County Renews Brown as CEO
Despite an ongoing lawsuit regarding his alleged employee abuse, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted last week to extend County CEO Mike Brown’s contract until 2011.
TAs Hold ‘Grade In’ to Protest Workload
UCSB teaching assistants overwhelmed by consistently increasing class sizes and workloads have begun taking unionized action in an effort to improve working conditions.
Detained Student Returns to UCSB
After weeks in custody, Yoon Choi, the student arrested during an immigration raid on May 23, is back at UCSB and currently awaiting a hearing that may decide her future in the United States.
State Gives SB Funds to Widen 101
After receiving millions in funding from the state, local politicians and residents hope to have construction workers hit the road soon as the county prepares to expand Highway 101.
Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol
Monday, June 25, 1:54 p.m. – Deputies were dispatched to the 6800 block of Del Playa Drive Monday afternoon when neighbors reported that a suspicious-looking tall blonde wearing short shorts was spotted leaving a residence.
Stay Classy Santa Barbara
Congrats (I guess) to the Class of 2007.
The Nexus Declares the Sweet and Stinky of Spring Quarter
Uber-sexy, tra-la-laing tulips to Gunther and the Sunshine Girls for bringing love, sex and respect to UCSB.
UCSB Reclaims Highest Honor
After a one-year hiatus, Santa Barbara athletics once again reign supreme, as the Gauchos won this year’s Big West Commissioner’s Cup.
Frimpong’s Girlfriend Testifies in Court, Says He Believes He Was Drugged
At the first session of his hearing yesterday, Eric Frimpong’s girlfriend told the court that the UCSB soccer player said he felt drugged the morning before his arrest on charges of alleged rape in Isla Vista.