Union Workers, UC Prepare for Daylong Strike

April 14, 2005 by

Service workers at all nine University of California campuses, five medical centers and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory plan to strike today after the nine-month-long negotiation battle betw...
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Parking Services Changes Day Pass Policy

March 29, 2005 by

Students using their ACCESS Cards to pay for on-campus parking for single daily use must now have enough money on the card to pay for the pass. Beginning March 1, Transportation & Parking Services (TP...
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A.S. Hears Requests for Next Year’s Scarce Funds

February 15, 2005 by

Associated Students Finance Board and Legislative Council met Monday afternoon to hear funding requests from various boards, committees and departments within the organization to divvy up money for ne...
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UCSB Increases Parking Fees to Fund Structure

February 11, 2005 by

UCSB Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) will raise the cost of parking permits starting July 1 to help pay for the new structure currently under construction in Lot 22, despite some calls to fi...
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A.S. Runs Out of Funding for Student groups

January 25, 2005 by

Only two meetings into the quarter, Associated Students Finance Board is already out of money to give to student groups. Entering Monday's meeting with just $825.07, the board divided the funds among ...
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Tsunami Affects UC Students, Claims Traveling Professor

January 20, 2005 by

The Religious Studies Dept. recently confirmed that an international scholar who studied at UCSB last summer died in the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck southeast Asia, though no student fatalities have b...
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A.S. Allocates Bulk of Quarter Funds

January 11, 2005 by

In its first meeting of the quarter, Associated Students Finance Board opened its wallet and gave out $2,534 of its winter budget to five student organizations, leaving less than a thousand dollars a...
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Pell To Give Fewer Grants

December 2, 2004 by

A new federal spending bill passed by Congress earlier this month could cut funding to thousands of low-income students receiving financial aid from Pell Grants.
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UCSB Receives Funds for New Media Facility

November 24, 2004 by

The Annenberg Foundation is helping to fund the new UCSB Center for Film, Television and New Media facility with a $1 million gift.
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KCSB Fundraiser Falls Short of Goal

November 23, 2004 by

Even amid technical difficulties, on-campus radio station KCSB 91.9 FM raised $31,000 in pledges during its annual pledge drive.
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‘Pop’ Goes the I.V. Priest to Carnegie Hall

November 17, 2004 by

The Rev. Norman R. Freeman, chaplain at Isla Vista's St. Michael's University Church, recently graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, performing a solo concert in his capacity as a timpani player for the ...
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Frat Fundraiser Draws Full House for Charity

November 10, 2004 by

Students put on their best poker faces at Phi Sigma Kappa's Texas Hold'em Tournament held at Corwin Pavilion on Tuesday. The games began at 5 p.m.
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Cash-Strapped A.S. Asks for ‘Yes’ Vote on Fee Hike

November 9, 2004 by

In an attempt to end its long-standing budget shortage, Associated Students is asking students to approve a $10.40 increase to the current quarterly A.S. base fee in an upcoming special election.
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Shot Shortages Lead to Doctor-Only Distribution

November 5, 2004 by

With only 3,700 doses of flu vaccine available in the entire county, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept. has cancelled plans to offer flu shots to the public through distribution clinics.
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Tired Donkeys, Elephants Find Greener Pastures

October 26, 2004 by

Students who seek an avenue for political expression at UCSB but want to avoid the mainstream Democrat and Republican parties have another option in the Green Party.
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