News

November 29, 2007

A.S. Approves Funding for Newspaper, Book Drive

By Mackenzie Weinger

In its last meeting of the quarter, the Associated Students Legislative Council discussed honoraria, allocated funding to three groups and passed one bill.

November 28, 2007

Witnesses Testify in Frimpong Rape Trial

By Travis Miller

The prosecution continued its case against Eric Frimpong yesterday, providing witness testimony regarding the alleged rape of a UCSB student.

November 28, 2007

Event Urges Support of Equal Rights Bill

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Sporting a crowd of nearly 70 people and a special musical guest appearance by Showtime series star Daniela Sea of "The L Word," activists rallied in Storke Plaza yesterday to support equal employment rights for the quee...

November 28, 2007

Supervisor Hopefuls Set Up Camps

By Taylor Haggerty

Vying for oversight of land that stretches from the Dutch-style village of Solvang to the beaches of Isla Vista, three candidates...

November 28, 2007

Third-Year Student Establishes UCSB Beer Club

By Aria Miran

Zach Rosen is not 21 years old, yet he forgot about his worries - and his strife - and went on to create The Beer Necessities campus brew club.

November 28, 2007

New Bill To Reduce Textbook Prices

By Chris Stein

In an effort to tackle the issue of high textbook prices, provisions in a new federal higher education bill up for vote...

November 27, 2007

Victim of Alleged Assault Speaks in First Day of Trial

By Travis Miller

Jurors listened to opening statements as well as testimony from an alleged sexual assault victim yesterday during the first trial date of former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong.

November 27, 2007

Winter Shelter Project To Help Local Homeless

By Tom Standifer

In an effort to prepare local transients for the upcoming winter months, community members from many different professions are coming together this week to conduct the 3rd annual Project Healthy Neighbors.

November 27, 2007

MCC To Supply HIV Swab Test

By Staff Report

In the kickoff event leading up to World AIDS Day, the UCSB MultiCultural Center is offering free, fast and anonymous HIV testing today.

November 27, 2007

A.S. Funds Rec Sports in Last Fall Meeting

By Allison Bailey

In the final meeting of the quarter, Associated Students Finance Board allocated $14,187.20 to five groups, leaving $9,048.92 in unallocated funds from the money set aside for Fall Quarter.

November 27, 2007

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By Staff

November 26, 2007

UCPD Investigates Symbolic Graffiti on Campus Walls

By Staff Report

Vandals tagged the UCSB campus and parts of Isla Vista over Thanksgiving break, making use of a symbol found in the 1966 Thomas Pynchon novel The Crying of Lot 49.

November 26, 2007

Smoking Turkey Causes House Fire

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a house fire in Goleta on Thanksgiving after residents reported a cooking accident.

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.