News

March 2, 2009

UCSB Grad To Rocket Into Cosmos

By Nadia Ismail

In T-minus two weeks, UCSB alumnus Joseph Acaba will blast off into outer space onboard NASA's spacecraft Discovery.

March 2, 2009

Public Helps Chabad House

By Sheila Ganjian

In the aftermath of a fire that ravaged the UCSB Chabad House three weeks ago, the Orthodox Jewish religious center has remained at the service of the local community.

March 2, 2009

Woman Kidnaps Newborn Baby

By Staff Report

A Santa Barbara mother had the scare of a lifetime Friday after her 5-hour-old baby boy was abducted from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

February 26, 2009

Fishy Work by UCSB Scientists Earns National Recognition

By Nader Heidari

A paper authored by two UCSB scientists has been selected as one of the top research papers published by the prestigious journal Nature in 2008.

February 26, 2009

Johnny Cupcakes Shares Sweet Wisdom

By Matt Matejcek

Voted America's number one Young Entrepreneur of 2008 by BusinessWeek Magazine, Johnny "Cupcakes" Earle, is a sweet dude.

February 26, 2009

Budget Cuts Burden SBCC

By Rebecca Bratburd

While California's community colleges have not experienced the same extent of budget cuts as the University of California system, Santa Barbara City College's finances have nevertheless taken a hit this fiscal year.

February 26, 2009

UCPD To Go to the Birds

By Staff

A heightened level of police activity may surprise pet owners at Sands Beach this weekend, as UC Police Dept. officers will be enforcing off-leash pet laws to protect UCSB's snowy plover reserve.

February 26, 2009

U.S. Funds May Benefit SB

By Taylor Haggerty

With President Barack Obama's $787 billion Economic Recovery Package signed into law, local officials are scrambling to cash in.

February 26, 2009

Suicide Attempts Concern Officials

By S.F.

Student suicide attempts are on the rise at UCSB according to campus mental health experts.

February 26, 2009

UCSB Economists Depart for CLU Offer

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Bill Watkins will leave his post as Executive Director of the UCSB's Economic Forecast Project this spring.

February 26, 2009

Farr Moves Into I.V. HQ

By Nico Kiefer

Following through on a campaign promise, 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr invited students to join her for a reception at her new Isla Vista district office yesterday.

February 26, 2009

A.S. Meets for Eight Hours

By Maane Khatchatourian

Minutes before the Associated Students Legislative Council meeting was set to end, members of Don't Cut Us Out - a coalition of students fighting the administrative tax on non-state funded entities - stormed in with news...

February 25, 2009

Pappas Queries Registrar

By Kristin Ferrell and Lexi Pandell Staff Writers

On the second day of Steve Pappas' trial to unseat 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr, his legal team continued to lay the foundation for a case based on widespread voter fraud.

February 25, 2009