News

April 30, 2008

Judicial Council Deliberates Over Fairness Issues

By Staff Report

Following allegations of unfair campaign tactics during last week's Associated Students election, three cases were presented to A.S. Judicial Council in the hopes of securing a hearing.

April 30, 2008

SB Readies for Looming Fire Season

By Elliott Rosenfeld

On the Fourth of July last year, the second largest inferno in California history ignited 35 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. Over the course of the following 117 days, the Zaca Fire consumed 240,207 acres of the Los Pa...

April 30, 2008

Science Professors Receive National Recognition

By Staff Report

UC Santa Barbara's budding reputation as a powerhouse research university got another boost yesterday, as two professors were elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.

April 30, 2008

Former Nexus Artist Captures Movie, Novel Deals

By Nader Heidari

Former Gaucho Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi has turned newsroom experience into a series of successful graphic novels and a possible movie deal.

April 30, 2008

Defending Homeless Rights

By Staff

April 29, 2008

Cancer Takes Life of Honored UCSB Professor

By Jeanette Barnard

UCSB English professor Richard Helgerson passed away this weekend at the age of 67 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

April 29, 2008

Friends Defend Arrestee’s Character

By Jessica Mullen

James Fovell, the UCSB student arrested a little over a week ago for carrying knives and an expandable baton in a campus dorm, is currently out on bail and awaiting an arraignment scheduled for next week.

April 29, 2008

Green Nonprofit To Restore, Refit Historic Building

By Tom Standifer

In an effort to paint the town "green," local contractors will begin retrofitting a historical Santa Barbara School of Arts building tomorrow with the hope of creating a more energy-efficient edifice.

April 29, 2008

Stories From the Files of the I.V. Foot Patrol

By Staff

Informed by numerous people of a man lying in the grass at Sea Outlook Park, located on the 6800 block of Del Playa Drive, a bicycle patrol officer made his way to the area.

April 29, 2008

Pride Rocks

By Staff

Rainbow-clad students chant and wave signs while marching to show support for UCSB's queer students. The Queer Pride Parade, held at Storke Tower on Monday afternoon, kicked off Queer Pride Week.

April 28, 2008

Former UCSB Student Accused of Sending Threatening Emails Reappears in Court

By Staff

Out on $250,000 bail, a former UCSB student accused of sending a threatening e-mail to a campus professor returned to court on Friday for his arraignment.

April 28, 2008

Election Results Reinstate Student Health, CLAS Fees

By Staff

The Student Health and the Campus Learning Assistance Services student lock-in fees were reaffirmed in last week's student elections.

April 28, 2008

Local Gun Club Continues Efforts at Permit Renewal

By Kristin Ferrell

The Winchester Canyon Gun Club of Santa Barbara is once again aiming to obtain a long-term permit in order to keep its current home - a patch of land nestled within Los Padres National Forest that borders Chumash Indian ...

April 28, 2008

Site Seeks to Offer Something New

By Nader Heidari

With the increasing popularity of social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the market for connecting people has started to spawn new sites with concepts beyond poking and adding friends.

April 28, 2008

Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot

By Staff

April 25, 2008

Reunion To Move Into Weekend With Alumni, Student Games

By Nader Heidari

The second-annual UCSB All Gaucho Reunion will honor alumni this weekend with a lineup of competitions and ceremonies designed to unite past and present Gauchos.