News

May 12, 2003

Campbell Hall To Host Presidential Hopeful

By Drew Atkins

Break out the American flags and partisan rhetoric because presidential election season starts today for UC Santa Barbara. Democratic presidential candidate and Ohio senator Dennis Kucinich will speak at Campbell Hall to...

May 9, 2003

On a Path to the Edge of the World: The Sands of Jalama

By Daniel Haier

An unspoiled stretch of sand curves into the northern horizon, bending beneath rolling coastal hills turned light brown by the approaching summer.

May 9, 2003

PAC Seeks Barrier-Free I.V.

By Drew Mackie

Two longstanding roadway barricades blocking car access to Camino Pescadero from the end of Pardall Road and from the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive could vanish in an effort to expedite traffic flow through Isla Vista.

May 9, 2003

Street Medical Training To Aid Protesters

By Dave Uejio

One anti-war organization, A.R.I.S.E., is sponsoring a street medical training program at UCSB on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in South Hall to teach protesters how to protect themselves.

May 9, 2003

New Clinic Keeps Up Affordable Care

By Kristina Ackermann

The Eastside Neighborhood Clinic opened Thursday at 4 p.m. at 915 North Milpas Street. Approximately 100 people showed up for hors d'oeuvers, wine, music, free tours and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Marty Blum.

May 9, 2003

Film Festival To Bring Italian Flavor to MCC

By Meghan Palma

A three-day film festival this weekend will give Santa Barbara a little taste of Italian culture. Cinema al Dente, in its second year at UCSB, will begin tonight at the MultiCultural Center at 6 p.m. The screening on Sat...

May 8, 2003

Python Inquiry Yields Suspect

By Jason La

The University of California Police Dept. arrested an Isla Vista resident May 1 in connection with last month's stabbing of a 13-foot, 85-pound Burmese python that led to its death.

May 8, 2003

UC Suspends Program in Beijing Due to SARS

By Alice Giante Reporter

University of California Education Abroad Program has suspended its Summer Quarter programs in Beijing, China, due to concerns over the spread of SARS. It suspended its Spring Quarter sessions in April.

May 8, 2003

Greek Wrestler To Recover Fully

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student who suffered severe neck injuries in a playful wrestling match April 26 has been moved to a Northern California rehabilitation center, where fellow Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members say he is expected to ...

May 8, 2003

Gender Equity in UCSB Faculty Fails to Improve

By Travis Hunter

Three years ago, state Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) requested an audit to determine if the University of California's hiring policies adversely affect employment opportunities for women.

May 8, 2003

Ecologists Use Grant to Create Data Network

By Samantha Morgan

Since the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) was established in 1995, it has hosted researchers from 49 states and 40 nations.

May 8, 2003

Former Forest Fire Station Burns Down

By Nexus Staff Report

The forest service's Cachuma Saddle Station, located at the intersection of Happy Canyon Road and Figueroa Mountain Road in Los Padres National Forest, was destroyed in the fire.

May 8, 2003

Hookin’ it Up

By Staff

May 8, 2003

Do Try This At Home

By Staff

May 7, 2003

UC Regents To Vote on Tuition

By Jason La

A proposal before University of California Board of Regents would increase in-state tuition by $1,200 per undergraduate for the regular school year, starting Fall Quarter.

May 7, 2003

Local Activist, Dept. Founder Dies at 70

By Drew Mackie

The university is mourning the loss of Dr. Carlos Ornelas, one of the founders of its Chicano Studies Dept. and an activist for Santa Barbara's Chicano community.