News

June 3, 2004

Men Dash Off After Pellet Gun Assault, Laughing All the Way

By Jason La

The University of California Police Dept. is investing an assault case in which two unknown men driving a sport utility vehicle shot at two women jogging on campus with a pellet gun.

June 3, 2004

Who’s Your Papa Bear?

By system

May 28, 2004

NASA Bigwig Visits Future Engineers

By Ben Krasnow

UCSB engineering students may better understand the importance of concise technical communication after hearing a talk given by Charles Whetsel, chief engineer of the NASA Mars Exploration Program.

May 28, 2004

Property Managers Say Prices Remain Stable

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Those still looking for housing next year will find slim pickings among the small number of Isla Vista units still available. However, local property managers say rental rates have been relatively stable over the past fe...

May 28, 2004

Internet Takes Blame for Increase in Cheating

By Lauren Young Reporter

The number of students found guilty of academic misconduct is on the rise despite UCSB's efforts to end plagiarism. In 2002-03 the university handled 27 cases of academic misconduct, including 14 cases of Internet plagia...

May 28, 2004

Repairs Have Bells Ringing A Proper Tune

By Kristen Richer

The bells in Storke Tower were repaired Wednesday afternoon after a week-long malfunction that caused them to strike out-of-tune. The 61-bell carillon, located at the top of Storke Tower, malfunctioned last week when a s...

May 28, 2004

Designers Reveal Plans for Future University Housing

By Lindsey Miller

The plan to increase housing for students, faculty and staff was the subject of a presentation Thursday afternoon in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall Formal Lounge.

May 27, 2004

Power Demand, May Overload UCSB

By Kristen Richer

The impending opening of the Engineering Sciences Building and the California Nanosystems Institute has UCSB staff and environmentalists concerned about the increase in power consumption the two buildings are expected to...

May 27, 2004

Planners Hope to Make Campus Closer to Home

By Jessica Gonzalez

Community members gathered at Francisco Torres Residence Hall on Wednesday night to discuss housing, a new cellular tower and the future aesthetics of Isla Vista.

May 27, 2004

Donor’s Gift honors Professor’s Legacy

By Nexus Staff Report

The UCSB Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life is receiving more than half a million dollars from a Santa Barbara resident.

May 27, 2004

Leggies To Meet, Same Time, Same Greeks

By Kaitlin Pike

In its final meeting of the school year, Associated Students Legislative Council debated two bills Wednesday night relating to changing the council's meeting time and increasing greek representation in student government...

May 27, 2004

False Alarm Sparks Impromptu Library Fire Drill

By Nexus Staff Report

Electricians working in Davidson Library accidentally set off fire alarms in the building and caused the evacuation of students and staff inside Wednesday afternoon.

May 27, 2004

UC Briefs: May 27, 2004

By Matt Dozier

UC Davis first-year student Justin Burton was arrested Sunday morning on three counts for allegedly stabbing a fellow UCD student. Burton is charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon and making terror...

May 27, 2004

So Then I Said…

By system

May 26, 2004

Engineers Take Grant to Heart

By Matt Dozier

LaunchPoint Technologies, a Goleta-based engineering firm, recently received a $4.4 million grant to create the world's first internal heart-assist pump for infants. LaunchPoint will share the five-year grant with a cons...