News

November 26, 2007

Grant To Create Database of Reserve’s Wildlife

By Nadia Ismail

Student birdwatchers and university ecologists alike will soon receive a more in-depth account of the local estuary thanks to a recent allocation of $4,000 to the Devereux Slough Monitoring Program.

November 26, 2007

UC Application Includes Additional Ethnic Groups

By Staff Report

Asian and Pacific Islander students applying to the University of California now have the option of 23 different categories to mark for ethnicity.

November 26, 2007

SB County Accepts Leadership Award

By Staff Report

In recognition of its recently implemented Leadership Project, the County of Santa Barbara was one of three organizations in the world to receive the 2007 Strategic HR Leadership Award.

November 26, 2007

DA To Protect Elderly With Bill Implementation

By Staff Report

Aiming to prevent financial abuse of the elderly and dependent adults, the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office announced last week its intention to strictly enforce a state law while educating local financial instit...

November 26, 2007

Ron Paul

By Staff

November 21, 2007

SB Independent Fights Court Over Evidence Request

By Staff Report

A ruling in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court this Monday has ordered the Santa Barbara Independent to relinquish over 300 photographs taken of a murder scene in March or face charges of contempt.

November 21, 2007

UCSB Employees Ask for Higher Wages

By Chris Stein

Union members and their supporters held a rally in front of Cheadle Hall yesterday and delivered a petition to Chancellor Henry T. Yang's office demanding higher wages.

November 21, 2007

Group Proposes Suicide Prevention Cameras

By Travis Miller

A local citizen-based group, Friends of the Bridge, along with former UCSB environmental studies professor Marc McGinnes, have submitted an alternative to the California Dept. of Transportation's ...

November 21, 2007

Men’s BBall

By Staff

November 20, 2007

Fraternity Faces Consequences of Hazing Charges

By Marie V. Recalde

Following the termination of its UCSB recognition and state charges of illegal hazing, the Santa Barbara chapter of Sigma Chi was placed on probation by the fraternity's national headquarters.

November 20, 2007

Breakdown of Bell Timer Remains Unexplained

By Richard Lau

After six weeks of silence from Storke Tower, technicians have yet to find the source of the malfunction that caused the bells to ring once per second for almost an hour on Oct. 9.

November 20, 2007

State To Decide Whether to Pursue Alleged Fraud

By Mackenzie Weinger

Following allegations of ballot petition fraud on campus last week, the Secretary of State's Fraud Investigations Unit has yet to disclose whether or not it will look into the matter.

November 20, 2007

I.V. Eateries Modify Hours for Holiday

By Tom Standifer

For those Isla Vista residents planning to eat Freebirds for Thanksgiving dinner, think again - the burrito bar is one of many I.V. businesses that are closing their doors for part of the holiday week.

November 20, 2007

Firefighters Prepare for High Winds

By Staff Report

Local authorities are assigning extra firefighting resources throughout Southern California and Santa Barbara County today, as the weather forecast predicts Santa Ana winds.

November 20, 2007

UCSB Houses Game Research Project

By Chris Carnabatu

Brush the dust off of those Playstation 2s and Nintendo Wiis, because getting into shape has never looked so promising, thanks to a new national research program centered on campus.