Art Project Seeks to Inspire Students Fatigued By Finals
Normally when you’re in the library during finals week and John Lennon appears in the bathroom mirror, you can write it off as a study-induced hallucination. This quarter however, inspirational cut-outs and quotes are decorating UCSB’s Davidson Library for a student art project. While Marilyn Monroe and Rosie the Riveter-inspired pieces can be found […]
MTD Contract Approved, Strike Avoided
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District employees effectively avoided a threatened strike after members of Teamsters Local 186 union voted to adopt a new contract on Friday. After nine months of negotiations, union members voted 108 to 34 to accept the agency’s amended two-year contract and raise the health care eligibility age for retired employees from […]
UC Confirms Safety of Students, Staff in Japan
In the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last Friday, University officials recently confirmed the safety of all 80 University of California students studying abroad on the island nation. The students will have the option to study in other Japanese cities, transfer to another country or return to the United States. […]
Gauchos Headed to the Big Dance
ANAHEIM, CA – Ten days ago, the #5 UCSB men’s basketball team was 7-8 in conference play. It had lost three straight games heading into its last game of the season against Cal Poly, and its season was all but over.
Spring Forward for Daylight Savings
Time will spring forward an hour for daylight savings on March 13. Just in case you thought you were on top of your finals, the time change means that all clocks should be set forward one hour on Saturday night. According to a press release from the Santa Barbara City Fire Department and Office of […]
I.V. Park To Receive Renovations
Construction on the Little Acorn Park at the corner of El Embarcadero and Sabado Tarde Roads began earlier this month to renovate the area and add new amenities. The $80,000 plan, put forward by the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District, includes improvements to irrigation and pathways as well as relocation of an existing electric […]
Man Commits Suicide
44 year-old Santa Barbara resident Danny Lee McLaughlin leapt to his death from the Santa Barbara court house clock tower on the afternoon of March 8. A group of tourists called police after seeing McLaughlin climb over the railing of the clock tower’s 85-foot tall observation deck around 1:00 p.m. Santa Barbara county sheriff’s deputies […]
Gauchos Beat Northridge, Face LBSU in Big West Championship
ANAHEIM, CA – The UCSB men’s basketball team plowed through another tournament game on Friday night, crushing Cal State Northridge 83-63 in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament at the Honda Center and advancing to the championships on Saturday against Long Beach State.
Tsunami Warning Issued For Western U.S.
The Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the entire U.S. west coast earlier this morning following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan.
Gauchos Beat Pacific, Advance to Semis Against Cal State Northridge
ANAHEIM, Calif. — UCSB avenged its two regular-season losses to Pacific on Thursday afternoon, hitting 11 of its 18 three-point attempts and shooting just under 71 percent in the second half to beat the Tigers 79-67 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Honda Center.