News

January 22, 2010

Groups Gather Names for Fee Hike

By Kristen Peters

With campus elections just a quarter away, UCSB organization members are toting around clipboards in the hopes of garnering enough signatures to have their lock-in fees on the ballot.

January 21, 2010

Technology Aids Haiti Relief Job

By Bridget Hogan

A locally based humanitarian group is taking a tech-savvy approach to raise money for Haiti, using text messages and social networking sites to attract donations.

January 21, 2010

UC May See Increase in Enrollment

By Staff

The UC Board of Regents considered relaxing the University's system-wide enrollment reduction target for the 2010-11 school year during yesterday's meeting at UC San Francisco.

January 21, 2010

Hard Times Force Horse Ranch to Shut Stable Gates

By Madison Medeiros

The scenic El Capitan Ranch equestrian facility is closing its doors to the public, citing hard economic times. The 201-acre El Capitan Ranch -- located approximately 10 miles north of Goleta along Highway 101 -- has pro...

January 21, 2010

New Pizza Parlor To Go Green

By Liz Camilo Reporter

Isla Vista's pizzerias will soon have to cope with a smaller slice of the market, with the opening of Good Earth Pizza slated for this spring.

January 21, 2010

Pupils Face Course Shortage

By Kristen Peters

In the wake of over two million dollars in budget reductions, UCSB cut 160 classes this quarter, leaving many students battling for a seat in campus classrooms and lecture halls.

January 21, 2010

A.S. Sends Funds to Shaken Nation

By Matt Matejcek

At last night's meeting, the Associated Students Legislative Council selected two organizations that will receive money from its Haitian relief effort.

January 21, 2010

New Club Aims for Diffusion of Pacifist Values

By Stephanie Chen

UCSB's Peace Leadership Program, the latest campus student organization created to promote harmony, rainbows and sunshine, held its inaugural meeting last week.

January 20, 2010

Teachers Use New Tools in Lectures

By Morgan Livingston

UCSB is experiencing a surge in the number of professors applying digital innovations to the structures of their courses.

January 20, 2010

Project Moves Island Cats

By Max Kelley

After five years of preparation, seven months of work and $3 million in funding, 52 feral cats have been relocated from San Nicolas Island to a new home on the mainland.

January 20, 2010

Taco Shop Offers Cheap Eats

By Cameron Parker

Isla Vista's newest Mexican food joint, Chino's Rock & Tacos, opened its doors Saturday.

January 20, 2010

Police Blotter

By Travis Miller

Sat Jan. 16, 1:12 a.m. - A parked car with its door opened wide caught the attention of officers driving westbound on Pasado Road.

January 20, 2010

UCSB Competes in Environmental Contest

By Julie Epstein

Hoping to live up to its reputation as a green campus, UCSB is participating in the 10th annual RecycleMania contest.

January 19, 2010

Local Creates Web Tour

By Michelle Kim Reporter

Exploring Stearns Wharf and West Beach is now as easy as using a cell phone.

January 19, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Madison Medeiros

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to calls over the holiday weekend, one concerning the death of a veteran. Officers were also called upon to handle an attempted suicide, drug arrests, burglary, vandalism and alcohol-...

January 19, 2010