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October 5, 2007

SB Locals To Take Part in AIDS 10k Annual Walk, Run

By Kristin Ferrell

Hundreds of Santa Barbara County citizens will take to the streets this Saturday in effort to raise funds for various HIV/AIDS programs and services.

October 5, 2007

Santa Barbara To Showcase Sumo Stars

By Staff

Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu masters will enter the ring in Santa Barbara tonight as part of the Earl Warren Showgrounds' Martial Arts Expo.

October 5, 2007

University, Former Students Honor Professor During 100th Birthday Party

By Benjamin Gottlieb

UCSB's oldest professor celebrated his 100th birthday with two days of festivities earlier this week honoring his achievements in his field.

October 4, 2007

Gauchos Claim Victory Against Irvine

By Chris Hoffman

The rest of the Big West better take note, because the #12 UCSB men's soccer team is more than ready to defend its conference crown.

October 4, 2007

Humane Society Awards Nava for California Condor Conservation

By Dana Olsen

Commemorating his efforts to preserve the last 130 California condors remaining in the wild, the Humane State Legislator of the Year Award was presented to local assemblyman Pedro Nava yesterday in downtown Santa Barbara...

October 4, 2007

SB Band Advances Further in Annual MTV2 Competition

By Nikki Moore

Santa Barbara-based band Them Terribles beat out approximately 5,000 other groups to become one of 12 finalists in an MTV2 competition that could put the band on the charts.

October 4, 2007

Police Release Crash Victims’ Names

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. has now released the name of the UCSB student and his two family members who were struck by a car this past weekend while crossing a downtown intersection. Janone Ashkenazi, a first-year re...

October 4, 2007

Museum Links Whale Deaths to Ships

By Laura Wiesenberg

After weeks of tests, scientists from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History announced that ships are to blame for the recent deaths of three blue whales in Southern California waters.

October 4, 2007

Bill To Increase Federal Financial Aid for College

By Antonio Dominikovic Reporter

Higher education recently received its biggest financial aid boost in over 60 years last week after both Congress and President George W. Bush passed the College Cost Reduction Act.

October 4, 2007

A.S. Debates Over Festival Funding

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Associated Students Legislative Council convened for its first meeting of the 2007-08 academic year yesterday, discussing future plans in addition to questioning at length the legality of funding a new Santa Barbara ...

October 3, 2007

Professor Questions Suicide Data

By Travis Miller

In contradiction to a number of local agencies, one UCSB professor created controversy this week when he challenged the validity of studies concerning suicide barriers on large bridges.

October 3, 2007

Government Fines UC Over Los Alamos Lab

By Aria Miran

The University of California was officially served a $3 million fine on Friday after the U.S. Dept. of Energy ruled the UC had mismanaged the Los Alamos National Laboratory last year.

October 3, 2007

Farr Reveals Plan for Bid at SB District Supervisor

By Dana Olsen

Local politician Doreen Farr announced recently that she will run for the position of Santa Barbara County 3rd District supervisor once Brooks Firestone vacates the office in 2009.

October 3, 2007

USDA Shoots Down Gun Club Permit

By Kristin Ferrell

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recently revoked a local gun club's 20-year special use permit, citing the group's proximity to a sacred Chumash Indian site as grounds for dismissal.

October 3, 2007

Bren School Receives Sizeable Grant

By Allison Bailey

With its emphasis on eco-friendly buildings and a recently acquired $1 million donation, the future is beginning to look a little "greener" for USCB's Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.

October 3, 2007

New Kids on the Block

By Melissa Davis

It's the beginning of a new school year, and there's no better way to celebrate the procuring of syllabi and getting lost on campus than by trying the newest menus in town. Whether you're a freshman or a returning studen...