News

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...

January 12, 2004

Republican Bashes Bush “Dynasty”

By Travis Hunter

A man who once served in a Republican White House said he is "embarrassed" by that building's current resident in a visit to UCSB Sunday.

January 9, 2004

USFS Fiscal Study Leads to Staff Cuts

By Matt Dozier

The United States Forest Service is thinning its employee ranks, firing 80 vehicle mechanics statewide. However, employees on the chopping block don't plan to go down without a fight.

January 9, 2004

Shallow Observation

By system

January 9, 2004

Beach Meeting Reviews Erosion, Usage

By Caitlin Adams

If Goleta Beach has been looking a little smaller lately, Santa Barbara County has been working hard to fatten it up. On Thursday night, a committee of citizens and local government officials met in the administrative bu...

January 9, 2004

City Progresses on Water Tank Project

By Amy Wright

Massive earth moving and development at Santa Barbara's Sheffield Reservoir has proceeded into the new year as the city continues construction on two underground holding tanks, capable of holding 6.5 million gallons of w...

January 9, 2004

UCSB Museum Hosts Buddhist Contemporary Art

By Meghan Palma

Buddhist art can be more than a Steven Seagal film, as shown in an exhibition currently showcased at the UCSB Art Museum. The "Insights: Buddhist Perspectives in Contemporary Art" exhibition, which opened in November, fe...