News

October 21, 2003

New Pond Grows On UCSB

By Caitlin Adams

Some UCSB students were surprised this year by the appearance of Storke Plaza's new Pond Restoration Project. The pond, whose previous incarnations include a seagull birdbath and the world's largest ashtray, is now inhab...

October 21, 2003

Program Helps Give Students Sober Options

By Meghan Palma

Thanks to the students of UCSB, the Office of Student Life can now offer funds to student organizations sponsoring alternative activities to the party scene in Isla Vista. Undergraduate student fees this year include a $...

October 21, 2003

Regents Name New National Lab VP

By Daily Nexus Staff

The UC Board of Regents on Monday placed three national laboratories in the hands of retired Navy Adm. S. Robert Foley. As the new UC vice president for laboratory management, Foley will oversee Lawrence Berkeley and La...

October 21, 2003

I.V. Gets Chance to Ask Cops About Halloween

By Daniel Haier

UCSB students and Isla Vista residents with public safety concerns regarding Halloween 2003 have an opportunity to question authority - and enjoy free food - at a town hall-style meeting this Thursday, Oct. 23.

October 21, 2003

Goleta Finds Flaws in Ordinances

By Nihal Dhillon Reporter

The Goleta City Council met Monday night to discuss and revise existing public nuisance ordinances in an effort to assist the city's code enforcement program.

October 20, 2003

DP Weekend Clash Ends in Injury, Arrest

By Brendan Buhler, Daniel Haier

A brawl in a Del Playa Drive apartment Saturday night left the alleged instigator with a head wound from a miniature baseball bat, in addition to an arrest on charges of unlawful entry and felony battery.

October 20, 2003

Lemon Lovers Enjoy Food, Leisure at Fest

By Sarah Bower

"When life gives you lemons, make lemon beer" could be the new motto of UCSB students who discovered lemon beer at the 12th annual California Lemon Festival held in Goleta.

October 20, 2003

Zoo Gives Elephants More Room to Roam

By Bonnie Holladay

The Santa Barbara Zoo began renovating its Asian elephant exhibit, the Elephant Barn, last week. The additions will cost an estimated $2.6-2.7 million and will triple the size of the 5,000-square-foot enclosure and add a...

October 20, 2003

Chemistry Professor Wins Award, Funds

By Jessica Gonzalez

Assistant chemistry Professor Jeffrey Bode recently received a$40,000 grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Awards Program for his research in the synthesis of organic molecules.

October 20, 2003

Police Reports: October 19, 2003

By Brendan Buhler, Daniel Haier

Deputies saw a woman staggering along Del Playa Drive following a group of people. The woman, perhaps deciding that walking was for suckers, sat herself on the bumper of a slow-moving van.

October 20, 2003

The Mammas and the Pappas

By Staff

October 20, 2003

Towering Above the Rest

By Staff

October 17, 2003

Hwy 101 Plan Finally Gets on the Road

By Kristina Ackermann

Give your brakes a rest, because the drive from Santa Barbara to Ventura may be quicker and more spacious - eventually. The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) approved the Highway 101 Implementation ...

October 17, 2003

Talk Traces Chinese-Americans’ Past

By Drew Atkins

A lecture at Campbell Hall last night detailed Chinese-American struggles both past and present. One hundred and fifty people heard Iris Chang, journalist and best-selling author on global Chinese history, speak on the h...

October 17, 2003

UCSB To Go Clubbing at Annual Activities Fair

By Scott Yensen

What do a group of unicyclists, Democrats and wrestlers have in common? They can all be found today at the 19th annual UCSB Activities Faire, which is being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Storke Plaza.

October 17, 2003

Stabbings Injure Prison Guards

By Daniel Haier

Two guards were stabbed Wednesday afternoon at the Lompoc maximum-security penitentiary near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The guards' conditions and identities, as well as the circumstances under which they were injured, w...