News

April 24, 2008

Speaker Addresses Jihad, Role of U.S. in the Middle East

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Daniel Pipes, a New York Times News Service/Syndicate columnist and a former adviser to the Rudolph Giuliani presidential campaign, addressed a crowd of over 70 students last night in Embarcadero Hall. During his speech,...

April 24, 2008

Measure A Seeks to Renew Tax, Improve Roads

By Laura Wiesenberg

After failing to garner the necessary votes to pass Measure D in November 2006, proponents of the road improvement tax are trying to get a similar proposition, Measure A, back on the ballot for the November 2008 election...

April 24, 2008

Accounting Team Wins Prize Money in Contest

By Staff

A team of future accountants from UCSB earned second place and $15,000 in a national audit competition held last week in New York City. The contest, sponsored by KPMG - an international company that provides audit, tax ...

April 24, 2008

County Harvests Benefits of Agriculture Industry

By Staff

For the second year straight, Santa Barbara County's bounty of agricultural products raked in over $1 billion in 2007. Agriculture remained the county's dominant producing industry last year, with a gross production val...

April 23, 2008

Inspectors Find Additional Leaks at Greka Oil Site

By Kristin Ferrell

Adding to a list of incidents that includes over 200 oil spills and at least 500,000 gallons of crude oil leaked, Greka Energy Corporation added two more infractions to the tally this week.

April 23, 2008

Yoga Yourself

By Staff

People of all ages sit and stretch in a weekly bilingual yoga class at St. Michael's University Church.

April 23, 2008

RHA Penalizes OPP With Daylong Ban

By Staff Report

Following allegations of campaign violations within the campus dorms, the Residence Hall Association Elections Committee delivered a one-day sanction to the Open People's Party that was effective all-day yesterday.

April 23, 2008

Unicycling Club Looks to Wheel in Recognition, Prepares for Competition

By Benjamin Gottlieb

High in Santa Barbara's mountain trails, Jess Riegel aims his cycle down a boulder, tackles it successfully, and promptly faceplants into the brush.

April 23, 2008

Week To Celebrate, Prepare Grads

By Jeanette Barnard

With UCSB's first annual Senior Week in full swing, future graduates have the opportunity to participate in events ranging from leadership workshops to a bonfire complete with free s'mores before walking in June.

April 23, 2008

Goleta Festival Celebrates Community

By Travis West Staff Writer

Isla Vista may have Halloween and Santa Barbara may have Fiesta, but this spring, Goleta will finally have a celebration of its own.

April 23, 2008

Stories From the Files of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol

By Staff

Bowling for Bicycles Fri., April 18, 2:08 a.m. - Officers patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Dr. were alerted to a public disturbance at an ocean-side party.

April 22, 2008

UCPD Launches Search for Stolen Mammal Models

By Jessica Mullen

University police are currently investigating a crime that some may deem un-fur-givable: Someone has stolen a mounted lynx and polar bear head.

April 22, 2008

Parties in the Street

By Rowan Byers

Green and blue T-shirts take over the entry to Pardall Tunnel as advocates for Student Voice and O.P.P. campaign to passing students at booths Monday. Voting on GOLD for both the campus and Associated Students elections ...

April 22, 2008

Limits, Taxes on Wheat Increase; SB Prices Rise

By Staff

Local restaurants and on-campus eateries are feeling the crunch from growing grain prices and, as a result, many are being forced to pass the cost onto consumers.

April 22, 2008

Experts Project Slow CA Economy

By Jeanette Barnard

Californians should expect to clutch their checkbooks more tightly this year, as recent UCSB research indicates that the state is entering into an economic decline that exceeds the national average.

April 22, 2008

SB Community Increases County Recycling Rate

By Ingrid Hernandez Reporter

Efforts to improve green practices in Santa Barbara have borne fruit, indicated by new statistics that rank Santa Barbara County in the top 10 percent of California counties in terms of recycling efficiency.