News

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.

April 25, 2008

SB Canine Licensing Deadline Nears

By Staff

For those who have the pleasure of being greeted by man's best friend every time they walk through their front door, the time to license dogs - without incurring late fees - is rapidly running out.

April 25, 2008

Cellular Phones Mobilize Congo Gorilla Research

By Travis West Staff Writer

Consumers looking for an eco-friendly place to ditch their old cell phones can now drop them off at the Santa Barbara Zoo, where the zoo will use the sales to help save gorilla populations and possibly stem foreign blood...

April 25, 2008

We Will Always Remember

By Staff

April 24, 2008

O.P.P Misconduct Ends in Dismissal of Two Candidates

By Staff

Following an endorsement issued in a UCSB Rec Sports newsletter, two candidates running for positions on the Associated Students Legislative Council were disqualified from the race last night.

April 24, 2008

Santa Barbara Sobriety Center Provides an Alternative to Jail

By Evan Wagstaff

In Isla Vista, many a reveler has learned the hard way that if someone is caught drunk in public, the individual is liable to receive a misdemeanor. In Santa Barbara proper, things are a little different.