News

May 3, 2004

Success One Glass At a Time

By Katie Wallace

By day, Coffield is an administrative assistant for the Military Science Dept. By night, he's a wine connoisseur. As the instructor of the World of Wine class, the most popular Leisure Review class offered through the UC...

May 3, 2004

Boxers Duke It Out at Fight Night

By Matt Dozier

Punches were plentiful as clothing was scarce in the ring as thousands of raucous boxing fans filled the Thunderdome last Friday for Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity's 13th annual Fight Night. The charity boxing tourname...

May 3, 2004

Frat Helps Locate Bone Marrow Donor

By Galina Peters Reporter

Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity's annual bone marrow registration drive may have helped save the life of a 17-year-old terminal leukemia patient. Felipe Infante, a 23-year-old fourth-year global studies and political science m...

May 3, 2004

Boy Saves Apartment From Stovetop Flames

By Kristina Ackermann

A 10-year-old boy climbed into his neighbor's apartment to prevent a potentially serious fire Saturday afternoon. When firefighters arrived at an apartment on the 6800 block of Phelps Avenue, they learned the fire had al...

May 3, 2004

Warm Weather Kindles Early SB Fire Season

By Nexus Staff Report

Hot weather and low winter rainfall totals have prompted local authorities to declare the onset of this year's fire season earlier than usual.

April 30, 2004

Campus Network Survives Attack of PhatBot Worm

By Jason La

A worm hit the UCSB computer network late Wednesday night, causing some departments, organizations and residence halls to lose their Internet connections.

April 30, 2004

Students Demand I.V. Plan Revisions

By Lulwa Bordcosh

In preparation for a Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing, community representatives and members of Associated Students met Thursday to come up with ideas on how to alter or delay the proposed Isla Vista par...

April 30, 2004

Yard Sale To Benefit Man’s Best Friend

By Ashley Ratcliff

Dog lovers in the Santa Barbara area will get a chance to help homeless puppies get ready for adoption at a Goleta animal shelter's charity event this weekend.

April 30, 2004

Animator to Return for Career Panel

By Travis Hunter

One of the best artists in Nexus history will sit alongside Hollywood heavyweights in a panel discussion today. Kazu Kibuishim, Nexus art director from 1997 to 2000, will participate in the Film Studies Dept.'s Career Pa...

April 30, 2004

I.V. Youths Take All at Casino Night

By Lindsey Miller

The night was in full swing by 10:30 p.m. and the tables were loaded with gamblers. Dancing, flashing lights, music from DJ Eric Freedman and, of course, gambling combined to turn the Hub into a makeshift Vegas for Gamma...

April 29, 2004

Author Urges Pot-Lovin’ Crowd to Think

By Daniel Haier

Even Eric Schlosser was surprised when the vast majority of Wednesday night's packed Campbell Hall audience raised their hands to admit having smoked marijuana. "I have to tell you, that's slightly higher than the nation...

April 29, 2004

Doves To Protest Efforts to Enlist SBCC Students

By Matt Dozier

Military recruiters looking to enlist students at Santa Barbara City College today will have to share the campus with several groups that intend to make potential recruits think twice about enlisting. A coalition of near...

April 29, 2004

Leggies Focus on Revised Budget

By Kaitlin Pike

A.S. Legislative Council had a short but productive meeting Wednesday night - the council's first meeting since the student elections last week. The council's agenda featured two business items, including President Migue...

April 29, 2004

Nationwide Pell Grant Review Puts UC on Top

By system

A study comparing the number of low-income students at top universities found the UC system beyond comparison. UC schools ranked one through six in the study released Wednesday by Tom Mortenson of Postsecondary Education...

April 29, 2004

All Hot and Bothered

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April 29, 2004

UC Briefs: April 29, 2004

By Jason La

In an effort to cut down on possible targets for a nuclear terrorist attack, the U.S. Dept. of Energy may remove Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's plutonium and uranium reserves.