News

July 15, 2009

Campus Installs Skateboard Lane

By Matt Matejcek

This summer, UCSB marked off a pilot skateboard lane in the main campus corridor to judge the possibility of keeping the skate-friendly portion of the student body from thrashing the pedestrian and bike population.

July 15, 2009

Yudof Considers Pay Cuts, Furloughs

By S.F., Admin

With the UC system facing a budget gap of $813 million, UCSB's financial future is up in the air.

July 15, 2009

Regents Discuss Budget Deficit

By Evan Wagstaff

The first of three public comment sessions for the UC Board of Regents business conference in San Francisco yesterday was overwhelmingly comprised of representatives from UC Merced, who professed dire consequences for th...

July 15, 2009

I.V. Residents Meet Irish Visitors With Mixed Feelings

By Lexi Pandell, Admin

In what has become an increasingly common occurrence, the streets of Isla Vista are once again flooded with Irish visitors for the summer.

July 15, 2009

SB Tourism Deals With Recession

By Lexi Pandell

Despite projections that tourism would hold strong for Santa Barbara this summer, many businesses are feeling the effects of the recession.

June 23, 2009

They Made It!

By Staff

June 23, 2009

Record Admissions Flood UCSB Campus

By Rebecca Bratburd

Despite the university's attempts to lower admission rates, a record number of freshmen will make their way to UCSB this fall.

June 23, 2009

UC Officials Call for Cuts

By S.F.

Confronted with an unprecedented $800 million budget deficit for the 2009-10 school year, University of California officials are considering salary reductions and furloughs to compensate for this overwhelming financial g...

June 23, 2009

UCSB Hosts Sustainability Conference

By Niree Perian

The UCSB campus has become even more environmentally friendly than usual as it goes green for the 8th Annual UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference.

June 23, 2009

Santa Barbara Celebrates Summer With Festivities

By Evan Sherwood

While many students return home for the extended break, those who stay in Santa Barbara will have plenty to keep them busy this summer.

June 23, 2009

County Hopes to Find Place for Transient Population

By Kristen Peters

Santa Barbara is aiming to end chronic homelessness by 2017.

June 23, 2009

Regents Committee Selects New Student Representative

By Nader Heidari

A University of California Regents special committee has nominated UC Irvine undergraduate Jesse Chang to serve as the student regent for the 2010-11 term.

June 23, 2009

UCSD Scientist Wins Award

By Nader Heidari

A UC astrophysicist has been awarded the prestigious $1 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his research on the formation of stars, planetary systems and spiral galaxies.

June 4, 2009

Investigation of Professor Forges Ahead

By Elliott Rosenfeld

By now, sociology and global studies professor William Robinson - who circulated online material to his students that compared Israeli soldiers and Nazis - has become the focus of a smoldering national debate on academic...

June 4, 2009

UCSB Hall Waits for New Energy

By Julie Castro

The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management's solar panels - which were recalled two years ago by the manufacturer - have yet to be replaced, raising questions over the building's green reputation.