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May 17, 2011

UC Regents To Address Increased Cuts in State Funding

By Erika Martin

California Gov. Jerry Brown released his revised 2011-12 state budget yesterday, maintaining a proposed $500 million in cuts to state funding for the UC system. The budget will rely on tax extensions, spending reductions...

May 16, 2011

Extravaganza Brings Rusko, Cee Lo to SB

By Mackensie Minniear

Thousands of UCSB students, faculty and staff piled into Harder Stadium yesterday for Associated Students Program Board’s annual Extravaganza music festival. This year’s lineup incorporated a range of genres and feat...

May 16, 2011

SB Man Dies From Stab Wounds in I.V.

By Sam Chung, Jack Crosbie

A 26-year-old Santa Barbara resident was fatally stabbed during an altercation on the 6600 block of Abrego Road around 12:00 a.m. on Sunday. Vincent Velasquez was taken to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital after sustaining ...

May 16, 2011

UC Labor Union Questions Cuts

By Olivia Cvitanic

UC employees and students protested outside Cheadle Hall last Thursday to endorse UC budget alternatives and protect current student services and medical care. The rally — held following a forum on workers’ frustrati...

May 16, 2011

Redevelopment Agencies Pay Up

By Sam Chung

The Goleta Redevelopment Agency contributed $167,096 to the California State government as part of a $350 million payment required from the state’s redevelopment agencies on May 10. The series of payments, implemented ...

May 16, 2011

Campus Closes Book on La Cumbre

By John Leach, Alexander Colletta

UCSB’s La Cumbre yearbook will publish its 91st and final edition this year after losing its reaffirmation and proposed new fee during last month’s Spring elections. The election results saw a 39 percent voter turnou...

May 16, 2011

Language Program To Send Student Overseas

By Sean Lee

Religious studies Ph.D. candidate Rohit Singh received the U.S. Dept. of State 2011 Critical Language Scholarship, which helps American students study and master foreign languages. Singh, who will spend the summer in Ind...

May 13, 2011

Zombie Debates Result in Victory for Biology

By Patrick Kulp

Professor John Latto of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology emerged victorious at last night’s Zombie Debates, which filled the University Center Hub to a maximum capacity of 800 and engaged six professors in an epic...

May 13, 2011

County Dems Voice Support for Candidates

By Michael Dean

The Santa Barbara County Democratic Party announced its endorsements for the 2012 Santa Barbara City Council elections this week to jump-start the candidates’ campaign plans. The County Democrats endorsed former two-te...

May 13, 2011

Dinosaur Puppet Aids Zoo Education Efforts

By Madeline Nelson

Duncan, a life-size Tyrannosaurus rex puppet, is the newest attraction at the Santa Barbara Zoo, hitting the stage for an educational performance that will have viewers roaring with laughter. Duncan is a 15.5-foot, human...

May 13, 2011

University To Host Relay for Life Event

By Kristin Crosier

Over a thousand students, community members and cancer survivors will convene today at noon at Pauley Track for the launch of UCSB’s annual Relay for Life.

May 12, 2011

SB County Parks and Recreation To Cut Spending

By Patrick Schaeper

The Santa Barbara County Parks Dept. is temporarily cutting services offered at local recreational areas to compensate for the organization’s declining revenue. The department announced its decision to downsize last we...

May 12, 2011

Current Council Convenes for Last Spring Meeting

By Erika Martin

Associated Students Legislative Council instated an expansion of the A.S. Emergency Loan program during last night’s final meeting before government turnovers.

May 12, 2011

Departments Deal With the Undead

By Angelina Ward

Associated Students Program Board will showcase the carnage of its annual Zombie Debates tonight at 8 p.m. in the University Center Hub in an effort to determine which of UCSB’s academic disciplines is best prepared to...

May 12, 2011

Student Entrepreneurs Square Off

By Marissa Wenzke

Student entrepreneurial group Aptitude Medical Systems claimed the top spot and a total of $11,500 in prizes out of six teams vying for recognition in the final round of the Technology Management Program’s twelfth annu...

May 12, 2011

News-Press, Union Clash Over Contract

By Jack Crosbie

On May 5 the National Labor Relations Board blocked a petition requesting that the continued representation of Santa Barbara News-Press employees by a local union be brought to a vote.