News

October 27, 2009

Bizarre Act Spurs Scan of Support Resources

By Sheila Ganjian

The recent incident at South Hall has renewed concern over campus mental health services, which officials say are severely lacking in funds.

October 27, 2009

A.S. Helps to Preserve ESS

By Veronica Smith

The Associated Students Finance Board dispensed $19,257.57 to nine student organizations from its unallocated Fall budget at last night's meeting.

October 26, 2009

Santa Barbara to Reevaluate Local Booze Ban

By Taylor Haggerty

The ordinance banning alcohol from Isla Vista's beaches will be up for debate again next week.

October 26, 2009

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Emily Nelson

A reckless driver took aim at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol this weekend as he attempted to run down several law enforcement officers.

October 26, 2009

Co-op Hosts Festival

By Caitlin Russell

Hundreds of fairgoers filled Seville Road Saturday, where farm animals and Isla Vista residents cavorted at the second annual Co-op Country Fair.

October 26, 2009

Pedestrians, Skaters May Collide Less

By Nate Schneider

If all goes well, the skateboard path that UCSB added this summer could be a permanent addition to campus. The first of its kind at the university, the five-foot-wide skate path stretches several hundred feet between the...

October 23, 2009

Event Rates Fiscal Outlook

By Elliott Rosenfeld

"Well, it looks like things are going to shit at the university," a student said to a friend as he filed out of yesterday's UC Commission on the Future Campus Forum. It was a sentiment shared by many present at the event...

October 23, 2009

L&S To See Stricter Class Repeat Policy

By Courtney Lund

Beginning Winter Quarter, College of Letters and Science students will have to submit a petition in order to enroll in a class for a third time.

October 23, 2009

UC Delays Fee Hike

By Kristen Peters

A University of California proposal to charge select undergraduate majors an additional $900 in tuition has been postponed indefinitely.

October 22, 2009

Officials Locate Campus Prowler

By Nathan Houle

Local authorities' search for the man responsible for this week's South Hall incident ended Tuesday evening with the suspect's removal to a psychiatric facility.

October 22, 2009

Campbell To House UC Forum

By Sheila Ganjian

The UC Commission on the Future will convene at UCSB today to discuss how the University aims to survive despite suffocating budget squeezes.

October 22, 2009

Locals Contemplate More Weed Statutes

By Jeremy Zeller

The Santa Barbara City Council considered new regulations for local medical marijuana dispensaries this week.

October 22, 2009

Council Overturns Board Rejection

By Karen Urrutia

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed at length the option of overruling a Finance Board allocation at last night's meeting.

October 21, 2009

SB Records Second Flu Casualty

By Allison Berry

The H1N1 virus claimed another victim in Santa Barbara County last weekend with the death of a four-year-old boy. According to Dept. of Public Health officials, this was the second fatality in the county due to the influ...

October 21, 2009

Suspicious Activity Prompts Warnings

By Staff

As police continue to investigate the cause of Monday's scare, university officials are questioning the effectiveness of the alert system that triggered the lockdown.

October 21, 2009