News

May 17, 2010

Weekend Crime Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer, Evan Sherwood

Emergency crews and the Isla Vista Foot Patrol dealt with a motorcycle crash, fire and burglary, in addition to a number of crimes stemming from Extravaganza.

May 17, 2010

Strawberry Festival Features Food, Art and Activities

By Jeremy Zeller

The town of Oxnard was fruitier than usual this weekend with nearly 70,000 people packing the region for an annual strawberry festival.

May 17, 2010

Transfer Student Passes Away at Home in Brentwood

By Kristen Peters

Third-year UCSB transfer student Grant Gaines Goodwin died on April 12 in his home in Brentwood, CA. He was 25 years old.

May 17, 2010

Candidate Jerry Brown Talks Issues with UCSB Today

By Kristen Peters

Gubernatorial candidate and Democratic front-runner Jerry Brown will address the UCSB student body today during his first large-scale university campaign rally since declaring candidacy on March 2.

May 17, 2010

Relay For Life Runs Into its Sixth Year

By S.F.

Local do-gooders raised nearly $100,000 for the American Cancer Society this weekend by walking, running and jogging through the night for the 6th annual Relay for Life.

May 14, 2010

Free Stadium Concert Offers Hot Headliners

By Cassandra Phengdy

The 31st annual Extravaganza kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m. in Harder Stadium.

May 14, 2010

Business-Savvy Students Compete to Win Money

By Kristen Peters

Student entrepreneurs will get down to business today in order to battle for a cash prize in Corwin Pavilion at 3 p.m.

May 14, 2010

Teams Run Around Clock for Funds to Fight Cancer

By Jenna Ryan

Hundreds of UCSB students and community members will take to the track today at 10 a.m. to combat cancer with the sixth annual Relay for Life.

May 14, 2010

SB Looks to Play Spoiler

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB softball team travels to Davis this weekend to take on the first-place Aggies in the team’s final series of the season.

May 14, 2010

Strawberry Fair To Sweeten Up Ventura County

By Max Kelley

This Saturday, over 67,000 people are expected to attend Oxnard’s 27th annual Strawberry Festival.

May 13, 2010

Iron Man 2 Explodes Into Theaters

By Lance Kosher

“Iron Man 2” brings the metal-crunching action, the critically acclaimed A-listers, the scantily clad women, the eye-defying special effects and the AC/DC-soaked soundtrack.

May 13, 2010

Mail Boxes Fill With Ballots Today

By Bridget Hogan

Santa Barbara County residents will begin casting vote-by-mail ballots this week for the statewide primary election in June.

May 13, 2010

Week of Staff Appreciation Continues Festivities

By Alex Ryden

A week of celebration honoring the work and commitment of UCSB staff members will continue through tomorrow with on-campus events and activities.

May 13, 2010

Zombie Apocalypse Debate with UCSB Professors

By Alex Ryden

Zombies have risen from the dead and will invade humanity’s last shelter, the UCen Hub, tonight at 8.

May 12, 2010

Safe Drug Disposal Successful

By Evan Sherwood

Since February, the I.V. Foot Patrol has participated in a drop-box program that collects roughly 100 pounds of prescription pills for environmental disposal per week.

May 12, 2010

Lecturer Speaks on Emerging H2O Crisis

By Kristen Peters

UCSB Regent’s lecturer and best-selling author Maude Barlow discussed the threat of a looming world water shortage to an audience in Corwin Pavilion last night.