News

May 25, 2007

Project To Fund SB Wildlife Preservation

By Travis Miller

Threatened species of plants and birds near the Coal Oil Point Reserve may soon recover from their damaged habitats with the help of a few recent monetary grants to local restoration efforts.

May 25, 2007

Measure D To Resurface in November

By Laura Wiesenberg

After failing to receive enough votes in last year's election, a newly revised countywide sales tax for Highway 101 improvements and transportation services will return to the ballot this fall.

May 24, 2007

University Will Not Act on Off-Campus Substance Behavior

By Jessica Mullen

The UCSB Rules and Regulation Committee convened again yesterday in a closed meeting that resulted in tie with seven votes each, thwarting proposed off-campus alcohol and drug amendments from falling into university juri...

May 24, 2007

UCPD Apprehends Student for Alleged Indecent Exposure

By Jessica Mullen

UCSB student Carlyn Lovell McDonald Jr. was arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals to a female faculty member last Thursday in the Student Resource Building.

May 24, 2007

CHP Arrests Local for Drug-Related Accident

By Travis Miller

After colliding with two UCSB students and another passenger near Isla Vista, a 20-year-old Goleta native was charged with felony DUI on Tuesday night, after police alleged that the driver had driven while under the infl...

May 24, 2007

Press Council Picks Nick Dürnhöfer as New Editor in Chief

By Aria Miran

Following the first contested election in five years, Nick Dürnhöfer has been selected as Daily Nexus editor in chief for the 2007-2008 school year.

May 24, 2007

SB Accepts Grants to Assist Endangered Fish Population

By Laura Wiesenberg

Although the once prolific steelhead trout currently faces extinction, the city of Santa Barbara may soon help turn the tide with an allocation of several state and private grants.

May 24, 2007

SB Officials Approve I.V. Master Plan

By Matthew Weisner

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission authorized the Isla Vista Master Plan yesterday morning, leaving it only months away from the desk of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

May 24, 2007

Leg Council Ends Term, Welcomes New Members

By Mackenzie Weinger

The 2006-07 Associated Students Legislative Council ended its tenure yesterday with heartfelt goodbyes and the passage of five bills, as well as advice for incoming representatives.

May 23, 2007

Elected Internal VP Leaves Office After Accepting Transfer

By Mackenzie Weinger

With just two days left before the official turnover, Associated Students Internal Vice President-Elect Ian Taylor withdrew from his post on Monday, opting instead to transfer to UC Berkeley next year, leaving Students' ...

May 23, 2007

Ex-Teacher Returns to SB With Band

By Jessica Mullen

Former UCSB lecturer Doug Folsom had daydreamed of partying like a rock star since he was a kid - but unlike most faculty members, he eventually decided to trade grades for groupies.

May 23, 2007

Santa Barbara Bowl Raises Its Own Roof

By Geoff Skelton

With a roof capable of holding at least 250 tons of equipment, the Santa Barbara Bowl will no longer have to turn away the bigger stars for fear of heavy gear falling from the sky.

May 23, 2007

UC Agrees to Custodial Wage Increase

By Staff

After months of negotiation and even a boycott from actor Danny Glover, the University of California finally reached an agreement yesterday that will raise UCSB custodial workers' salaries by $1.25 per hour effective imm...

May 22, 2007

Campus Meetings To Center on Proposed Skating Regulations

By Linzay Logan

UCSB skateboarders wishing to defend their prime mode of transportation on campus will have the opportunity to speak this week during two public town hall meetings in the UCen.

May 22, 2007

Session Focuses on Inmate Concers

By J. Ryan Soeller Reporter

Citing past difficulties with jail space and medical care, several county officials and community members alike met in the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Public Library last night to discuss treatment for county i...

May 22, 2007

UC Regents Select New Student Representative

By Staff

The Regents of the University of California have officially chosen their newest member - a senior from UC Los Angeles - to represent scholars throughout the UC system as the 2008-09 student regent.