Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon, a container filled with suspicious materials and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault on the 6500 block of Sabado Tarde Road at 4:10 a.m. Saturday. According to IVFP Lt. Ray Vuillemainroy, a male suspect knifed […]
UCSB Aids Air Force in Research
The United States Dept. of Defense is awarding $14.5 million to UCSB through several grants over the next five years. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research allotted more than 7 percent of the Multicampus University Research Initiative Program’s $191 million total funding to several research projects on campus. The university is one of 27 […]
Administrators Discuss Coming Events
The UCSB administration held a meeting last week to discuss the effects major upcoming events may have on the campus. Assistant Dean of Students Katya Armistead led the discussion focusing on this Sunday’s Extravaganza music festival, hosted by Associated Students Program Board, and the College Republican’s proposal to host controversial speaker David Horowitz on May […]
Technology Reopens ’80s Murder
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. found new evidence last week linking the three-decade-old case of a notorious serial killer and rapist to the murder of a Goleta couple in 1981. The department confirmed the man dubbed the “East Area Rapist” and “Original Night Stalker” is guilty of the murder of 27-year-old Gregory Sanchez and […]
Women’s Club Lacrosse Out of Championship Contention
No. 6 Colorado State beat No. 7 UCSB 10-7 in the WCLA National Championship Tournament semifinals at the Scottsdale Sports Complex this Friday, making it the second time that CSU has eliminated the Gauchos from national championship contention. The Rams won 8-7 over UCSB in the quarterfinals last season.
Tweeting Up A Storm: The Kobe vs. LBJ Debate
LeBron is more talented, athletic and efficient than Kobe. It is no fluke that LBJ has led the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating in each of the last four seasons. He has better shot selection, vision and is the ultimate team player.
Divers Clean Up Dock Waste
Local volunteers rallied together to help remove hazardous debris from the Santa Barbara Harbor during Saturday’s fifth annual Operation Clean Sweep. Nine volunteer divers swept the sea floor underneath Marina 1’s ‘A’ through ‘D’ docks Saturday morning and collected various debris such as toilets, bicycles and fire extinguishers. Several local ocean conservation groups including Santa […]
Arts Competition To Provide Locals With Opportunity
The Arts Fund of Santa Barbara is accepting applications for its 22nd annual Individual Artist Awards competition to highlight the community’s artistic talent. Contestants will compete for a prize of $2,000 in each of the competition’s three categories: printmaking, 2D figurative works and solo vocalist. Applications are due June 11 and participants must be over […]
University Honors Gaucho Staff With Week of Events
The UCSB Chancellor’s Staff Advisory Council will host several events commemorating the university’s faculty as part of its annual Staff Celebration Week. The council is working alongside the UCSB Staff Assembly, the Professional Women’s Association and the Academic Business Officers Group to organize a weeklong series of activities including Wednesday’s Staff Social and Thursday’s Staff […]
Atheism Does Not Always Rhyme With Angst
This week’s question: “Why are atheists so antagonistic/insulting? Wouldn’t they catch more flies with honey than vinegar?”