News

March 31, 2010

Cops Clip Chops for Kids

By Bridget Hogan

Mustachioed officers from the Santa Barbara Police Dept. flaunted their facial hair in front of a panel of judges at Chino's Tacos on State Street Monday night.

March 31, 2010

Cycle Routes Reap Reward

By Karen Urrutia

UC Santa Barbara's crisscrossing bike paths have earned the campus a Bicycle Friendly Business Gold Award from the League of American Bicyclists.

March 31, 2010

UC Acts To Ease Racial Tension

By Alejandra Saragoza

A UC Berkeley faculty member has been chosen by UC administrators to help resolve recent incidents of intolerance on the UCSD campus.

March 31, 2010

Author Researches Pill’s History

By Courtney Lund

UCSB history associate professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga recently released a book examining the origins of the oral contraceptive pill.

March 30, 2010

Campus Assesses Seismic Hazards

By Jenna Ryan

A number of UCSB buildings are at risk of collapse or severe damage should an earthquake occur, according to a recent study.

March 30, 2010

Only in I.V.

By Lexi Pandell

A Web site dedicated to comedic photographs of life in Isla Vista has become an overnight hit with the Gaucho community.

March 30, 2010

Donation To Aid SB Students

By Karen Urrutia

UCSB's Financial Aid Office has received $750,000 in memory of alumnus Kevin Christensen.

March 30, 2010

Locals Debate Otter Surge

By Madison Medeiros

A recent influx of California sea otters off the coast of Santa Barbara has raised questions about what impact the migrating animals will have on local marine ecosystems.

March 30, 2010

Board Allots Money to Various UCSB Groups

By Jordanne Pascual

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out $36,074 to 11 student organizations at last night's three-and-a-half hour meeting.

March 29, 2010

SB Prepares Cleanup, Safety at Beach Revelry

By Bridget Hogan

Floatopia -- Isla Vista's infamous beer-soaked beach party -- is due to take place on April 10 after high tide warnings prompted event planners to push back the date from April 3.

March 29, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Madison Medeiros

Even with a majority of students on vacation, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol kept busy through the whole of UCSB's spring break.

March 29, 2010

Bill Boasts Better Education Funds

By Katherine Friedman

The House of Representatives passed the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act last Thursday, overhauling student lending and raising funding for higher education. President Obama will sign it into law...

March 29, 2010

UCSB Threat Freed From Jail, Banned From Campus

By Staff

Neil Baker, a former UCSB employee who was detained in Washington six weeks ago and held in jail for threatening the university, was released from police custody in Kennewick, WA on March 9.

March 29, 2010

Council Talks Hate-Crimes, Prison Funds

By Staff

The University of California Board of Regents met last week to discuss recent incidents of intolerance on campuses and the state's control of prison system health care funding.

March 29, 2010

City Considers Liquor Chain

By Max Kelley

Major alcohol retailer BevMo! is planning to open a store in Santa Barbara, offering beer, wine and liquor at an outlet on the corner of De La Vina and State Streets.

March 29, 2010

New Shop To Utilize Local Art

By Garik Hauer

Third-year UCSB student Garrett Gerstenberger and business partner Jose el Cardoso will celebrate the grand opening of their T-shirt printing business, "I.V. Screen Printing," on 6565 Trigo Rd. on April 17.