World-Class Locals To Surf at Rincon
Local surfers will get “pitted, so pitted” this weekend along Santa Barbara’s legendary coastline during the 29th annual Rincon Classic surf contest. The power-packed professionals’ heat will include world-class athletes Tom Curran, Dane Reynolds and UCSB surf team co-captain Theo Lewitt among other competitors battling on one of California’s best point breaks. The Rincon Classic, […]
New Bill Could Provide Students With Financial Aid Options
State Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez proposed a plan on Wednesday to provide more scholarship money for middle-class UC and CSU students. If passed, the bill would provide $1 billion to students already receiving need-based aid, those with family incomes lower than $150,000 each year and those who do not currently qualify for university grants, […]
FBI Agents Giddy About Gaucho Gossip
Prompted by three recent acts of terrorism in the UCSB community, the student body has fallen under scrutiny from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Reporters have learned that these agencies are tapping the phones and monitoring the text messages of all UCSB students under the provisions of the Patriot Act of 2001. […]
Response to Ask an Atheist: The Truth About Christianity
In the article “Are Eastern religions a good alternative to Western ones?,” one of the authors, Brian Gallagher, made many assertions about Christianity that were inaccurate and misconstrued the teachings of Christianity. Gallagher claims “In Christianity we are commanded to love … and fear, a being who … may torture us as he pleases. We […]
State Seeks Loans from Colleges
The state of California plans to borrow up to $200 million from the UC system for the operation of its general fund following the discovery of an emergency shortfall in its budget. The funds will not be extracted from the university system’s operating budget but levied from outside sources on the open credit market. Classified […]
Police Book Conman on Burglary Charges
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 21 year-old Arkansas resident Mathew Brian Hensley on Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in a recent string of Goleta burglaries. The SBCSD and Goleta Police Department issued an alert Tuesday morning warning residents in the Scripps Crescent Street area to be on the lookout for a thief […]
Nonprofit To Endorse Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County will host an event this Thursday in the Santa Barbara Central Library to educate the community about teen dating violence and prevention. The program will take place in the SBC Library’s Faulkner Gallery from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider will attend the gathering and […]
SBCC Students To Receive ETP Aid
The Santa Barbara Foundation recently granted $75,000 to the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College to create a new Express to Transfer Program that would hasten students’ transition between SBCC and four-year universities. The grant will allow students to access priority registration for certain required classes as well as intensive counseling from faculty, provided the […]
Website To Assist Renters In Local Real Estate Sales
UCSB alumnus Kevin Sloan founded the networking site easycollegeliving.com to provide students with information on upcoming community events and various local housing options. The site aims to conveniently connect students with housing opportunities in Isla Vista and fellow members through event message boards and forums for buying and selling goods. Easy College Living includes local […]
Upcoming Forum To Explore New Religious Perspectives
Westmont College biology professor Jeff Schloss and Biblical studies professor Tremper Longman will host a forum at 7 p.m. today in the Isla Vista Theatre to discuss evolution in relation to the biblical creation story. The Veritas Forum — formed in 1992 at Harvard University — has branches at several universities nationwide. Schloss and Longman […]