Regents Approve Plan to Increase Faculty Wages
In a vote to make University of California salaries more competitive, the Board of Regents recently passed legislation to bring faculty pay scales up to market level over the next four years beginning in October.
Don’t Tase Me Bro
Florida student Andrew Meyer was tasered Monday night after refusing to give up the mic at a John Kerry speech, which is shocking to me ’cause I had no idea Kerry was still alive.
Conquest Faces Legal Troubles in L.A.
Conquest Student Housing, the same business that attracted protests last year when it evicted several low-income families in Isla Vista, has become the center of controversy once again, this time in Los Angeles, where the company received a lawsuit from the University of Southern California for its allegedly illegal business practices.
Fancy Footwork
“Andy Warhol Presents” is a small but weighty collection of Andy Warhol’s early work – as well as a surprising smattering of Edie Sedgwick drawings – running in the University Art Museum until Oct. 7.
Strong Backline Leads UCSB to Two Straight Ties
After facing one of their toughest season-opening schedules in recent memory, the UCSB women’s soccer team is starting to show some promise with a pair of hard-fought ties over the weekend. The battered Gauchos (1-3-2) tied Denver University (2-1-2) 0-0 on Friday, followed by a tie with University of Nevada Las Vegas (3-2-1) on Sunday […]
OJ Exposes Juicy Details In Writing
I know it feels like a bad case of déjà vu, but yes, OJ Simpson is in the news again.
Obama Speech Encourages Hope, Reforms
Although he currently trails behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in some national polls, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was greeted like a rock star when he arrived to a crowd of over 3,000 spectators at Santa Barbara City College earlier this month.
More Cheese Please
Some people want fame. Others want fortune.
Defending Champs Face Early Season Challenges
It took a few tries, but the defending national champion UCSB men’s soccer team is beginning to show glimpses of its former self.
Under the Table: Pongs and Bongs Live On
If it’s not burning, no one is listening. After grabbing the 10th spot in the Princeton Review’s Top 10 Party Schools list last year, you’d expect there to be some more respect thrown UCSB’s way in 2008. Tenth again? Wouldn’t chucking our own regulation soccer goal off of a cliff and into the ocean after […]