News

May 7, 2010

Local Lake Adds Nature Cruise to Tourist Features

By Charlotte Milinovich

Nature enthusiasts will have a new way to enjoy Santa Barbara this summer with the introduction of wildlife cruises at Cachuma Lake.

May 7, 2010

Shopping Center To Add a Ross

By Megan Smith

Camino Real Marketplace will welcome a Ross Dress for Less store this summer, providing Goleta residents with a new inexpensive shopping venue.

May 7, 2010

Police Make Drug Bust

By Garik Hauer

Santa Barbara County Narcotics detectives arrested three Isla Vista men in a drug bust Wednesday, seizing thousands of dollars worth of packaged cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy.

May 7, 2010

Alternative Film Festival To Aid Haiti

By Erika Martin

UCSB filmmakers will have their work on display this Saturday at the first annual Santa Barbara Digital Film Festival.

May 7, 2010

CBS Honors Scholar for Energy Innovation

By Anne Carter

Shuji Nakamura, a UCSB engineering professor and pioneer in the lighting field, was recently distinguished as one of 40 pioneers of the “green revolution.” In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, CBS N...

May 6, 2010

Police Capture Davidson Library Flasher

By Maane Khatchatourian

A man exposed himself to a female student in Davidson Library yesterday afternoon and was arrested soon after.

May 6, 2010

Renewable Energy Lock-in Fee To Save UCSB Energy, Money

By Katherine Friedman

With last month’s approval of a new energy lock-in fee, UCSB now has the most student funding for on-site renewable energy projects of any university in the United States.

May 6, 2010

Legislative Council Addresses Local Hate Speech

By Ali Limonadi

The Associated Students Legislative Council tabled many bills during Wednesday’s five hour meeting.

May 6, 2010

Police Blotter

By Lexi Pandell

Sun. May 2, 12:45 a.m. — Officers were patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive when they noticed an especially rude young man yelling at passersby.

May 5, 2010

Spill Spurs Caution for CA Coast

By Garik Hauer

With the specter of the Gulf Coast oil spill looming over him, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abruptly withdrew his support Monday for a proposed expansion of oil drilling off Santa Barbara’s coast.

May 5, 2010

Health Bill Reforms To Help Recent Graduates

By Madison Medeiros

Local Congresswoman Lois Capps and the Obama administration are working with insurance companies on a health care provision that would extend coverage for young adults.

May 5, 2010

Temporary Skate Park Opens in I.V.

By Charlotte Milinovich

A temporary skate park opened in Estero Park last Tuesday in lieu of the permanent structure the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District hopes to construct.

May 5, 2010

Japanese Company Renews Funding

By Natalia Cohen

The Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Tokyo recently gave UCSB almost $6 million to continue research in advanced materials for the next four years.  This is the third time the company — which supported the establish...

May 4, 2010

A.S. Denies the Brothas

By Veronica Smith

The Associated Students Finance Board allotted $15,746 to 12 student organizations during last night’s nearly three hour meeting. The board began their meeting by addressing their dwindling spring unallocated budget, w...

May 4, 2010

Four Locals Forge Cash, Go to Prison

By Evan Sherwood

Police arrested a UCSB student and three other young adults late last month for counterfeiting $20 bills and spending them in Isla Vista. Authorities charged all four suspects with forgery and conspiracy for making purch...

May 4, 2010

Drive-In To Reopen for Summer

By Madison Medeiros

After 19 years of disuse, the Santa Barbara Drive-In — located just minutes from campus — will burst back into life Friday night with the premier of "Iron Man 2."