News

January 26, 2007

Roberts To Be Publications Director

By Megan Snedden

After 30 years of working at such newspapers as the San Francisco Chronicle and, most recently, the Santa Barbara News-Press, Jerry Roberts has accepted yet another job in journalism - working with the Daily Nexus.

January 26, 2007

NORML To Host Battle of the Blunts;

By Casey Ibbetson

S.O.S Liquor will be short on Colt 45s and Zig-Zag blunt wraps this weekend, as Afroman will be in town to help NORML kick off its joint rolling contest.

January 26, 2007

Board Seeks Qualified Applicants

By Rachel Pollard Reporter

The University of California is accepting applications until Feb. 22 for the student regent position - granted to just one UC student from all ten campuses per year.

January 26, 2007

UCSB Professor’s Research Leads Way For New Stuttering Treatments

By Brianna Neal

Speech and hearing professor Roger Ingham and his team of researchers are well on their way to developing the first effective treatment for stuttering.

January 25, 2007

A.S. Ends Efforts to Disrupt Nexus Fees After Legal Setback

By Mackenzie Weinger

Despite a promise made earlier in the week, the Associated Students Legislative Council opted last night not to override A.S. President Jared Goldschen's veto of a resolution to freeze Daily Nexus funds.

January 25, 2007

Service Stations Sweat Gas Prices

By Daniel Cooper

Rising gas prices seem to pump the money out of customers' pockets, but in Santa Barbara, gasoline station owners are having the same complaint.

January 25, 2007

SB Transit Budget To Run on Fumes

By Evan Wagstaff

Local government officials are looking for new solutions to fund road and transportation improvements after Santa Barbara County residents opted not to renew Measure D last fall.

January 25, 2007

Organic Food Use Grows on Campus

By Marie V. Recalde

UCen dining facility Patern˜ kicked off Winter Quarter by incorporating organic food into its menu, expanding the on-campus availability of pesticide-free fare.

January 25, 2007

Editor Hired As Storke Publications Director

By Staff Report

Former executive editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press Jerry Roberts has been selected to fill the role of publications director for the Daily Nexus and La Cumbre Yearbook. After a six-month process that involved a camp...

January 24, 2007

Threats Temporarily Cause Lockdown in Engineering Building

By Jessica Mullen

A former campus faculty member has posted threats alluding to the potential harm of UCSB personnel online, causing a temporary lockdown in the Engineering Science Building East for the next few weeks.

January 24, 2007

Cold Spell Hurts Agriculture Industry

By Ashley Nikole Smith

The California fruits and vegetables crop turned out to be a real lemon this year, as over $1 billion worth of produce has been lost in the unseasonably cold weather that began in early January.

January 24, 2007

Central Stores Recycles UCSB E-Waste

By Chris Stein

It is Tuesday at 12:55 p.m., and a half dozen men hover anxiously outside the gray industrial door leading into UCSB's Central Stores building. They make small talk about car engines before charging into the well-organiz...

January 24, 2007

Conquest Denies Ownership of Coronado

By Dana Olsen

Conquest Student Housing released its first public statement concerning the Cedarwood Apartments controversy on Monday, five months after tenants were evicted from the complex.

January 23, 2007

Local Vacancies Grow Scarce as Term Continues

By Natalie Rehkopf

Many UCSB and SBCC students are excited about the prospect of living in Isla Vista next year - that is, if they can find a place and pay for it.

January 23, 2007

CAB Helps I.V. Homeless With Laundry, Cold

By Jessica Mullen

In response to temperatures in Isla Vista dropping to the lowest in 10 years, a campus group has launched a program to help keep the area's homeless population warm and clean.

January 23, 2007

A.S. Votes to Fund Member Salaries

By Mackenzie Weinger

Associated Students Finance Board brought back honoraria yesterday to members of student government for the first time in several years and distributed $137,111.35 to various entities.