Police Blotter

Last week, Santa Barbra police officials made three different arrests for large-scale drug charges, with one arrest involving a Santa Barbara City College student found to be in possession of one poun...
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Students Call For Attention, Promote Justice In Palestine

Yesterday, Students for Justice in Palestine erected a wall outside Girvetz Hall in order to draw attention to the condition of the Palestinian people, along with presenting a petition asking the scho...
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UCSB Professor Examines Importance of Ethics in Secular, Spiritual Societies

Religious studies professor Ann Taves’s new book What Matters?: Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age investigates the use of spiritual labels to define ethical values in today’s society....
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Track and Field: Santa Barbara Aims for Big West Championships

The men's and women's track teams will head south this weekend to vie for a spot atop the Big West at the Big West Championships at Northridge, Calif.
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Men’s Basketball

Carrying a four-game losing streak and the worst offense in the conference, the UCSB men's basketball team looks to get the monkey off its back when it hosts UC Davis in the final game of its three-ga...
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Flaw Postpones Housing Process

Students looking for university-owned housing will have to wait a few days more, as a technical difficulty caused the Housing & Residential Services' (HRS) website to crash yesterday morning.
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UCSB Hosts Two Weekend Matches

The UCSB men's volleyball (2-5 overall, 1-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) team hosts a pair of MPSF opponents this weekend, starting Friday night against Pacific (2-5 overall, 1-3 MPSF).
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Volleyball Secures at Least First Place

The UCSB women's volleyball team (17-8 overall, 12-2 in the Big West) hit the road over the weekend, defeating both Northridge and Pacific, clinching at least a share of their fourth straight Big West...
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SB Student Dies in Motorcycle Crash Friday on Hwy 101

A 21-year-old UCSB student was killed in a fatal traffic collision Friday afternoon, marking the second time in two weeks that a motorcycle accident has claimed the life of a local student. Manuel Sta...
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UCSB Student Dies in Motorcycle Accident off Hwy 33 in Ventura

A 19-year-old UCSB student was killed Saturday night when he lost control of his motorcycle while driving southbound on Highway 33 in Ventura County. Sophomore George Kalev was traveling at high speed...
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Union and UC Prepare for Strike

A technical workers' union informed University of California officials Tuesday that it plans to strike next week, according to a University press release. The strike, currently scheduled for May 26, w...
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Police Start Annual Seatbelt Crackdown Effort

For the next three weeks, local police will urge drivers to
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Community Tries Out Fire Evacuation Plan

In a practice drill, over 200 Mission Canyon residents evacuated their homes on Saturday morning, urged on by public advisory warnings broadcast from police car speakers and Search and Rescue teams tr...
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A.S. Candidates, Fees Face Voters This Week

Today marks the beginning of the four-day process of Associated Students elections, in which students will decide which organizations will receive funding and which candidates will control UCSB's stud...
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SB County Confirms Claire’s Park Purchase

Ending more than 11 years of negotiations, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday that the county will buy the undeveloped section of blufftop on the 6700 block of Del Playa D...
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