News

January 14, 2004

Police Make Arrest Thanks to Suspect’s Sticky Fingers

By Kristina Ackermann

On Tuesday morning at 7, Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies arrested a man for allegedly burglarizing an I.V. apartment over Winter Break.

January 14, 2004

UCSB Democrats Endorse Third District Hopeful

By Jenny Mayock

Third district supervisor candidate John Buttny came to UCSB Tuesday to join the Campus Democrats for some pizza and politics. Buttny was invited to the club's first meeting of the quarter, where a crowd of about 40 stud...

January 14, 2004

Talk Connects Hollywood, CA Politics

By Jessica Gonzalez

A renowned author and journalist came to Santa Barbara for a discussion focusing on two men who made the move from Tinsel Town to California's governor's mansion.

January 14, 2004

Burglars Break Into Local Cars Over Weekend

By Jason La

Six cars were broken into and burglarized last weekend at two university-owned off-campus housing complexes. The unknown burglar or burglars stole stereos, compact discs and other personal items from the vehicles, which ...

January 14, 2004

Custodian’s Remarks Endanger Coworkers

By Meghan Palma

Three university employees are watching their backs after being informed of a threat made against their lives by a fellow employee last November.

January 14, 2004

Local Nonprofit Hires New Director

By Kristina Ackermann

Thanks to a hefty grant, the Environmental Defense Center has a new top dog. Cameron Benson began as the EDC’s new executive director Monday, Jan. 5. The EDC was able to appoint a new director because of a $50,000 ...

January 14, 2004

January 14, 2003

By Kristina Ackermann

Take A Bite Out Of Law Enforcement; Would You Like Some Sausage With That?; Going Nowhere Fast

January 13, 2004

From I.V. to Iraq and Back

By Daniel Haier

On Dec. 14, 2003, Plastino was released from active duty as an army reservist. Two weeks ago, he returned to duty at the IVFP office on Pardall Road after eight months in Iraq. He was married six days before his deployme...

January 13, 2004

Alleged Gun at I.V. Elementary Spurs Lockdown

By Kristina Ackermann

At approximately 1:00 Monday afternoon, Isla Vista Elementary School went into lockdown due to reports of a man carrying a gun on campus. Deputies found the suspect - a minor who was identified by his dark gloves - withi...

January 13, 2004

A.S. Denies OSL Funding Request

By Jenny Mayock

The Associated Students Finance Board reopened its checkbook at its first meeting of Winter Quarter Monday night in the UCen - but then decided to close it back up.

January 13, 2004

MTD Struggles to Sell Students on New Line

By Daniel Haier

While the recently opened bus line 27 is not yet as popular with riders as the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District would like, fortifications to the transit gate may help prevent damage by vandals who have repeat...

January 13, 2004

UC Expands Lawsuit Against Enron

By Nexus Staff Report

The University of California will file complaints today at a U.S. District Court in Houston to add three defendants to its federal class action suit to recover funds lost as a result of the Enron scandal.

January 13, 2004

Firestone Chats It Up With I.V. Residents

By Caitlin Adams

Monday night, 3rd District supervisor candidate and longtime Santa Barbara county resident Brooks Firestone sallied forth into the wilds of Isla Vista to visit his prospective constituents in their native habitat.

January 12, 2004

Police Arrest 3 for Attack on I.V. House

By Daniel Haier

Three men were arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly striking several people with bricks and glass bottles and smashing windows at a residence on the 6600 block of Sabado Tarde.

January 12, 2004

Arnold Budget Increases Tuition Fees, Decreases Aid

By Nexus Staff Report

The budget proposal for the upcoming year released Friday would increase mandatory in-state undergraduate student tuition by 10 percent, from $4,984 per year to $5,482 per year.

January 12, 2004

Pond Fish Stay Alive, Healthy in Storke Plaza

By Lindsey Miller

The tiny fish that call Storke Plaza Pond home are not in danger of dying out despite being a meal of choice for the many birds that visit the area. The pond, created in June 2003 by Santa Barbara Ponds Unlimited to repl...