News

October 21, 2009

Collective Elects Yang as Chair

By Staff

Chancellor Henry T. Yang was elected chair of the prestigious Association of American Universities yesterday.

October 21, 2009

Police Blotter

By Travis Miller

Fri., Oct. 16, 11:22 p.m. -- A group of men gathered around an empty lot at the corner of Camino Del Sur and Trigo Road caught the attention of Isla Vista's finest.

October 21, 2009

UCSB Dining Services Leads Charge to Go Green

By Georgina McNerney

UCSB Housing & Residential Services will host environmentally friendly events all week long in honor of national Campus Sustainability Day.

October 21, 2009

Library Stands Strong Despite Budget Woes

By Courtney Brooks

Having worked under strict budgetary limitations for years, UCSB's Davidson Library is taking its financial cuts in stride.

October 20, 2009

UCSB Reacts to Scare

By Evan Sherwood

South Hall was locked down for over an hour yesterday after police received inaccurate reports of a gunman poised for action on the sixth floor balcony.

October 20, 2009

Cameras To Monitor Birds, Bike Safety

By Karen Urrutia

After 18 months of planning, a UCSB researcher is overseeing the installation of a new camera network to research the migratory habits of students and birds.

October 20, 2009

Senate Rebukes UC Directors

By Richard Lau

UCSB's Academic Senate passed a resolution last week formally censuring University of California President Mark G. Yudof and the UC Board of Regents for their poor management of the UC system-wide budget deficit.

October 20, 2009

SB Alum Authors I.V. Superhero Tale

By Kristen Peters

In UCSB alumna Jacquelyn Wheeler's first science fiction novel, the main character uses superpowers to balance the forces of good and evil -- all while attending UCSB.

October 20, 2009

Local Publicizes New Book

By Alex Llerena

Author and former Isla Vista resident Carmen Lodise hosted a book signing in Goleta last Friday to promote his new publication: Isla Vista: A Citizen's History.

October 20, 2009

A.S. Bankrolls Comedy, Rejects EAB Additions

By Veronica Smith

A debate over sending additional Associated Students representatives to Copenhagen, Denmark for an environmental conference took center stage at last night's Finance Board meeting.

October 19, 2009

Celebration of Citrus Attracts County Locals

By Jeremy Zeller

Thousands of lemon lovers sampled citrus treats and took a stroll down "Safety Street" this weekend at the California Lemon Festival in Goleta.

October 19, 2009

Pot Gets Judicial Support

By S.F.

The campaign to legalize marijuana received a valuable endorsement this weekend from a California Superior Court Judge.

October 19, 2009

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Alex Llerena

A man in his thirties fell from the cliffs on Del Playa Drive early Sunday morning, in an incident police say involved alcohol consumption.

October 19, 2009

Groups Strive to Prevent Sexual Abuse

By Alejandra Saragoza

Today marks the first day of the week-long "kNOw MORE" campaign, which hopes to educate the UCSB and Isla Vista communities about dating and sexual violence.

October 19, 2009

UCSB To Offer H1N1 Vaccines

By Sheila Ganjian

Over 500 students have reported H1N1 flu symptoms to UCSB's Student Health Services over the past two weeks.

October 16, 2009

County Considers Jump Guard

By Allison Berry

The Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge — which recently witnessed three suicides in as many weeks — has sparked debate within the local community over how to best prevent suicide attempts. Since it was built in 1963, 50 ...