News

October 29, 2008

Unidentified Illness Strikes UCSB Dorms

By Nadia Ismail

A number of campus residents are complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, but says it does not feel like the typical flu. The cause of the widespread gastrointestinal sickness is currently debated by...

October 29, 2008

Seminar To Whip Out S&M Truths

By Richard Lau

Students who have ever fantasized about being strapped down, forced into a leather gimp mask and flogged by someone in ass-less chaps will find themselves in leather-bound heaven tonight.

October 29, 2008

I.V. Halloween Costs Strain Local Budget

By Alex Cooper

With Halloween quickly approaching, local officials have expressed concern with the impact the event has on the county's budget.

October 28, 2008

Campbell Hall Gets Steamy

By Staff

Will Steger speaks at Campbell Hall on Monday at 7:30 p.m. He claims to have witnessed global warming first hand.

October 28, 2008

Tax Increase Draws Ire

By Maane Khatchatourian

Associated Students held a press conference yesterday to come out against a potential UCSB administrative tax hike that members feel could shortchange students.

October 28, 2008

Activists Discuss Pros, Cons

By Kristin Ferrell

Pro-choice activist groups are out in force this week, rallying local voters against a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would require underage girls to notify their parents before they could legally rece...

October 28, 2008

UCSB Seeks New Green Proposals

By Taylor Orr

In 2006, students at UCSB voted in favor of creating The Green Initiative Fund to finance environmental projects. The fund, which costs each student $2.60 a quarter, is now in its second year and is currently accepting ...

October 28, 2008

A.S. Funds Tolerance Week

By Maane Khatchatourian

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $12,476.05 in funds to nine student organizations during their three-hour meeting yesterday. The A.S. external vice president of local affairs was among the recipients...

October 28, 2008

A.S. Hosts Safety Event

By Staff

In preparation for Halloween weekend, the Associated Students Legal Resource Center is hosting an event complete with costumes and pizza in Isla Vista tonight. The Halloween Workshop will begin at 7 p.m. in Embarcadero ...

October 27, 2008

Monster Precautions Taken

By Alex Schlid

Local law enforcement agencies are gearing up for Isla Vista's biggest event this year with increased officer presence, parking restrictions, and noise regulations.

October 27, 2008

Safety Sweetens Halloween Fun

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With a frightening number of half-naked revelers scheduled to invade Isla Vista this week, the university has instituted a series of regulations to barricade the campus from the horrors of Halloween.

October 27, 2008

Project Banks on Wild Seeds

By Nader Heidari

Under the permafrost on an Arctic island, the Norwegian government has a "Doomsday Vault" that can store up to 4.5-million different seed samples to preserve crops in the event of a catastrophe.

October 27, 2008

University Hosts Parents’ Weekend

By Kristen Peters

The campus teemed with students and their parents over the past few days thanks to the annual Parents' and Family Weekend.

October 27, 2008

Grant Allows for Alcohol Education

By Staff

The Santa Barbara Police Department received $100,000 this month to address alcohol-related crimes involving minors.

October 27, 2008

Improv Group Parodies Politicians

By Brian Cohen

UCSB's Improvability comedy group filled every seat of Embarcadero Hall on Friday night for its special, politically inspired "Obama Show."

October 24, 2008

Opponents Fear Costs

By Elena Langberg

Proposition 7, which will appear on the ballot this November, promotes the use of renewable energy throughout the state. Opponents, however, fear it will increase consumers' electrical bills.