News

March 4, 2010

Senior Home May Retire

By Madison Medeiros

Over 700 senior citizens will soon say farewell to Isla Vista, a result of Friendship Manor's decision to relocate.

March 4, 2010

Concert To Benefit Charity

By Jenna Ryan

Musicians Matthew Santos and Chris Gelbuda will be performing tonight in the Hub to raise funds for the Musicians Making a Difference organization.

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