News

April 20, 2011

County Reports Leading Causes of Death in SB

By Olivia Cvitanic

The Santa Barbara County Health Dept. released its annual Health Status report last Friday, listing heart disease, cancer and stroke as the leading causes of death among locals. The three leading causes of premature deat...

April 20, 2011

Students Showcase Potential Products at Corwin Pavilion

By Marissa Wenzke

UCSB’s Technology Management Program held the semifinals for its 12th annual New Venture Competition last night in Corwin Pavilion from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Twenty-one teams of undergraduate and graduate students exhibited t...

April 20, 2011

UCSB Makes Playboy List

By Mackensie Minniear

UCSB is ranked No. 10 on Playboy’s annual “Top Ten Party Schools” list, dropping two spots from last year. The campus was first noted in the magazine in 2002, coming in at No. 22, before claiming second place in th...

April 19, 2011

TMP Students Present Business Plans

By Elliott Rosenfeld

Student entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts at the semifinals of UCSB’s 12th Annual New Venture Competition today in Corwin Pavilion, competing for cash prizes and potential investments into their business...

April 19, 2011

Board Finances Runway Show, Trip to Capitol

By Christina Lavingia

The Associated Students Finance Board allotted over $23,500 to 18 student organizations during last night’s four-hour meeting.

April 19, 2011

Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons

By Dale Fairclough

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that would relocate some felons from state to county jails in an effort to alleviate overcrowded prisons. Assembly Bill 109 permits the state to transfer jurisdiction of convicted...

April 19, 2011

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to three assaults and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received the first report of a physical assault on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino Pescadero early...

April 19, 2011

SB Accepts Record Number

By Erika Martin, Katherine Friedman

UCSB offered admission to 22,386 of nearly 50,000 applicants — its largest pool ever — for Fall 2011. The university accepted 46 percent of prospective freshmen applicants and plans to enroll about 3,900 students nex...

April 18, 2011

Right Said: Dismiss Democrats To Retain Freedom

By Benjamin Parish, Opinion Editor

Instead of discussing A.S elections for the whole column, I would first like to state I will proudly be supporting the only practical and serious slate — O.P.P. (Open People’s Party) — in addition to Beau Shaw. Wit...

April 18, 2011

Hemp to Potentially Replace Reliance on Fossil Fuels

By Kevin W. McCarty

Humanity stands at a crossroads. For nearly two centuries, human civilization has seen its every facet transformed by the machinery of industrial development. During this period of rapid expansion, we have beheld the gr...

April 18, 2011

Graduate Student Week Commends Contributions

By Marissa Wenzke

Today marks the beginning of UCSB’s seventh annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week. The university will host activities to honor graduate students, such as a lecture from Engineer Jean-luc Doumont of the Louvain Sch...

April 18, 2011

Yearbook Requests Additional Funding

By Alexander Colletta

The La Cumbre Yearbook is asking for students to pay $2.91 more per quarter in voter-approved lock-in fees, in hopes of keeping UCSB’s yearbook in publication. The increase would supplement the $0.84 already charged pe...

April 18, 2011

Junior Colleges Unite for Support

By Angelina Ward

The charity organization Hands Across California held a statewide charity event yesterday to raise funds for California community colleges. The fundraiser featured participants creating a human line at several campuses a...

April 18, 2011

Library To See Expansion, Modernization

By Kristin Crosier

UCSB’s Davidson Library is expected to undergo a three-story addition and structural upgrades in January 2012. The first stage of construction will involve a seismic renovation of the existing two-story section of the ...

April 18, 2011

Art Project Aims to Open Eyes

By Madison Medeiros

A UCSB student who appeared to be the victim of sexual violence was found on campus Friday morning, lying in the middle of the South Hall roundabout dressed only in a thong and torn bra. However, the student in question ...

April 15, 2011

Proposed Fund To Aid Students

By Kathleen Tan

Several members of the Associated Students Legislative Council proposed a new lock-in fee this quarter to increase support for A.S.’s current Emergency Student Loan program. Known as the UCSB Community Financial Fund, ...