News

October 10, 2008

UCSB Teams Lead Writing Contest

By Nadia Ismail

Two UCSB creative writing teams currently lead the race in a high-speed international writing competition.

October 10, 2008

New Trolley To Haunt SB

By Scott Foreman Reporter

The Santa Barbara Trolley Company will introduce a new tour today called "Haunted Santa Barbara" that promises to strike fear in skeptics and the paranormal-obsessed alike.

October 9, 2008

Frying Chicken Fries Kitchen

By Kristin Ferrell

Firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 6538 Sabado Tarde Rd. yesterday afternoon, where flames erupted after a resident accidentally left his stove on with oil sitting on it.

October 9, 2008

Web Networks Aid Employers

By Jessica Mullen

Facebook aficionados beware: A nation-wide investigation has confirmed that college admission officers - at both the undergraduate and graduate level - do indeed reference social networking sites when considering applica...

October 9, 2008

Beer Pong League Hosts Competition

By Nikolas Kennedy

The official Isla Vista Beer Pong League, which showcases some of the best talent I.V. has to offer, begins its seven-week tournament next week.

October 9, 2008

UCSB Holds Voter Record

By Rebecca Horrigan

With the voter registration deadline looming, student organizations are staked out across campus to try and uphold UCSB's record of registering the highest number of voters of any campus in the nation.

October 9, 2008

Council Tables Election Bill

By Maane Khatchatourian

After a five-hour meeting, the Associated Students Legislative Council approved the Summer Internship Selection Committee's student appointments and tabled the remaining two bills.

October 8, 2008

QSU Reacts to Hate Crimes

By Marie V. Recalde

In response to hate crimes committed in Isla Vista this summer, the queer community and supporters gathered at Storke Plaza yesterday to rally against homophobia.

October 8, 2008

Bye Bye, Naples

By Travis Miller

Much to the chagrin of local environmental groups, the pieces seem to be falling into place for Matt Osgood and his 11-year quest to develop much of the coastline north of Isla Vista.

October 8, 2008

Fire Service Completes Hydromulch Process

By Taylor Haggerty

After 13 days and approximately $4.8 million spent, the U.S. Forest Service has completed its hydromulching treatment on the land burned in this summer's Gap Fire.

October 8, 2008

Travel Agency Departs Campus

By S.F.

The Student Travel Association has abruptly packed its bags and closed its shop in the University Center.

October 8, 2008

Film Prompts Legal Action

By Staff

"Citizen McCaw" - a documentary film investigating the drama that unfolded within the Santa Barbara News-Press in 2006 - returns to Santa Barbara this week for its final public viewing.

October 8, 2008

UC Briefs

By Staff

UCSD -- A groundbreaking procedure now allows obese individuals to remove 80 percent of their fatty mass with a minimally invasive procedure. There is one catch, however: the overweight individual must be a female.

October 7, 2008

UCSB Safety Reports Exclude I.V.

By Benjamin Gottlieb

While UCSB reported a marked decrease in on-campus drug and alcohol-related offenses in 2007, what happened in Isla Vista last year is anyone's guess. Every year the UCSB Division of Student Affairs publishes the Campus...

October 7, 2008

Prop 9 To Safeguard CA Victims

By Taylor Haggerty

A statewide proposition aimed at expanding victims' rights - and named after a murdered UCSB student - may actually exacerbate Santa Barbara County Jail's overcrowding problem.

October 7, 2008

Lagoon Park Earns National Honor

By Staff

Once the site of a gravel parking lot, Lagoon Park - the six-acre wetland habitat nestled along Manzanita Village's coastline - is now recognized as an award-winning example of architectural landscape.