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April 3, 2008

Hotels Fill Up As Graduation Nears

By Chris Carnabatu

With graduation around the corner, students are scrambling to secure lodgings and dining accommodations for friends and family members making the trek to Santa Barbara for the commencement ceremonies.

April 2, 2008

Source of County Campaign Funds Elicits Questions

By Kristin Ferrell

Third district county supervisor candidate David Smyser recently received some criticism after it was announced that his campaign accepted large donations from companies linked to a New York land developer.

April 2, 2008

Sheriff’s Dept. Weeds Out Goleta Grower

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives discovered nearly $1 million worth of marijuana last Friday in what was called "the most sophisticated indoor grow ever seen in the county," according to a sheriff's department p...

April 2, 2008

California Scrutinizes Juicy Campus Web Site for Potential Legal Violations

By Jessica Mullen

Online gossip forum JuicyCampus.com came under attack this past week after state officials charged that the Web site's "always anonymous and always juicy" posts violate consumer protection laws.

April 2, 2008

Attorney Files Measure A Complaint

By Evan Wagstaff

A local lawyer has filed suit against the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, accusing the body of electioneering - or inappropriately using public funds - to promote a November ballot measure.

April 1, 2008

Octopus Reaps Praise for Student Death

By Duran Iran Staff Writer

A Marine Science Institute octopus with a history of daring escapes pulled off its most impressive caper yet yesterday, trapping, murdering and consuming UCSB first-year Evan Miller.

April 1, 2008

UCSB Invests in Massive, Planet-Killing Laser

By Wicket Wystri Warrick Staff Writer

Nearly two months after an antiwar protest resulted in the relocation of a conference on campus, UCSB's Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies proposed a new addition to the university's Long Range Development Plan ...

April 1, 2008

Oil Exec Refuses to Accept Blame in Juice Incident

By Travis Bartlow Staff Writer

Adding to an ever-lengthening list of spills and alleged infractions, Greka Oil & Gas company president Andre Derramar spilled 15 ounces of grape juice onto his shirt yesterday - an act he claimed was the result of sabot...

April 1, 2008

Dorm Profanity Colors I.V. Elementary

By Goliath Cruz Staff Writer

In a side effect unforeseen by UCSB administrators, the renaming of freshman dormitory Santa Catalina on El Colegio Road has bolstered the vocabularies of schoolchildren across the street at Isla Vista Elementary, adding...

April 1, 2008

Juicy Scandal Reaches Engineers

By Travis Bartlow Staff Writer

Johnny Nguyen, president of the Coalition of Engineering Students, does not want you to read this.

April 1, 2008

I.V. Vomits MTV Reality on Viewers Everywhere

By Holly Trampoline

Hoping to capitalize off of the success of shows like "Laguna Beach" and "Newport Harbor," MTV has announced its newest program in its line of beach-town-themed reality series: "Isla Vista Beach."

April 1, 2008

Owners’ Loving, Tender Touch Arouses iPhones

By Guy Sandals Staff Writer

In an astonishing breakthrough, iPhones everywhere are becoming aware of their own existence and are asking to be touched.

April 1, 2008

A.S. Borrows Funds From Future Self

By Mack Weiner Staff Writer

Keeping the future in mind, the Associated Students Finance Board decided to fully fund all 37 campus groups present at its meeting last night by withdrawing funds from a budget it predicted it would have in Winter Quart...

April 1, 2008

LOLCATz… RawRRR

By Staff

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April 1, 2008

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

By Staff

This photo appeared as part of the Nexus’ April Fools’ edition.

March 31, 2008

Court Increases Bail in Response to E-mail Threat

By Staff

After reading the allegedly threatening e-mail sent to a campus professor last month, one local judge has increased the bail of a former UCSB student by $230,000.