News

April 29, 2009

Feds Award New Grant to UCSB

By Matt Matejcek

The White House announced Monday that UCSB will receive $19 million from the Stimulus Act to fund a new Energy Frontier Research Center.

April 28, 2009

Locals Diverge on Floatopia

By Lexi Pandell

As Floatopia's May 9 sequel approaches, locals gathered last night for a town hall meeting to discuss dealing with what many feel is the inevitable.

April 28, 2009

SB County Monitors Swine Flu

By Staff

County officials and university administrators were spurred to action yesterday after the World Health Organization voted to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert to a phase four out of six.

April 28, 2009

Congo Activist Tells Tale

By Todd Prodanovich

Madeleine - a former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo - shared her riveting story on campus yesterday.

April 28, 2009

UCSB Receives Grant for Physics

By Nader Heidari

Quantum physicists at UCSB's California NanoSystems Institute have received a $6.1 million grant to pursue diamond-based quantum computing.

April 28, 2009

Budget Issues Hinder Full Group Funding

By Evan Sherwood

Associated Students Finance Board allocated $21,411.43 to more than a dozen student groups at last night's meeting.

April 27, 2009

Dalai Lama Enlightens UCSB

By Benjamin Gottlieb

"The 20th century has been the century of violence. The 21st century should be the century of dialogue."

April 27, 2009

Open People’s Party Sweeps A.S. Election

By Mackenzie Weinger

The 2009 Associated Students election ended Thursday in a landslide victory for the Open People's Party.

April 27, 2009

AXO Wins Third ASVT

By Georgina McNerney

The promise of scantily-clad volleyball players drew thousands of eager voyeurs downtown Saturday for the sixth annual All Sorority Volleyball Tournament.

April 27, 2009

Students Rally Against Use of Child Soldiers

By Katie Tullsen

At one o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, hundreds of UCSB and SBCC students were "abducted."

April 27, 2009

Santa Barbara Shakes Its Groove Thing on Official “Dance Day”

By Chase Zacha

State Street erupted in music and movement on Saturday as the community celebrated what Mayor Marty Blum proclaimed the official Santa Barbara "Dance Day."

April 24, 2009

OPP Dominates A.S. Election

By Mackenzie Weinger

The 2009 Associated Students election ended Thursday in a landslide victory for the Open People's Party.

April 24, 2009

Rally-Goers Address Issues of Rape

By Jenna Ryan

Sporting their finest denim attire, students, faculty and staff assembled on the Student Resource Building Patio on Wednesday to support rape victims at the Jeans for Justice Rally.

April 24, 2009

Groups Serve During National Volunteer Week

By Allie Myers Reporter

Local non-profit organizations recruited volunteers and worked around the community this week in celebration of National Volunteer Week.

April 24, 2009

UCSB Requests Donations for Senior Class Gift

By Georgina McNerney

The 2009 senior class is asking for help from all members of the UCSB community in order to give the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund a "class gift" - a.k.a. a sizeable donation.

April 23, 2009