News

May 11, 2009

Regents Vote Budget Woes Onto Undergrads

By Evan Sherwood

For the fourth consecutive year, students of the University of California will once again be slapped with a steep increase in their tuition fees, administrators said.

May 11, 2009

1969 Graduate Finishes Time for Murder Charge

By Staff

A former Symbionese Liberation Army member - and UCSB alumnus - was released from a California state prison yesterday.

May 8, 2009

Jesusita Fire Rages On

By Elliott Rosenfeld

UPDATED 5/08/09 8:30 p.m. CAL Fire now estimates that the four-day blaze has left 8,600 acres burned and that containment remains at 10 percent. Officials say 80 homes have burned and over 30,500 people have evacuated.

May 8, 2009

Regents Vote for 2009-10 Tuition Increase

By Evan Sherwood

For the fourth consecutive year, students of the University of California will be slapped with an increase in tuition.

May 8, 2009

Campaign Begs Beach-goers to Clean Up

By Sheila Ganjian

Efforts to promote a more sustainable Floatopia 2 continue with the recently initiated Leave No Trace campaign, which seeks to curb the severe environmental impact of the Isla Vista beach festival.

May 7, 2009

Fire Ravages SB Hills

By Kristin Ferrell and Travis Miller Staff Writers

The Jesusita Fire, which began in the Santa Barbara foothills Tuesday afternoon, grew significantly more destructive yesterday, spurred on by strong winds and high temperatures.

May 7, 2009

Campus Group Rallies for Balanced Living

By Evan Sherwood

Proponents of healthy lifestyles urged students to gorge themselves yesterday in honor of International No Diet Day.

May 7, 2009

Nature Project Survives

By Marie V. Recalde

In the heart of the Arizona desert, UCSB professor emeritus Daniel Botkin's innovative project lives on.

May 7, 2009

Event Series To Promote Health

By Kristin Peters Staff Writer

Gauchos can show off their stride or their stroke this Friday at the first annual Surf & Turf duathlon series.

May 7, 2009

City Considers Staffing Cuts

By Staff

With a sizeable debt of nearly $11 million, the City of Santa Barbara is preparing to potentially make broad budget cuts.

May 7, 2009

A.S. Discusses Next Year’s Budget

By Sheila Ganjian

At last night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, the table spent several hours discussing the Associated Students Budget for 2009-10.

May 6, 2009

UPDATED: Fire Torches Houses, Forces Out Thousands

By Katie Tullsen, Taylor Haggerty

5/06/09 8:26 p.m. UPDATE: The Governor has declared a state of emergency in Santa Barbara.

May 6, 2009

Supervisors Vote 5-0 To Ban Booze on Beach

By Travis Miller

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors drove the final nail into Floatopia 2's coffin yesterday with a unanimous vote to ban alcohol from Isla Vista's beach.

May 6, 2009

Lecturer Earns A+ in Sexiness

By Alejandra Saragoza

One of the top 10 sexiest professors in the nation teaches at UCSB.

May 6, 2009

Rape Victim’s Mom To Speak

By Kristen Peters

Following the rape and subsequent suicide of her daughter, Andrea Cooper launched a nationwide campaign to expose college students to the tragic consequences of sexual assault.

May 5, 2009

Santa Barbara Burns Again

By Katie Tullsen, Taylor Haggerty

Flames broke out in San Roque Canyon at 1:45 p.m. this afternoon and have since burned over 150 acres of the hills above Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara County Director of Emergency has declared the blaze - which has be...