic benefits for the area.

May 19, 2008

Nas, Saosin Draw Extravaganza Crowd

By Elliott Rosenfeld

Harder Stadium was home to an estimated 8,000 concertgoers yesterday, as attendees rocked out to the sounds of Extravaganza 2008.

May 19, 2008

Editor of County News Takes on Reins of Nexus

By Aria Miran

Holding journalistic standards higher than his own pants, third-year political science major David Ferry was elected as the Daily Nexus's newest editor in chief on Friday.

May 19, 2008

Joint Rollers Try to Smoke Rivals at NORML Contest

By Kristin Ferrell

Scores of marijuana enthusiasts packed into Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park yesterday afternoon to celebrate the fourth annual NORML Joint-Rolling Competition.

May 19, 2008

Fall Quarter To Ring In New Bell Class

By Nadia Ismail

Beginning next fall, a new class will offer a select group of students the chance to learn the bells and whistles of the chiming instrument housed within Storke Tower.

May 19, 2008

Extravaganza 2008 Photos

By Staff

Photos from Extravaganza 2008. For the full story, click here.