News

January 31, 2008

Natural Disaster Results in Death of UCSB Librarian

By Mackenzie Weinger

The UCSB community has suffered a loss following the death of Davidson Library employee Morgan Cowles during a Sequoia National Park avalanche on Monday.

January 31, 2008

SB County Agency To Sue EPA Over Lax Policy Enforcement

By Travis West Staff Writer

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced last Wednesday that it will sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to regulate pollution from ships along the coast.

January 31, 2008

Storms Lead to Blood Shortage

By Tom Standifer

The blood bank is offering some sweet treats to anyone willing to strap down and squeeze out a pint.

January 31, 2008

UCSB Events Focus on Green Issues

By Nadia Ismail

In a bid to face the challenges global warming poses to planet Earth, UCSB - in conjunction with over 1,000 other campuses around the country - will begin a series of events today to discuss possible solutions.

January 31, 2008

Undergraduate Applications Increase 15%, Set UCSB Record

By Staff

Editor’s Note: Graph Corrected

January 30, 2008

Pipe Failure Leads to New Greka Oil Spill in SB Creek

By David Ferry

Greka Energy Corporation, the corporation that spilled at least 140,000 gallons of crude oil and contaminated water into Santa Barbara County and its waterways over the last two months, leaked 8,400 more yesterday.

January 30, 2008

Proposed Pool Plan Perturbs Students

By Allison Bailey

A recently updated campus development plan has named Rob Field 4 as a potential site for a new pool for UCSB's swim and water polo teams, leading to an outcry from students who say it will invade student-use campus facil...

January 30, 2008

Seminar Addresses

By Raquel Estupinan

Party-goers sporting jerseys, bandanas and jewelry became the target of discussion last night, as students unpacked the racial connotation of "ghetto"-themed parties.

January 30, 2008

I.V. Businesses Survive Fire Unharmed

By Nick Kennedy

Despite forced closure for a few days, Isla Vista's Silvergreens and Beat the Bookstore have recovered both financially and operationally from an electrical fire earlier this month.

January 30, 2008

Joint Event To Showcase Jewish, Muslim Comics

By Staff Report

So a Jew and a Muslim walk into a bar... OK, not quite, but two such comedians will enter Embarcadero Hall tonight for a free performance.

January 30, 2008

Meet the Candidates

By Jason Lee

January 29, 2008

Leaky DP Ceiling Collapses During Heavy Rainstorm

By Bianca Licata

The South Coast's recent powerful storms claimed another casualty in Isla Vista last week, creating a makeshift skylight in a Del Playa Drive living room and forcing a houseful of Isla Vistans into the cold.

January 29, 2008

Board Submits Beach Erosion Solution

By Travis Miller

The fate of nearby Goleta Beach, long a victim of destructive beach erosion, has created some controversy between the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and local environmental groups this past week after it unani...

January 29, 2008

Forum to Connect Religion, Politics

By Jessica Mullen

With the California primaries just around the corner, students are mobilizing aggressively around crucial campaign issues such as immigration, universal healthcare, the war in Iraq - and for some, faith.

January 29, 2008

Students Produce Short Films for Local Festival

By Chris Stein

While many of the films at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival may take months or years to produce, the makers of “Fear and Loathing on Del Playa” only have 10 days to shoot and edit before their fi...