News

October 29, 2010

Center Scrutinizes Future of University

By Kate Jelly

UCSB faculty members held a forum yesterday to discuss the increasingly tenuous position of higher education.

October 28, 2010

Barbara Boxer Deserves Senate Seat Over Fiorina

By Ana Leonor

Young people are undecided and uninformed about the election next week, according to recent polls.

October 28, 2010

Cops Plot to Stop Thefts

By Cedar Lay

Attempting to reduce the most frequently committed campus crime, the UC Police Dept. is cracking down on bike theft with a high-tech strategy that involves decoy bicycles equipped with hidden GPS tracking devices.

October 28, 2010

Groups Offer Tips for Holiday Safety

By Alexander Colletta

Some students appeared to be unconscious on campus yesterday, slumped on couches at bike roundabouts with plastic red cups in hand.

October 28, 2010

Checkpoints Aim to Reduce Drunk Driving

By Robin Gautschi

County law enforcement is increasing patrol units in Goleta this weekend to address the expected increase of intoxicated drivers on the roads this Halloween.

October 28, 2010

SBBCA Receives Accreditation

By Jack Crosbie

The Santa Barbara Breast Care Alliance held a press conference yesterday at Cottage Hospital to celebrate its formal birth, having racked up a prestigious national certification.

October 28, 2010

A.S. Incorporates Coalition After Extensive Debate

By Erika Martin

The Human Rights Board was finally established as an official Associated Students entity in a legislative council meeting last night, overcoming its defeat in deliberations last year.

October 28, 2010

Professor Burns Big Oil Behavior

By Vincent Martellacci

William Freudenburg, Dehlsen professor of environmental studies at UCSB, just published a new book criticizing the BP oil spill and subsequent interpretation of national energy and oil policies.

October 27, 2010

The Biggest College Party in California

By Lexi Pandell

Four days and over $500,000 later, volunteer clean-up crews will sweep the streets of debris left by up to 30,000 costumed revelers.

October 27, 2010

Political Survivor To Speak at UCSB

By Charlotte Milinovich

Colombian politician, author and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will present a free lecture tomorrow about her six and a half year captivity in the Colombian jungle.

October 27, 2010

Federal Executive To Give Speech on Economic Woes

By Jack Crosbie

William Gavin, vice president of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Mo., will lecture on federal funds interest rates at 6 p.m. today in Corwin Pavilion.

October 27, 2010

Locals Hold Vigil for Student

By Katherine Friedman

Students and community members gathered at the oceanside park adjoining Del Playa Drive and Camino Pescadero last night to celebrate the life of UCSB student Lucas Ransom, who tragically died in a shark attack last week.

October 27, 2010

Campaign Shows Resistance to Ballot Measure

By Erika Martin

A dozen students protested Proposition 23 with a “die-in” yesterday at the Arbor.

October 27, 2010

Bicyclist Sustains Injuries

By Madison Medeiros

A female biker was rushed to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital yesterday after colliding with a skateboarder on the corner of Pardall Road and Embarcadero del Mar.

October 27, 2010

Police Union Resettles

By Garik Hauer

The Santa Barbara City Council reviewed a final fiscal contract proposal from the local police union in a closed meeting last night to determine if additional concessions are needed to help balance the city’s budget.

October 27, 2010

Board Manages Deficit With Fewer Resources

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors met yesterday morning to examine possible ways of balancing the budget in the face of a shortfall that may trump last year’s whopping $40 million-plus deficit.