News

March 5, 2008

Alleged Fugitive To Face Extradition, Sentencing

By Kristin Ferrell

New details regarding last week's arrest of a long-time UCSB faculty member continue to shed light on a story that has surprised and baffled many in the university community.

March 5, 2008

Supervisor Candidates Address Isla Vista Issues

By Bianca Licata

Debating topics ranging from tenants' rights to coastal development, the five candidates vying for the position of 3rd District supervisor met in front of a largely student audience in Isla Vista last night.

March 5, 2008

A.S. Acquires New Space for Offices

By S.F.

Associated Students will expand its offices this Spring Quarter into what will become "The Annex" - also known as Building 434.

March 5, 2008

Budget Cuts May Hurt UC Admissions

By Mackenzie Weinger

Although the University of California has committed itself to offering all eligible undergraduates admission for 2008-09, future applicants may get a different response.

March 5, 2008

Fraternities Register Marrow Donors

By Jeanette Barnard

At yesterday's marrow registration drive, about 80 students signed up in the hopes of giving patients with diseases like leukemia and lymphoma hope of finding life-saving donors.

March 5, 2008

Gaza Strip Die-In

By Staff

March 4, 2008

SB Sheriff Arrests Alleged Fugitive Working at UCSB

By Evan Wagstaff

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. detectives arrested a UCSB biological sciences technician last Friday on suspicions that he was actually a prisoner who escaped 36 years ago from a Michigan correctional facility.

March 4, 2008

Frimpong Defense Tests Bite Evidence

By Travis Miller

In the third day of Eric Frimpong's evidentiary hearing, dental experts from both sides of the courtroom continued to debate the importance of a bite mark found on the rape victim's cheek.

March 4, 2008

Supervisor Candidates To Debate

By Bianca Licata

In an effort to prepare students and voters for this June's 3rd District Supervisor election, UCSB Campus Democrats will host a debate tonight between the score of candidates aiming to become Isla Vista's only elected re...

March 4, 2008

Report Finds Casino Boosts Economy

By Tom Standifer

A recent economic study has found that Chumash Casino Resort has contributed millions of dollars to the county economy and created hundreds of new jobs, but some claim that the cost of gambling-based income is too high.

March 4, 2008

Cox To Raise Cable Package Rates

By Taylor Haggerty

Local residents may notice an increase in their cable bill next month as Cox Communications institutes price adjustments on many of their cable packages.

March 4, 2008

Davidson L-eye-brary

By Staff

March 3, 2008

Authorities Link Former Gaucho to E-mail Threat

By Staff

The University of California Police Dept. has declared former UCSB student Arash Shamsian as a person of interest in its investigation of threats e-mailed to a UCSB chemistry lecturer last Thursday.

March 3, 2008

Globetrotting Journalist To Visit UCSB

By Staff

Armed with little but his camera, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has trekked to Nepal, Darfur, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to tell the stories of countries ridden with internal strife and violen...

March 3, 2008

Fraud Charges Cause SB Employee to Resign

By Staff

A former social services employee and an aid recipient were arrested last Thursday for allegedly defrauding Santa Barbara County of over $60,000.

March 3, 2008

Nexus Wins Big at College Newspaper Awards

By Staff

The Daily Nexus took home seven awards this weekend, including three first-place titles at the annual California College Media Association competition.