News

Board To Vote on UCSB Plan for Expansion

The University of California Board of Regents will vote on details of UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan and the university’s system-wide retirement policy today.
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Festival Downsizes to Stay Afloat

West Beach Music and Arts Festival will reappear near the scenic Santa Barbara beachfront from September 24-25.
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Incumbents Face Fresh Challenger

The race for three Goleta City Council seats in this November’s election started to heat up on Monday after a fourth candidate announced her intention to run for one of the seats.
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Green Initiative Seeks to Turn Sweat Into Campus Electricity

Next week, five energy converting workout bikes, knows as visCycles, will be installed in UCSB’s Recreational Center.
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UC Pension Plan Lacks Funding

The UC Board of Regents discussed restructuring pension and health care policies in order to cope with a $21 billion shortfall in the UC retirement budget.
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Letter From the Editor

You’re here. You’re actually here. And you must have a thousand thoughts a minute whizzing through your head: What am I doing here? What classes do I take?
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Offbeat Courses

Now that you have a reason to use your new iStudiez Pro app to manage your class schedule, you should make sure your classes are as cool as your snazzy iPhone.
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College Life Begins in the Dorms

Welcome to the Residence Halls: buildings full of possibilities for those historic collegiate moments you’ll never forget.
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iParty

Every year, hundreds of people are arrested and cited for alcohol-related offenses that could have been easily avoided.
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Santa Barbara Hot Spots

Santa Barbara is full of exciting and entertaining venues, beyond the confines of the University campus.
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Guide to Campus Locations

You didn’t come to UCSB just to bury your head in books and ignore the sights and sounds the campus has to offer.
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UCSB Ranks in Top 10 of “Public National Universities”

U.S. News & World Report has ranked UCSB number 9 in its annual listing of the “Top 50 Public National Universities” in the country, and number 39 on its list of the “Best National Universi...
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Third Candidate Enters Race

Since only two candidates registered last month to run for three open seats on the Goleta City Council, a third candidate has stepped forward to fill the looming vacancy.
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Police Blotter

Burglars struck nearly three-dozen Isla Vista residences in the month of July, often entering through unlocked doors to take computers and other electronic devices.
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Santa Barbara Celebrates Fiesta

Today marks the first day of the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara’s five-day festival that commemorates the city’s Spanish heritage.
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