News

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.

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...