Universities Seek Out Alleged Aid Corruption

The University of California has begun reviewing its financial aid procedures in light of a New York State Attorney General inquiry that found evidence of several lenders giving kickbacks to schools for promoting their services.

UCSB’s Conference Woes Continue

Despite rain and dreary weather, the UCSB softball team warmed the hearts of their fans with the team’s first Big West win yesterday.

Smoking Weed Warms Mother Earth

For lovers of both Mary Jane and Mother Earth, the tragedy of global warming has rendered their affections incompatible, even hypocritical.

Anniversary Bash Celebrates Santa Barbara’s History

It was a fiesta more than 200 years in the making, one at which Santa Barbara families and community members joined together to throw a birthday party in honor of their town’s Founding Day.

Hornets Win Singles Play to Edge Gauchos

The UCSB men’s tennis team fell just short of ending its regular season on a high-note after losing 4-3 to Sacramento State over the weekend.

Reporters Leave Out VT Victims in Updates

I stopped checking headlines today. I turned off CNN, put down the free newspapers delivered to the residence halls each morning and closed the window on my computer that is perpetually set to ABC.

Club Focuses on Laughing Matters

From talking back to hecklers to making jokes about Satan’s moist vagina, the comics at Isla Vista’s new standup night are creating a buzz with their new edgy college comedy.

SB Impresses In Two Invitationals

The UCSB track and field team competed with a split team again this past weekend as they near ever closer to the postseason.

VT Hokies Appreciate Student Supporters

As a Virginia resident and friend of many Virginia Tech Hokies, last Monday’s shootings hit especially close to home.

Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

The Traveling Pants Go to Jail
Friday, April 20, 11:47 p.m. – A deputy patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive observed a 20-year-old man stagger in front of him, bump into the rear of parked car and fall down backwards in the middle of the road.