News

April 8, 2008

Student To Face Charges After Recent Incident

By Evan Wagstaff

Following a call from his girlfriend, who alleged domestic violence, a UCSB student was apprehended Saturday on charges that included resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer with spit.

April 8, 2008

Police Arrest Suspected Laptop Thief

By Tom Standifer

Following eyewitness accounts of a Trigo Road burglary on Saturday night, police have arrested a suspect.

April 8, 2008

SB DA’s Office To Soften Drunk in Public Sentences

By David Ferry

After nearly a year of experimenting with a harsher policy for underage public intoxication violators, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office is taking a step back and easing up on the county's younger drink...

April 8, 2008

Campus Election Nears; A.S. Hopefuls To Begin Debates

By Mackenzie Weinger

Monday morning, students were greeted with a flurry of campaign signs signaling the beginning of three weeks of posters dotting the campus, T-shirts declaring party affiliations and fellow students pleading for votes - t...

April 8, 2008

Groups Hand Out Anti-Rape T-Shirts

By Rebecca Horrigan

A sea of students sporting "It Affects Me" T-shirts marks the start of the annual campaign designed to educate the campus community about the effects of sexual violence and encourage students to take action against rape.

April 7, 2008

Locals Get Wet and Wild at Floatopia

By Taylor Haggerty

Hundreds of people descended upon the beach below the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday to participate in Floatopia, Isla Vista's very own bleary-eyed vision of utopia.

April 7, 2008

EMT Program To Begin Hiring for Coming Year

By Benjamin Gottlieb

UCSB's student emergency medical technicians are extremely tuned in to their jobs. In fact, Iris Gonzalez sleeps with her Motorola MTS2000 radio by her side.

April 7, 2008

Teen Pop Group Films Video in I.V.

By Evan Wagstaff

Crowds gathered in and around Sweet Jane clothing store yesterday to witness the filming of the first G-Girlz music video, "G-Girl Purze."

April 7, 2008

UCSB, County Agree to Expand Road

By Marie V. Recalde

In an effort to alleviate an expected influx of traffic along El Colegio Road, UCSB and county officials have commissioned its expansion, with construction set to begin this summer.

April 4, 2008

Rec Cen, UCSB Dismiss Initial New Pool Plans

By Allison Bailey

Following controversy over the proposed location of a new campus pool, the Recreation Center and the university have agreed to not put the facility in Robertson Field 4, although the pool's future location is not yet det...

April 4, 2008

Housing Painters To Receive Full Pay in Union Settlement

By Chris Stein

After five months of negotiations, 10 of the workers responsible for painting the UCSB San Clemente Student Housing Project will finally receive their pay.

April 4, 2008

Oil Spills Influence Nava’s Proposals

By Staff

In response to Greka Oil & Gas Inc.'s recent slew of oil spills, 35th District Assemblyman Pedro Nava is set to propose two legislative measures today, both aimed at protecting the community and the environment from land...

April 4, 2008

Applicant Numbers Increase, Break UCSB Record

By Elliott Rosenfeld

Representing the smartest, largest-ever applicant pool in UCSB history, 23,100 students were extended the chance to become Gauchos next fall.

April 3, 2008

EPA Takes Reins on Oil Spill Cleanup

By Evan Wagstaff

Noting that the site of a Greka Oil and Gas Inc. spill has remained contaminated for more than two months, the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it would take over the cleaning efforts in the area.

April 3, 2008

Vandenberg AFB Sends Warhead on Trial Flight

By Staff

An intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base early yesterday morning in a test of the weapon system's accuracy and reliability.

April 3, 2008

Former UFC Champion Kicks It in I.V.

By Travis Miller

Those fortunate enough to be walking or riding down the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive early yesterday afternoon likely caught a glimpse of one of the greatest champions the Ultimate Fighting Championship has ever seen: C...