News

January 29, 2009

UCSB Researchers Delve Into Retinal Disorder

By Marie V. Recalde

Thanks to a $240,000, three-year research grant, UCSB scientists will now have the opportunity to examine a degenerative retinal disease - central serous chorioretinopathy.

January 29, 2009

Pricey Paving Project Presses On

By Travis West Staff Writer

Despite the current economic crunch, the $53 million construction project along Highway 101 between Milpas and Hot Springs Roads will continue as scheduled -- at least for now.

January 29, 2009

Protesters Rally for Services

By Diana Martinez

Over 70 protesters rallied across campus yesterday to urge the university to spare student resource programs from the budget cut chopping block.

January 29, 2009

Officials Capture UCen Perpetrator

By Jessica Mullen

Police arrested the man behind the University Center knifing yesterday. UCSB Police Dept. Sgt. Matt Bowman said his office received word that Umberto Castellanos-Alvarez, a former UCen employee, was assaulting a current...

January 29, 2009

Pappas Asks for Evidence

By Kristin Ferrell

The UCSB student body was notified yesterday via e-mail that defeated 3rd District Supervisor candidate Steve Pappas has subpoenaed the university for the "names, resident addresses, dates of birth and citizenship of all...

January 29, 2009

Educator Talks Economics

By Rebecca Bratburd

With the recession wreaking havoc on the national housing and credit markets, professor Morris A. Davis traveled to UCSB yesterday to breakdown the key components of the economic meltdown.

January 29, 2009

A.S. Weighs Options Left by Court Order

By Maane Khatchatourian

Council members discussed at length possible approaches Associated Students can take in response to a subpoena issued by Steve Pappas' legal team during last night's A.S. Legislative Council meeting.

January 28, 2009

40 Years Later

By Travis Miller

Forty years after workers on Union Oil's Platform A caused a crack to open in the floor of the Santa Barbara Channel - a rift that released an estimated 3 million gallons of crude oil into the Pacific and eventually onto...

January 28, 2009

Officials Pause Ocean Road Proposal

By S.F.

Plans to demolish Ocean Road this year have been postponed amid mounting public pressure to halt the housing project's rapid progression.

January 28, 2009

UC Workers Protest for Better Wages

By Evan Sherwood

A swarm of over 70 protesters marched to a campus administrator's doorstep yesterday, demanding wage increases for UC service workers system-wide

January 28, 2009

UC Briefs

By Staff

UCLA Students Celebrate Peace Pole Planning On Jan. 23, about 100 spectators witnessed the dedication of a peace pole in UCLA's Meyerhoff Park. Engraved with the words "May peace prevail on Earth" in 14 languages, the l...

January 28, 2009

Stab Scare at UCen

By Staff

UCSB police responded to a report of knifing at the UCen yesterday and subsequently alerted students through the Campus Alert system.

January 28, 2009

Guide Provides Local Food Info

By Jennifer Lehmer

A new guide to locally grown food promises to offer shoppers a healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to mainstream produce.

January 27, 2009

UCSB Officials Face Subpoena

By Kristin Ferrell

University officials met yesterday to discuss the school's legal options in the face of a subpoena issued by Steve Pappas' legal team.

January 27, 2009

UCSB Sees Drop in Fall Applicants

By Elliott Rosenfeld

While the University of California saw applicants for Fall 2009 surge to record-high numbers, UCSB received 1,000 fewer applications this year, a decline that may be a product of the ailing California economy.

January 27, 2009

Court Reinstates Teacher

By David Nunez Reporter

A Santa Barbara courtroom ruled in favor of reinstating a local high school teacher accused of making anti-Semitic and sexually charged remarks to students earlier this month.