News

June 5, 2008

Election Extends Supervisor Showdown

By Kristin Ferrell and Taylor Haggerty Staff Writers

With no candidate for 3rd District supervisor able to amass 50 percent of the vote, top finishers Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas will face each other in a runoff election this November.

June 5, 2008

Officials Seek Enlightenment Over Dorm Fire

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Nearly a week after a fire torched six rooms in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, authorities are still deciding how to deal with the damages and consequences of the blaze.

June 5, 2008

Black Bear Roams Near Campus (Seriously)

By Chris Stein

After numerous sightings, authorities have confirmed that nestled deep within a thicket near Harder Stadium lurks a 250-pound black bear.

June 5, 2008

Meeting Sees Few Student Attendees

By S.F.

A public forum held in Isla Vista Theater last night for the UCSB Long Range Development Plan - a campuswide construction plan that directly impacts the future of UCSB - was attended by just one student.

June 5, 2008

Students Discourage Study Drug Use

By Todd Prodanovich

In an effort to combat the growing popularity of Adderall, one student group waged an anti-study drug campaign on campus this week in the hopes of offering alternatives to the substance.

June 5, 2008

Strike!

By Staff

June 2, 2008

Farr, Pappas To Face Off in November in 3rd District Supervisor Race

By Travis Miller

With none of the five candidates able to obtain a majority of votes, the race for 3rd District Supervisor will continue until November, in the form of a run-off election between Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas.

June 2, 2008

Santa Rosa Dorm Rooms Burn

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Flames scorched six rooms of the Santa Rosa Residence Hall on Friday, after several smoldering hookah coals allegedly left on a second-story windowsill kindled the blaze.

June 2, 2008

Underage Decoys Aid Police During Sting Operation

By Taylor Haggerty

Cal Salzman, a fourth-year anthropology major, was walking past S.O.S. Liquor on his way home from dinner two weeks ago when an underage male approached him, asking for alcohol.

June 2, 2008

Police Activate UCSB Alert Due to Suspicious Person

By Staff

On Friday, the UC Police Dept. received reports of a large Asian male exhibiting bizarre behavior, resulting in the dispatch of a campus wide alert.

June 2, 2008

Chilla Vista Bubbles With I.V. Culture

By Bianca Licata

Hundreds of local revelers and self-proclaimed tree-huggers turned out in full force Saturday to celebrate Isla Vista's fourth Chilla Vista festival.

June 2, 2008

ROTC Event Raises Money for Children’s Charity

By Nader Heidari

Hurdling through obstacle courses and scrambling under wires, teams competed for glory and charity in the first ever ROTC Gauntlet this weekend.

June 2, 2008

Fire Dept. Responds to New Greka Spill

By Staff

Malfunctioning equipment at a Greka facility in Santa Maria caused approximately 1,500 barrels of produced water and five barrels of crude oil to spill into surrounding fields Thursday.

June 2, 2008

Dance Off!

By Staff

May 30, 2008

Project Spurs Creative Spectacles

By Maane Khatchatourian

Characters invading campus - a naked man, a caged woman, the Easter bunny, a life-size STD, a walking bush and a dead banana - may be strangely reminiscent of a bad acid trip, but rest assured, the unusual scenes are sim...