News

January 26, 2009

Fate of 101 Project Remains Uncertain

By Staff

Turbulent economic times may jeopardize the fate of the Highway 101 construction project at Milpas and Hot Springs Road, a $53 million plan that broke ground over the summer and is expected to take four years to complete...

January 26, 2009

Booze Site Grows Popular

By Kristen Peters

Students thirsty for a cheaper way to get sauced have a new tool at their disposal - CampusBooze.com, a Web site designed to locate the closest available discount liquor.

January 26, 2009

Activist To Discuss Energy Issues

By Julie Epstein

Award-winning architect, author and environmental activist Ed Mazria will hold a free presentation on campus tomorrow night to discuss his blueprint for rebuilding the nation's economy through energy efficiency.

January 26, 2009

Bikers Aid Rwandan Farmers

By Nico Kiefer

Nearly 50 people gathered at Goleta Beach this weekend for a group bike ride and fundraiser to benefit Project Rwanda.

January 26, 2009

UCSB Makes Peace Corps Lineup

By Staff

The annual Peace Corps Top 25 list ranked UCSB 18th in the country for enlisting the most student volunteers in 2008.

January 23, 2009

Fire Fighters Establish Charred Cars as Arson

By Katie Tullsen

Two cars exploded outside a house on the 6700 block of Pasado Road early Thursday morning from a fire investigators have deemed an act of arson.

January 23, 2009

Pappas Seeks Enrollment Lists to Cross-Check Votes

By Kristen Ferrell and Taylor Haggerty Staff Writers

In addition to subpoenaing the university for all information pertaining to the Fall 2008 voter registration drives on campus, Steve Pappas' subpoena issued Wednesday also requested complete student enrollment records fr...

January 23, 2009

Campus Cops Nab Phone Bomber

By Jessica Mullen

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol received a phone call earlier this month alerting authorities to the existence of a toxic bomb on the UCSB campus.

January 23, 2009

Police Blotter

By Staff

Bringing Down the House Fri., Jan. 16, 11:56 p.m. - Officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive witnessed two young men climb through the window into an abandoned house.

January 22, 2009

Pappas Subpoenas University

By David Ferry

Steve Pappas has subpoenaed the University for any and all information regarding the voter registration drives held on campus last fall.

January 22, 2009

With Cuts on the Horizon, UCSB Braces Itself

By Benjamin Gottlieb

As UC-wide budget cuts begin taking root at UCSB, departments and student services are bracing for the $16 million shortfall.

January 22, 2009

One Department Slashes Student Jobs and Programs to Stay Afloat

By Elliott Rosenfeld

UCSB's Educational Opportunity Program is preparing for the worst in the face of the University of California's budget woes.

January 22, 2009

Student Finds Prehistoric Tusk

By Lexi Pandell

A UCSB graduate student made a mammoth discovery earlier this month when she happened across the fossil remains of a woolly mammoth while doing survey work on Santa Cruz Island.

January 22, 2009

A.S. Examines D.R.E.A.M. Act

By Maane Khatchatourian

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed issues ranging from federal legislation to student lock-in fees during last night's brief two-hour meeting.

January 22, 2009

Words of Peace

By Staff

January 21, 2009

Obama Ascends to Presidential Office

By Staff

A handful of UCSB students joined the millions that flocked to Washington D.C. yesterday to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama while hundreds more gathered at the University Center to watch the historic eve...