News

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...

October 2, 2007

University Agrees to UAW Demands for Higher Wages

By Mackenzie Weinger

Following last-minute contract negotiations yesterday morning, the University of California averted a potential teaching assistants' strike when it agreed to increase the campus employees' wages.

October 2, 2007

Faculty Legislature Approves Minimum-Units-per-Quarter Policy

By Marie V. Recalde

As part of a new policy that ensures UCSB students are averaging 15 units per quarter, university administrators will begin informing the campus this fall of its upcoming academic progress checks.

October 2, 2007

Car Injures UCSB Student, Relatives

By Evan Wagstaff

A UCSB freshman and two family members were transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Sunday after the they were struck by a car traveling 30 miles per hour through a downtown intersection.

October 2, 2007

Juvenile DUI Results in Accident, Arrest

By Staff

A 17-year-old unlicensed driver was arrested for driving under the influence early Sunday morning after he crashed into a parked car and then hit a power pole in Santa Barbara.

October 2, 2007

A.S. Finances Performance Events

By Allison Bailey

In the first meeting of the 2007-08 school year, the Associated Students Finance Board distributed $14,000 to two clubs and divided its total $777,357.13 in unallocated funds for the year.