News

March 3, 2010

UCOP Cuts EAP Funds

By Ali Limonadi

University of California students enrolling in the Education Abroad Program during the coming years will face program fees that could cost more than the price of UC tuition.

March 3, 2010

Police Blotter

By Travis Miller

An especially intoxicated man stumbled out the front door of Freebirds, catching the attention of nearby officers.

March 3, 2010

SB To Discuss Water

By Natalia Cohen

The UCSB Human Rights Group is hosting a week-long series of events entitled "The Human Right to Water" to discuss access to clean water.

March 2, 2010

Students Rally for State Support

By Maane Khatchatourian

Five University of California students were arrested yesterday for disrupting business while lobbying Sacramento legislators for higher education funding.

March 2, 2010

Nursery Uses Insurance to Rebuild Area

By Madison Medeiros

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is using a $6.8 million insurance settlement to rebuild facilities damaged in last May’s Jesusita Fire. The majority of the money received from Chubb Insurance will be used to rebui...

March 2, 2010

A.S. Funds Project to Protect Coast

By Jenna Ryan

The Associated Students Coastal Fund has allocated $50,000 for the construction of a stairway and path leading to the Campus Point bluffs.

March 2, 2010

Chipotle Enters Goleta

By Erika Martin

The popular Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle will open a new location in Goleta, adding to competition among local burrito makers.

March 1, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a variety of calls this weekend, including ones concerning a missing child and the death of an elderly man.

March 1, 2010

UC Official Addresses Fund Issues

By Maane Khatchatourian

University of California President Mark G. Yudof met with reporters from several UC student newspapers last Thursday to discuss the UC's current state of affairs.

February 26, 2010

Rove Cracks Jokes, Defends Iraq War on Campus Visit

By Kristen Peters, Lexi Pandell

"Let's remember what this is all about," Karl Rove said to a packed audience in Campbell Hall as 150 protesters stood outside. "It's about our country, and this is a shared experience."

February 26, 2010

Nature To Take Center Stage in UCSB Exhibit

By Kaitlyn Fajilan

Local artist and UCSB alumna Ann Diener will showcase her latest project today: a mural painted directly on a wall in the University Art Museum.

February 26, 2010

Craigslist Hoax Swindles Pupil

By Garik Hauer

A UCSB student was conned out of $3,000 earlier this month in an online scam, highlighting a trend of Isla Vista residents falling victim to Internet fraud.

February 26, 2010

Professor Hosts Free Conference

By Karen Urrutia

UCSB will host a free conference today discussing the centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

February 25, 2010

40 Years Later

By Taylor Haggerty

See Features section for the full story.

February 25, 2010

Rove Presents Today for Free

By Kristen Peters

Politician and pundit Karl Rove will discuss the current state of national politics tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.

February 25, 2010

Online Threats Land Ex-Employee in Jail

By Staff

Former UCSB employee Neil Baker, who was detained last week in Kennewick, Wash. for threatening to "bomb and injure property," will be arraigned today.