News

January 20, 2009

Protesters Memorialize Soldiers

By Katie Tullsen

Three hundred and nine white tombstones lined West Beach last Friday, each symbolizing a teenaged U.S. serviceman who has died in Iraq or Afghanistan

January 20, 2009

Free Spirits Gather at I.V. Park for Festival

By Casey Capachi

Isla Vista locals - armed with bubbles, hula hoops and flower power - gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Sunday to celebrate the first Isla Vista Freedom Festival.

January 20, 2009

IVRPD Discusses Bridge

By Lexi Pandell

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District held a special meeting early Saturday morning to welcome two new board members - both current UCSB students - and to discuss the rehabilitation of the Anisq' Oyo' bridge.

January 20, 2009

A.S. Hosts RecycleMania

By S.F.

UCSB will undergo a green makeover this winter during the ninth annual RecycleMania competition.

January 16, 2009

UCSB Study Analyzes Financial Future

By Evan Sherwood

The deepening economic crisis is expected to intensify throughout 2009 and into '10, the UCSB Economic Forecast Project announced yesterday.

January 16, 2009

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Band-Aid

By Staff

January 16, 2009

Forum Discusses Future in Light of Prop 8

By Nico Kiefer

The Santa Barbara queer community gathered this week to discuss marriage equality in the wake of Proposition 8.

January 16, 2009

United Way Offers Candy Grams for Charity

By Diana Martinez

The United Way kicked off their annual charity drive yesterday by playing Cupid.

January 15, 2009

UC Cuts Enrollment, Freezes Salaries

By Jessica Mullen

With the state's budget crisis deepening, the University of California Board of Regents curtailed freshmen enrollment and froze the salaries of senior leadership yesterday.

January 15, 2009

Slow Business Forces SB Shops to Shut Doors

By Kristin Ferrell

Vacant storefronts are the newest trend hitting Santa Barbara's downtown commercial district, as retail shops and restaurants face the economic crisis that has gripped the nation.

January 15, 2009

Rare Mollusk To Die Out in 30 Years’ Time

By Staff

The black abalone - a large edible sea snail found along the Pacific Coast of California and Baja, Mexico - was recently added to the federal Endangered Species List.

January 15, 2009

A.S. Ends Israel Debate

By Maane Khatchatourian

The proposed resolution concerning the crisis in Gaza that drew debate last week ended its controversial run at yesterday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.

January 14, 2009

Famous SoCal Yogurt Shop Opens Locally

By Staff

The word is out in Santa Barbara about the new Pinkberry store that opened this week on State Street and hordes of frozen yogurt fans crowded the sidewalk yesterday looking for a sweet fix.

January 14, 2009

Meeting Fails To Address Greka

By Travis West Staff Writer

Yesterday's Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting followed a familiar format.

January 14, 2009

UC Proposes Enrollment Reduction

By Staff

In an attempt to offset the next wave of impending budget cuts, the UC Board of Regents will convene this afternoon to consider curbing undergraduate enrollment and freezing the salaries of top administrators.

January 14, 2009