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November 1, 2006

Faculty To Vote on Name Change of Dual Program

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Department of Dramatic Art and the Division of Dance may close the curtains on its name in January after undergoing curriculum changes.

November 1, 2006

Student Finds Success in The Closet

By Leah Lee Reporter

Shoppers have been coming in and out of The Closet for three years now - ever since UCSB student Johanna Melamed opened the clothing resale boutique in downtown Santa Barbara.

November 1, 2006

Suffering Sappho!

By Staff

November 1, 2006

Strike Up the Band

By Staff

October 31, 2006

Thirteen Props To Face Voter Approval on Ballot

By Devon Flannery

Thirteen California propositions are on this year's ballot. Props 1A through 1E were placed on the ballot by the state legislature; Props 83 through 90 are initiatives that were approved via petitioning efforts. The foll...

October 31, 2006

UCSB Alum Wins Writing Award

By Lisette Arellano

Former Daily Nexus columnist and 2006 UCSB graduate Nick Pasto gained an edge in Hollywood yesterday, winning honorable mention at The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards for his screenplay, The White Zebra. Of the 119 UC stud...

October 31, 2006

New Funds Drive A.S. to Reassess Fall Finances

By Megan Snedden

As a result of the Students' Initiative's passage last week, the Associated Students Finance Board voted yesterday to take the $12,060.45 they had originally allocated to the Winter and Spring Quarter budgets and use it ...

October 31, 2006

Capps, Tognazzini Heat Up Congressional Race

By David Ferry

The race for California's 23rd Congressional District is not as heated as in years past, but two candidates are still vying for the ribbon-shaped district's votes. Republican Victor Tognazzini, a farmer from Santa Maria,...

October 31, 2006

Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her… Staff

By Staff

October 30, 2006

Truck Mishap Leads to Car Crash; Claims Life of UCSB Student

By Lauren Crecelius

UCSB suffered the loss of student Alisa Naret this past week; the fourth-year biopsychology major was killed in a car accident early Thursday morning in La Conchita. Naret was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 101 on he...

October 30, 2006

IVFP Arrests Hundreds Over Weekend

By Nikki Moore

Halloween doesn't officially begin until 12 a.m. Tuesday, but this fact did not scare away the roughly 15,000 revelers who flocked to Del Playa Drive Friday and Saturday for tricks and treats. On Friday night, 141 people...

October 30, 2006

Chancellor Tours I.V., Observes Masses, Medics

By Kaitlin Pike

"Oh my God, is that Chancellor Yang who just walked by you? Oh my God, it is."

October 30, 2006

UCSB To Offer New Master’s Degree

By Ashley Smith

The Global and International Studies master's program opens this quarter at UCSB, making a debut both as a department on campus and as a degree in the United States.

October 27, 2006

Initiative Passes by Narrow Vote; Fees to Increase

By Lindsey Miller

The $100 per student per quarter fee increase known as Students' Initiative passed yesterday by a narrow margin of 30 votes - but opposition to the initiative is still brewing. The final vote count came to 2,148 in favor...

October 27, 2006

On The Menu

By Dianne Jobson Staff Writer Kate Rushton Staff Writer

Even though the weekend will be filled with candy corn, chocolate eyeballs and bite-size candy bars, there's nothing better than a fresh-baked cookie or a slice of pie. Santa Barbara is no stranger to sugar, and these pl...