News

January 9, 2008

Francisco Torres Residence Hall Changes Names

By Chris Carnabatu

While many UCSB students may already consider the Francisco Torres Residence Hall an island all of its own, returning residents may be surprised to find their campus housing now has a name to match its reputation.

January 9, 2008

Campus Democrats Host Capps Lecture

By Evan Wagstaff

Supporting youth voters and claiming that UCSB is "the reason" she is in office, Congresswoman Lois Capps spoke to several students on campus yesterday on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to presidential primaries.

January 9, 2008

College in Montecito To Fulfill Renovation Plan

By Tom Standifer

After weathering seven years of tweaking and reworking, as well as a lawsuit aiming to stop it in its tracks, Montecito's Westmont College has finally gotten the green light to carry out their Master Plan and upgrade the...

January 9, 2008

Web Site Reviews In-State Tuition

By Staff Report

In a survey conducted by a financial forecasting Web site Kiplinger.com, UCSB was recognized as one of the nation's top schools with respect to "bang for the buck."

January 9, 2008

January 2008 Crime Recap

By Bianca Licata

Recap of crime from January 2008.

January 8, 2008

Oil Spill Leads to Fines, Closure for Energy Company

By David Ferry

Multiplying original estimates by as much as ten times, Santa Barbara County officials announced yesterday that Greka Energy Coporation's weekend spill resulted in the leak of roughly 84,000 gallons of crude oil into a c...

January 8, 2008

Forgery Inquiry Prompts UCLA Rep Resignation

By Staff Report

Following the discovery of $36,000 in fraudulent funding requests, a University of California, Los Angele student representative has resigned from her post.

January 8, 2008

San Diego Business’ New Custom Cruisers To Send Gaucho Pride Mobile

By Nadia Ismail

The Collegiate Bicycle Company has added UCSB to the ranks of various universities and greek organizations that have adopted bicycles as a new means of flaunting school pride.

January 8, 2008

State Grant To Fund DUI Checkpoints

By Evan Wagstaff

Sober or not, drivers in Goleta will roll up on a new wave of driving under the influence checkpoints this year as a result of a $45,832 grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety.

January 7, 2008

Frimpong Trial Ends; Jurors Find Former Soccer Player Guilty

By Travis Miller

On Dec. 17 at approximately 3:30 p.m., the 12 jurors responsible for determining the veracity of Eric Frimpong's legal defense came back from deliberation and handed down a guilty verdict for one count of felony rape.

January 7, 2008

Alleged Petition Fraud Prompts State Inquiry

By Mackenzie Weinger

Following allegations of fraud, the California Secretary of State's office has opened an investigation into possible election code violations made by campus petitioners last Nov.

January 7, 2008

Statistics Show Increase in DUIs Near, on Campus

By Jessica Mullen

Although UCSB's surrounding roads may only include a few miles of freeway and less than a square mile of unincorporated land, campus police were still able to arrest 80 individuals for driving under the influence last ye...

January 7, 2008

LANL Security Violation To Cost UC $2.8 Million

By Staff Report

The U.S. Dept. of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration has accepted a $2.8 million settlement from the University of California as a result of a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Oct. 2006...

January 7, 2008

Three-Hour Tour

By Staff

December 6, 2007

Frimpong Faces Up to Eight Years in Prison

By Travis Miller

On Monday at approximately 3:30 p.m., the twelve jurors responsible for determining the veracity of Eric Frimpong's legal defense came back from deliberation and handed down a guilty verdict for one count of felony rape.