Valerie Tidwell

October 15, 2008

Home Sweet Home

By Valerie Tidwell

When you're running through your mental list of Isla Vista food options, do you suddenly feel limited? Do you become choked by asphyxiation as the walls inch their way toward your feeble body? Please, do not panic. Faste...

May 14, 2008

A Touch of Class

By Valerie Tidwell

In the mood for something a little more high-class than last weekend's double kegger - perhaps something a bit more impressive for dinner with a special someone? This week, On the Menu brings the tools you need to host y...

February 20, 2008

The Italian Job

By Valerie Tidwell

It is difficult to decide what Italy is most famous for, but, without a doubt, the food is a top contender. Alfredos, pestos, marinaras and more delight the taste buds in Italian restaurants up and down State Street, and...

January 15, 2008

Battle of the Bootylicious

By Valerie Tidwell

Excuse me, ladies in the booty shorts? It's winter. I know we live in Santa Barbara and that it actually climbed above 70 degrees yesterday and Sunday, but... it's winter. Put on some pants.

October 31, 2007

On the Menu

By Valerie Tidwell

Sometimes it's hard to imagine a place more similar to paradise than our little community by the sea, but white, sandy beaches and warm, clear water...

September 20, 2007

Work Progresses on Campus Additions, Renewals

By Valerie Tidwell

Chain-link fences and orange cones adorn several areas of campus as construction on a number of projects continues into the start of the school year.

May 8, 2007

Projects To Update UCSB Utilities

By Valerie Tidwell

Many aspects of a 50-year-old campus go out of date - this time, it's the utilities infrastructure that's up for renewal.

May 3, 2007

TPS To Decide on Fee Increase

By Valerie Tidwell

Following an indecisive meeting of the Ratepayer Board yesterday, Transportation & Parking Services remains unsure of how it will cover its expenses in the coming year.

March 6, 2007

Campus To Gain Three New Buildings

By Chris Stein, Valerie Tidwell

Construction crews broke ground last week on the new Education and Social Sciences Buildings, which will provide new facilities for the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, as well as several Letters and Science departm...

March 1, 2007

TPS To Pursue Parking Rate Increase

By Valerie Tidwell

Four years after receiving its lock-in fee, Transportation & Parking Services is now asking students to increase the rate they pay - despite resistance from its oversight board.

January 10, 2007

Former SB Professor Dies of Lung Cancer

By Valerie Tidwell

The English Dept. lost a colleague this past December when retired professor Lee Bliss died of lung cancer.

December 7, 2006

New Building To House Campus Services After Post-Break Relocation

By Valerie Tidwell

Just after Winter Break, several on-campus entities - some of which are currently relegated to WWII-era barracks - will be moving into their new headquarters in the Student Resource Building, scheduled to open in Februar...

November 21, 2006

Commission Authorizes UCSB Housing Projects

By Valerie Tidwell

The California Coastal Commission approved UCSB's North and West Campus Housing plans at its meeting Friday, allowing 373 new units for faculty and student families to be built.

November 14, 2006

Residents Storm Out of Meeting

By Valerie Tidwell

The Goleta City Council got a big "Shame on you!" from about 20 community members last night when it approved a conditional letter of support for two proposed UCSB housing projects. The council's approval of the letter o...

November 7, 2006

Groups Discuss Revamping of Library Plaza

By Valerie Tidwell

Plans are underway to institute a sweeping redesign of two of UCSB's most frequented areas, and input from students, local professionals, and University administrators is the driving force behind the modernization.

October 24, 2006

CCC To Weigh In on Housing Projects

By Valerie Tidwell

The housing boom at UCSB is not stopping with the San Clemente Apartments springing up along El Colegio Road - two other projects in the works propose a total of 323 additional units to house faculty members and student ...