Staff Report

November 27, 2007

MCC To Supply HIV Swab Test

By Staff Report

In the kickoff event leading up to World AIDS Day, the UCSB MultiCultural Center is offering free, fast and anonymous HIV testing today.

November 26, 2007

UCPD Investigates Symbolic Graffiti on Campus Walls

By Staff Report

Vandals tagged the UCSB campus and parts of Isla Vista over Thanksgiving break, making use of a symbol found in the 1966 Thomas Pynchon novel The Crying of Lot 49.

November 26, 2007

Smoking Turkey Causes House Fire

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a house fire in Goleta on Thanksgiving after residents reported a cooking accident.

November 26, 2007

UC Application Includes Additional Ethnic Groups

By Staff Report

Asian and Pacific Islander students applying to the University of California now have the option of 23 different categories to mark for ethnicity.

November 26, 2007

SB County Accepts Leadership Award

By Staff Report

In recognition of its recently implemented Leadership Project, the County of Santa Barbara was one of three organizations in the world to receive the 2007 Strategic HR Leadership Award.

November 26, 2007

DA To Protect Elderly With Bill Implementation

By Staff Report

Aiming to prevent financial abuse of the elderly and dependent adults, the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office announced last week its intention to strictly enforce a state law while educating local financial instit...

November 21, 2007

SB Independent Fights Court Over Evidence Request

By Staff Report

A ruling in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court this Monday has ordered the Santa Barbara Independent to relinquish over 300 photographs taken of a murder scene in March or face charges of contempt.

November 20, 2007

Firefighters Prepare for High Winds

By Staff Report

Local authorities are assigning extra firefighting resources throughout Southern California and Santa Barbara County today, as the weather forecast predicts Santa Ana winds.

November 14, 2007

Regents Discuss Chancellor Pay Hike

By Staff Report

The University of California Board of Regents met at UC Los Angeles yesterday to discuss increasing executive staff salaries, while members of the University of California Students Association are currently planning to p...

November 13, 2007

Regent Resigns From Post After Serving 8 Years

By Staff Report

University of California Regent John J. Moores has resigned from his post, effective immediately.

November 9, 2007

Suspect in Murder of UCSB Alum Receives 16 to Life for Crime

By Staff Report

A San Fernando Superior Court judge sentenced a man convicted of murdering a former UCSB student to 16 years to life in prison Tuesday.

October 16, 2007

Woman Escapes Alleged Assault During Drug Deal

By Staff Report

The intersection of Camino Pescadero and Seville Road was the site of an alleged rape attempt this weekend during an alleged drug deal.

October 15, 2007

Authorities Suspect DP Doorman in Knife Assault

By Staff Report

UCSB student Eli Weiner was stabbed in the back early Sunday morning while leaving a house party on Del Playa Drive. Deputies were walking westbound on the 6500 block of DP when they heard partygoers yelling obscenities...

October 11, 2007

Friends To Hold Memorial Today for UCSB Grad

By Staff Report

A memorial service for Anne Napier, a former UCSB student killed last Friday after she was hit by a car, will take place today at the Montecito Country Club.

June 27, 2007

County Renews Brown as CEO

By Staff Report

Despite an ongoing lawsuit regarding his alleged employee abuse, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted last week to extend County CEO Mike Brown's contract until 2011.

May 18, 2007

Campus Survey Center Gathers Locals’ Opinions

By Staff Report

Querying issues ranging from life satisfaction to immigration laws, UCSB researchers found out what area residents really think during its annual telephone survey.