Mental Health

In the wake of major criticisms by the Surgeon General and the World Health Organization, the federal government is now considering the grave state of mental health care in the United States

CalPIRG To Call On EPA to Clean Air

Volunteers from the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) will be providing cell phones in front of the UCen today for students to call the Environmental Protection Agency and voice their opposition to proposed changes of the Clean Air Act.

Cal Poly Crumbles

After taking the nation’s fourth-best team to triple overtime last weekend, the #18 UCSB women’s basketball team didn’t let its guard down against streaky Cal Poly.

I’ve Got Lots of Class

Everyone has one – that last class at the end of the day. All your other classes have been over for hours. You’ve gone home, eaten dinner, watched TV. Then suddenly you look at the clock and realize: “Damn. I have to go to class.”

Center of the Middle

Last week’s developments will make or break the case against Saddam Hussein’s regime. In a sense, the Security Council has given the Hussein regime enough rope to either hang itself with or rein in all programs involving weapons of mass destruction.

UCSB Students Focus on Food, Image

A study conducted last spring by the Student Health Center found that eating disorders are not just a women’s problem – one in five UCSB students has an eating disorder, including men.

Men’s basketball: Mustangs Ride UCSB Like Sally

With the final seconds ticking off in a mesmerizing clash against Cal Poly, Gaucho junior point guard Jacoby Atako drove across the lane for a chance to tie the game.

The Air Won’t Clean Itself – And Bush Won’t Do It Either

In grade school science class, we are taught that plants, animals and all other living organisms depend on four things for survival: air, water, minerals and sunlight.

SB Smokes Competition to Be Lung-Friendly

Santa Barbara County was among seven other California counties honored Tuesday with the American Lung Association’s Platinum Lung Public Health Award, recognizing communities that have achieved a 95 percent compliance rate with the California’s 1998 Smoke-Free Bar Law.

Softball: Oh, Baby! Brigham Young Delivers Gauchos a Loss

Without its leader to steer the way, the UCSB softball team hit an unexpected bump in the road on Thursday afternoon. Missing Head Coach Kristy Schroeder, the Gauchos dropped a 7-4 decision to Brigham Young yesterday at Campus Diamond.