News

March 10, 2008

Cavaliers Rope Gauchos in NCAA’s First Round

By Alex Pavlovic

Norfolk, Va.-- Following a two-year absence the UCSB women's basketball team got a rude welcoming back to the Big Dance.

March 10, 2008

UCPD Arrests Former Student for E-mail Threats

By Staff Report

A former UCSB student wanted on charges of e-mailing threats to a university chemistry professor was arrested on Monday at Los Angeles International Airport.

March 10, 2008

Poor Shooting Dooms Gauchos’ Postseason Hopes

By Alex Pavlovic

After losing only three games in the final two months of the regular season, the Gauchos lost back-to-back postseason games, ending their season and the career of the schools' new all-time scoring leader in the process.

March 10, 2008

UCSB Beats Davis to Win Big West Championship

By Alex Pavlovic

Anaheim--After back-to-back heartbreaking Big West Tournament Championship losses to UC Riverside, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team is finally going back to the Big Dance.

March 10, 2008

Family, Friends Remember Sociology Student

By Aria Miran

Overlooking a sea cliff on the Santa Barbara Wilcox property, friends and family gathered earlier this week to hold a memorial service for UCSB student Ramona Shapiro.

March 10, 2008

Judge Sentences Frimpong to Six Years in State Prison

By Travis Miller

Convicted rapist and former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong was sentenced to six years in a state penitentiary today, drawing scores of Frimpong's supporters and local media to the hearing.

March 10, 2008

SB Judge Denies Retrial Request From Frimpong

By Kristen Ferrell

Former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong was denied his motion for retrial on Friday, and will now face sentencing of up to eight years for felony rape today.

March 10, 2008

Rocket En Route for Belated Blast-Off This Week

By Bianca Licata

After a number of delays at Santa Barbara County's Vandenberg Air Force Base, a 19-story Atlas V rocket is slated to take flight in the next few days, carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload with it.

March 10, 2008

Gang Elders Sign Formal Truce Vowing Three Days of Peace

By Lauren Crecelius

Scores of gang members descended on Bohnett Park yesterday, and yet the only fight of the day was over who collected the most Easter eggs.

March 10, 2008

I.V. Tenants Challenge Fees, Evictions

By Taylor Haggerty

Isla Vista management company Wolfe & Associates came under high scrutiny last week after some residents began questioning additional fees that were deducted from their security deposits.

March 10, 2008

t.A.T.u. Reflects on UCSB Concert, Future Plans

By Staff

Thursday night, Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. performed its first ever U.S. solo show in the Hub for 800 students. Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova, the two women of t.A.T.u., sat down with the Daily Nexus for an interview follo...

March 7, 2008

t.A.T.u. Concert Rocks Crowd Inside Hub

By Mackenzie Weinger

UCSB students seeking a little girl-on-girl action found some last night in the Hub, as Russian pop sensation t.A.T.u. brought its danceable hits from Russia with love.

March 7, 2008

Police Fatally Shoot Man After Domestic Dispute

By Staff Report

Local law enforcement agents shot and killed an armed 64-year-old Santa Barbara man at his home yesterday morning, following a brief standoff.

March 7, 2008

Research Sheds Light on Saving Time, Resources

By Elliott Rosenfeld

According to a recent UCSB study, proponents of daylight saving time are not only wasting their time, but losing money, too.

March 7, 2008

Googly Eyes

By Staff

March 6, 2008

UCPD Looks Into Vandalism From Anti-War Protest

By Jessica Mullen

Three weeks after the original incidents occurred, the University of California Police Dept. is still investigating nearly $2,915 in damages that allegedly resulted from February's anti-war protest.