University Requests Reimbursement for Fees in Water Fight
The UC Regents have filed a lawsuit against the Goleta Water District, alleging that one-third of UCSB’s yearly water bill – approximately $300,000 – goes to fees the school is not required to pay by state law.
Men’s Cross Country: Santa Barbara Can
The UCSB men’s cross country team ended its season in a less than spectacular fashion Saturday, finishing 9th at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Palo Alto.
Stop Santa Barbara’s Political Erosion
The battle between the Santa Barbara leftists and the editorial section of the Santa Barbara News-Press needs to stop, for the betterment of this community. I am saddened and discouraged at the discourse between our community leaders (civic and citizen) throughout this latest election cycle, specifically the perceived bias from the editorial pages of the News-Press, and then from the left in various media rebuttals.
Stores Appeal Tobacco License Suspensions
Following several sting operations in which a number of Goleta and Isla Vista retailers were caught selling cigarettes to minors, many stores – including I.V. Market – are now trying to keep their tobacco licenses from going up in smoke. Several local stores – including I.V. Market, Talevi’s Wine & Spirits, Thrifty Oil, Angelo’s Liquor, and the Vons and Unocal 76 on Fairview Avenue – are currently fighting the potential suspension of their tobacco licenses by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept.
Selection Committee Awards Gauchos Home Playoff Match
For the second time in as many seasons, moans of frustration erupted from the UCSB men’s soccer team at Zodo’s Bowling and Beyond during the telecast of the brackets of the NCAA College Cup.
Schnauzer Balls Made to Dangle, Not to Be Mangled
There comes a time in every pet owner’s life when a decision must be made. No, not the “old age filled with arthritis or euthanasia” decision, but the “neuter or not” decision. Now most of you would go along with good old Bob “The Price is Right” Barker and say that there is no question and send the dog off to surgery.
Otters Pop Questions to Council
At a hearing this afternoon, the Santa Barbara City Council will consider whether it “otter” let some of the most dangerously cute animals in the Pacific Ocean return to local waters after more than a decade in exile.
Support Chicanos’ In Fight Against Rights Violations
I am writing as a concerned human being showing solidarity to our brothers and sisters around the world who are victims of human rights violations. I want to call everybody in the UCSB community to join the students from the Chicano Studies Globalization and Transnational Social Movement class in a weeklong educational event as part of the should be the School of the Americas (SOA) Awareness Week.
Women’s Center To Offer Workshop for Final Abrams Prize
With funding for artists already rarer than a Nicolas Poussin painting, students will now only have one more chance to receive money from the Abrams Art Prize. The prize, which will be discontinued after this year, offers $500 to one UCSB undergraduate student and $1,200 to a graduate student.
Electronic Math System Hinders More Than Helps
I am frustrated with the way WeBWork is run and how students are graded on their performances.
WeBWork is a system used by some UCSB professors to allow students to turn homework in through an online system. A student is given a number of problems and is then given a specific period of time to correctly answer problems. This is convenient for professors, but it brings about tremendous frustration for the students.