News

May 23, 2011

Writing Program Awards Student Business Proposals

By Emily Nord

UCSB’s writing program honored its top student writers at the 16th annual Celebration of Excellence in Business Communication awards on Friday. The event bestowed thousands of dollars in cash prizes and mentorships to ...

May 23, 2011

Annual Strawberry Festival Raises Funds for Various Organizations

By Olivia Cvitanic

The 28th annual Oxnard Strawberry Festival took place this weekend at Strawberry Meadows of College Park to celebrate the region’s agricultural industry and raise money for local charities. The two-day event ran from 1...

May 23, 2011

Bloggers Upset By AOL Merger

By Sean Lee

The results of a recent survey conducted by the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center indicate that bloggers for The Huffington Post are dissatisfied with AOL’s $315 million purchase of the online news outlet on February 7. The Cent...

May 20, 2011

Film Screening to Benefit Homeless Center

By Sean Lee

The Arlington Theatre will screen all four installments of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series during its All Pirates Weekend celebration in honor of the venue’s 80th anniversary.

May 20, 2011

Children’s Center Celebration Raises Money in Auction

By Angelina Ward

University Children’s Center and Orfalea Family Children’s Center will conclude their weeklong silent auction to raise money for the centers at 4 p.m. in the Student Resource Building. The Children’s Center Parent ...

May 20, 2011

Event Endorses Energy Efficient Automobiles

By Dominic LoBuglio

Congresswoman Lois Capps will speak today at the University Center to support UCSB CALPIRG’s Global Warming Solutions Campaign and Clean Car Show. The free public event — organized by G.W.S.C. media intern Jessica F....

May 20, 2011

Music Event To Promote Coast

By Madeline Nelson

The Surfrider Foundation’s Isla Vista chapter will host its 12th annual Concert for the Coast at noon on Saturday in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park to advocate for the protection of the local coastline. The free event will ...

May 20, 2011

Police Blotter

By Dale Fairclough

Isla Vista’s finest arrested a would-be prophet Saturday for public intoxication — whether the officers were converted to believers was not included in the police report. The boys in blue found a half-naked man — u...

May 20, 2011

Students Rally for Affordability

By Samantha Forcum

UC students are participating in a statewide “Day of Action” demonstration tomorrow in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s revised 2011-12 budget proposal’s extended cuts to UC funding. The proposal recommends sla...

May 20, 2011

A.S. Representatives Face Alcohol Allegations

By Katherine Friedman

Associated Students Judicial Council will decide today whether to approve or overturn A.S. Elections Committee’s May 6 recommendation that 14 current or former members of Associated Students — eight of whom were swor...

May 19, 2011

A.S. Swears In New Representatives

By Marissa Wenzke, Katherine Friedman

The Associated Students conducted official government turnovers at last night’s Legislative Council meeting, swearing in representatives for the five executive offices and 24 council positions amidst multiple resignati...

May 19, 2011

SB Police Apprehend Suspect in I.V. Murder

By Megan Meyer

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 20-year-old Benjamin Vargas on Tuesday for his alleged connection to the murder of 26-year-old Vincent Velasquez on the 6600 block of Abrego Road early Sunday morning.

May 19, 2011

Annual Award Recognizes UCSB Student Veterans

By Amy Hou

The UCSB Student Veterans Organization received the 2011 UC President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership this week for helping student veterans acclimate to campus life.

May 19, 2011

Students Launch Site to Facilitate Communication

By Patrick Schaeper

The UCSB student-created social networking site MySoapbox.org launched last week for the Isla Vista community’s use.

May 19, 2011

Regents Discuss $900 Million Budget Shortfall

By Erika Martin

The UC Board of Regents convened at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay Community Center yesterday to debate various budget scenarios for the 2011-12 through 2015-16 fiscal years in light of increasingly impacted budgets.

May 18, 2011

A.S. Reps To Meet, Discuss Lee Resolution

By Patrick Kulp

The newly elected representatives of Associated Students Legislative Council will meet for the first time today after securing their positions in last month’s Spring elections. Among the issues discussed at the meeting...