News

September 25, 2009

Cuts Spur Rally

By S.F.

Over 350 students, faculty and staff gathered in the Arbor yesterday to protest the UC's handling of its current financial crisis.

September 25, 2009

UC Buildings Go Green

By Richard Lau

Construction on the newest addition to UC Santa Barbara's campus is now complete, just in time for Fall Quarter.

September 24, 2009

Officers Seize Drugs, Firearms in Local Investigation

By Allison Berry

Over 100 officers from federal, state and local agencies dismantled a Santa Barbara-based illegal arms and drug distribution operation last Saturday in an investigation known as Operation Apehanger.

September 24, 2009

Del Playa Stabbing Sends Man to Hospital

By Evan Sherwood

A 20-year-old man was stabbed on Del Playa Drive Friday night following an altercation between several individuals.

September 24, 2009

Teachers Strike for Rights

By Nadia Ismail

Today may be the first day of school, but many professors will be cutting class.

September 24, 2009

Student Aid Reform Bill Awaits Senate

By Kristen Peters

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that would facilitate the restructuring of the federal student loan system and potentially save taxpayers $87 billion over the next 10 years.

September 24, 2009

Deficit Clips Newspapers

By Rebecca Bratburd

As California's education funds continue to get slashed, many college newspapers statewide have been forced to shut down production or employ desperate measures to keep printing.

September 17, 2009

Local Politicians Debate Reopening Oil Drilling

By Elliott Rosenfeld

Forty years after a destructive oil spill, Santa Barbara County shores may open to new offshore drilling sites.

September 17, 2009

UC Employees Plot State-wide Walkout

By Elliott Rosenfeld

In light of the University of California's recently instituted - and ill-received - system of furlough days and layoffs, many professors are threatening to walk out on the first day of classes next week.

September 17, 2009

Budget Woes May Lead to Higher Fees

By Maane Khatchatourian

Unable to alleviate the university's $813 million system-wide budget deficit, University of California President Mark G. Yudof is suggesting a dramatic increase in student fees to help bridge the budget chasm.

September 17, 2009

Pardall Parking To Expand

By Taylor Haggerty

With construction on Pardall Road wrapping up, the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency is turning to new improvement projects for UCSB's beachside community.

September 17, 2009

Engineering Professor Dies at 66

By Kristen Peters

Professor Anthony G. Evans died Sept. 9 at home with his family. He was 66.

September 17, 2009

UCSB Awaits Swine Flu

By Sheila Ganjian

With the aggressive H1N1 influenza virus hitting college campuses nationwide, UCSB has begun preparing for a potential outbreak on campus.

September 17, 2009

SB Welcomes Bands to the Sand

By Evan Sherwood

This Friday, Santa Barbara's West Beach will transform into a reggae-rock stage for a three-day music festival on the water.

September 17, 2009

Plant Collection Acquires Funds for Renovation

By Nader Heidari

Beneath the bleachers of Harder Stadium lies a dilapidated herbarium that will soon receive improved accommodations for its collection of over 100,000 plant specimens.

August 26, 2009

Letter From the Editor

By Mackenzie Weinger

Welcome to the place that has it all - sun, surf, plenty of Nobel Prize winners and a great campus newspaper to boot. With just a few weeks left before you start the four best years of your life (it's a cliché sound...