News

October 3, 2007

Professor Questions Suicide Data

By Travis Miller

In contradiction to a number of local agencies, one UCSB professor created controversy this week when he challenged the validity of studies concerning suicide barriers on large bridges.

October 3, 2007

Government Fines UC Over Los Alamos Lab

By Aria Miran

The University of California was officially served a $3 million fine on Friday after the U.S. Dept. of Energy ruled the UC had mismanaged the Los Alamos National Laboratory last year.

October 3, 2007

Farr Reveals Plan for Bid at SB District Supervisor

By Dana Olsen

Local politician Doreen Farr announced recently that she will run for the position of Santa Barbara County 3rd District supervisor once Brooks Firestone vacates the office in 2009.

October 3, 2007

USDA Shoots Down Gun Club Permit

By Kristin Ferrell

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recently revoked a local gun club's 20-year special use permit, citing the group's proximity to a sacred Chumash Indian site as grounds for dismissal.

October 3, 2007

Bren School Receives Sizeable Grant

By Allison Bailey

With its emphasis on eco-friendly buildings and a recently acquired $1 million donation, the future is beginning to look a little "greener" for USCB's Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.

October 3, 2007

New Kids on the Block

By Melissa Davis

It's the beginning of a new school year, and there's no better way to celebrate the procuring of syllabi and getting lost on campus than by trying the newest menus in town. Whether you're a freshman or a returning studen...

October 2, 2007

University Agrees to UAW Demands for Higher Wages

By Mackenzie Weinger

Following last-minute contract negotiations yesterday morning, the University of California averted a potential teaching assistants' strike when it agreed to increase the campus employees' wages.

October 2, 2007

Faculty Legislature Approves Minimum-Units-per-Quarter Policy

By Marie V. Recalde

As part of a new policy that ensures UCSB students are averaging 15 units per quarter, university administrators will begin informing the campus this fall of its upcoming academic progress checks.

October 2, 2007

Car Injures UCSB Student, Relatives

By Evan Wagstaff

A UCSB freshman and two family members were transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Sunday after the they were struck by a car traveling 30 miles per hour through a downtown intersection.

October 2, 2007

Juvenile DUI Results in Accident, Arrest

By Staff

A 17-year-old unlicensed driver was arrested for driving under the influence early Sunday morning after he crashed into a parked car and then hit a power pole in Santa Barbara.

October 2, 2007

A.S. Finances Performance Events

By Allison Bailey

In the first meeting of the 2007-08 school year, the Associated Students Finance Board distributed $14,000 to two clubs and divided its total $777,357.13 in unallocated funds for the year.

October 2, 2007

Police Blotter

By Nikki Moore

And You May Find Yourself Sleeping on a Sidewalk Saturday, Sept. 29, 2:15 a.m. - Officers patrolling the 6700 block of Estero Road came upon an 18-year-old man snoring on the sidewalk.

October 1, 2007

Police Arrest Gunman at Grocery Store

By Staff

Santa Barbara officers, S.W.A.T. teams and sniper shooters held a standoff in front of a downtown Ralph's on Friday after one man began brandishing a gun in public.

October 1, 2007

Students See Fines, Lawsuits for File-Sharing

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Thirteen UCSB students using file-sharing networks on campus are now facing potential lawsuits in a rejuvenated effort by the music industry to crackdown on piracy.

October 1, 2007

Union, UC Deal Overnight for TA Wages, Benefits

By Mackenzie Weinger

As of 4:36 a.m. press time, the University of California has yet to establish a new contract with a union representing various teaching assistants and tutors - a move which may cause the campus employees to strike today.

October 1, 2007

Surfers Join Hands Against Pollution

By Travis Miller

Over 100 people paddled out into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, forming a large circle in support of the Surfrider Foundation and its goal to reduce coastal pollution.