News

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.

April 22, 2008

Tubular

By Staff

April 21, 2008

Locals, Musicians Get Down to Earth

By Rachel Pollard and Evan Wagstaff Reporter and Staff Writer

Although Earth Day does not officially take place until tomorrow, over 200 people gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Saturday to celebrate the blue and green planet while listening to live music and browsing local wares.

April 21, 2008

Candidates for Office Release Platform Plans

By Kristen Ferrell

Responding to the possibility of a redistricted Santa Barbara County, candidates vying for the position of Isla Vista's only elected representative issued varying statements over the future of the small town - some of wh...

April 21, 2008

Gauchos Hold Fundraiser for Children Affected by Malaria

By Elliott Rosenfeld

While shouting phrases like "Malaria sucks!" the UCSB men and women's swim teams took to the Rec Cen pool on Saturday, swimming a combined 5,000 meters as part of a fundraiser aimed at purchasing anti-malarial mosquito n...