News

May 29, 2009

Campus Receives Tech Grant

By Nader Heidari

UCSB will be awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research cloud computing.

May 29, 2009

UC System May Lose Autonomy

By Staff

State legislators are currently attempting to strip the UC system of its autonomy and place it under direct control of the state of California.

May 29, 2009

Dolphins Wash Up on Island Shore

By Staff

Five northern right whale dolphins died after being stranded on Santa Rosa Island last Friday.

May 28, 2009

Take the Plunge

By Staff

May 28, 2009

Officials Discuss Future Finances

By Elliott Rosenfeld

"It will only get worse from here," Assistant Chancellor of Budget and Planning Todd Lee warned during the UCSB public budget forum yesterday.

May 28, 2009

I.V. Resident Becomes First SB H1N1 Case

By Evan Sherwood

A 20-year-old UCSB student was diagnosed with swine flu this week, marking the first confirmed case of the virus in Santa Barbara County.

May 28, 2009

UC Chief To Give SB Lecture

By Niree Perian

University of California President Mark Yudof will be at UCSB today to discuss the role of accountability in higher education.

May 28, 2009

Monument Honors Local Veteran Pilots

By Meaghan Lingo

The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport recently constructed a World War II memorial in honor of local aviators who died during their service.

May 28, 2009

TV Star Gets DUI, House Arrest

By Staff

Actor and television-regular Gary Collins is currently serving a 120-day sentence at home for a DUI he received in Summerland earlier this year.

May 28, 2009

Films To Honor Ellison

By Sheila Ganjian

Before the Film & Media Studies Dept. packs its bags and moves to a new building, students and faculty will say goodbye to Ellison Hall with a film screening.

May 28, 2009

Council Asserts A.S. Represents Students

By Kristen Peters

Last night, the newly seated 2009-10 Associated Students Legislative Council members started their term with a five-hour meeting.

May 27, 2009

California Upholds Gay Marriage Ban

By Lexi Pandell

The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 Tuesday, ending months of legal debate concerning the constitutionality of banning gay marriage.

May 27, 2009

UCSB To Score Fuel Cell

By S.F.

The leading supplier of Southern California's electricity has chosen UCSB to serve as a guinea pig for a new sustainable energy technology.

May 27, 2009

Fastened Valves Leave UCSB Without Water

By Rebecca Bratburd

An unexpected hour-long campus wide water outage began at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday due to a dual valve shutdown in Goleta.

May 27, 2009

Panel Talks Labor Laws

By Evan Sherwood, Lexi Pandell

With the memory of the Santa Barbara News-Press firings still festering in the minds of many, a panel discussion was held last night to promote stricter labor laws.