News

May 13, 2008

OPP Refutes Alleged A.S. Code Violations in Hearing

By Mackenzie Weinger

Nearly three weeks after the Associated Students election ended, one party is still answering to allegations of unfair campaign practices.

May 13, 2008

County Receives State Funds for New Jail Facility

By Taylor Haggerty

Aiming to alleviate overcrowding in the Santa Barbara County Jail, the state conditionally awarded the county with $56.3 million last week to fund the construction of a new jail facility.

May 12, 2008

David Horowitz To Discuss Terrorism at Embarcadero

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Following three weeks of controversy surrounding an advertisement placed in the Daily Nexus, occasional Fox News analyst David Horowitz will lecture tonight at UCSB.

May 12, 2008

Gauchos Qualify for Olympic Trials

By Elliott Rosenfeld

Twelve Gauchos have earned the right to compete for the gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing -- if they can get past the competition at the United States Olympic Team Trials next month.

May 12, 2008

Event Spotlights Digital Films by UCSB Students

By Laura Wiesenberg

The first-annual Isla Vista Digital Film Festival was held last Saturday night to showcase a new brand of film by a new breed of filmmakers.

May 12, 2008

Intern Program Passes Trial Period

By Maane Khatchatourian

After connecting students to various state policy makers for the past five years, the University of California Center Sacramento has finally graduated from its trial phase and become an official program.

May 12, 2008

I Would Sing 4 U

By Staff

May 12, 2008

Trash Talk

By Staff

May 9, 2008

Campus Carnival Commemorates Israel Autonomy

By S.F.

Partaking in various activities ranging from henna tattoo art to eating falafel, several students gathered on campus yesterday to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary as an independent nation.

May 9, 2008

Candidates for 3rd District Supervisor Intensify Campaigns

By Taylor Haggerty

With the election for 3rd District supervisor less than a month away, all five of the candidates are intensifying their campaigning inside Isla Vista and the surrounding community.

May 9, 2008

Officials Arrest UCSB Employee for Theft, Fraud

By Jessica Mullen

A UCSB staff member was recently arrested in connection with a series of fraudulent laptop purchases worth a combined total of $9,976 to allegedly help pay her ailing mother's medical bills.

May 9, 2008

City Officials Delay Planning Decision

By Travis Miller

The fate of the Naples property remains undecided as Santa Barbara County Planning Commission opted Wednesday to postpone their decision concerning the Transfer of Development Rights program until next month.

May 8, 2008

Corporate Sponsors Energize I.V. Parties

By Kristen Ferrell

For those revelers wily enough to work the system, the physical cost of throwing a party in Isla Vista seems to be declining.

May 8, 2008

UCSB Gets $3.2 Million For Facility Renovations

By Staff

UCSB will receive $3.2 million in state funding for the construction of a state-of-the-art stem cell research laboratory to be housed in the campus Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering.

May 8, 2008

Santa Barbara To Employ Attorney to Protect Trout

By Staff

The Santa Barbara City Council authorized the spending of up to $100,000 yesterday to hire a water rights attorney to help negotiate a more vigorous Steelhead trout recovery program for the Santa Ynez River.

May 8, 2008