News

October 13, 2010

Locals Rise for Safer Streets

By Doug Flanagan

Milpas Street residents and business owners gathered Tuesday to formally announce the formation of the Milpas Community, a group dedicated to reducing the amount of prostitution, drugs, panhandling and public defecation ...

October 12, 2010

California Candidates To Face Off

By Alexander Colletta

Campus Democrats and College Republicans will host a televised broadcast of the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at the University Center Hub this evening.

October 12, 2010

Marine Mucus Mucks Up Ocean

By Amy Montemayor

Researchers have found that oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill has caused stressed-out phytoplankton to create massive globs of “sea-snot”.

October 12, 2010

A.S. Axes Funds for Voting Event

By Veronica Smith

Associated Student Finance Board reported allocating $31,315 to 12 student organizations at last night’s meeting, leaving $62,481.24 in the unallocated budget.

October 12, 2010

Budget Increases Aid for UC

By Zane Way-Henthorne

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently allotted $3 billion to the University of California in his 2010-11 state budget.

October 12, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon this weekend, as well as several burglaries and a number of alcohol-related offenses.

October 11, 2010

A Gaucho’s Guide to Voting in Santa Barbara County

By Garik Hauer

The Nov. 2nd General Election is right around the corner and the deadlines to register are fast approaching. The following is important information you should know before heading to the polls...

October 11, 2010

Locals Fight Energy Measure

By Rosellen Rother

Dozens of UCSB students and community members convened at Pardall Tunnel last Friday to protest Prop 23.

October 11, 2010

UCSB Teachers Study Females Kissing

By Joey LeBlanc

Odds are, if you’ve been to a few parties in Isla Vista you’ve seen it happen: girls locking lips to attract male attention, to explore their sexuality, maybe just to satisfy an impulse or for curiosity’s sake.

October 11, 2010

American Soldier To Visit, Tell Stories of Foreign Conflict

By Samantha Diego

Iraq War veteran Captain Paul Chappell will share his insight into war and peace tonight at 8 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.

October 11, 2010

Sword-Dueling Group Initiates a Fresh Season of Competition

By Dale Fairclough

Touché — an eloquent word usually reserved to commend a friend’s well-executed joke — has a more practical application for UCSB’s fencing team.

October 11, 2010

SB Walkers Urge Heart Healthiness

By Curtis Wright

Over 500 participants gathered downtown on Saturday morning for the Start! Santa Barbara Heart Walk to work on the prevention and treatment of the county’s number one cause of death.

October 11, 2010

SB Kids’ Center Discusses Success

By Claire Dansey

Santa Barbara’s Storyteller Children’s Center recently hosted a forum to discuss the impact of early childhood education on later academic success.

October 11, 2010

Families Flock to San Roque

By Kathleen Tan

Hundreds of excited families and community members crowded San Roque School yesterday, celebrating the third annual Carnival and Music Festival.

October 11, 2010

Group Rejects Explorer

By Matthew Schneider

Members of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Indian Movement are hosting the second annual Anti-Columbus Day Demonstration Rally today to challenge the widespread belief that Columbus was the discoverer of the Am...

October 11, 2010

A.S. Strikes Deal With Mustangs

By Emily Hunt

UCSB student government recently joined in a business venture with Cal Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo to collaborate on producing items for mass communication and printed publication needs.