News

September 27, 2007

Police Exhume Pot Plants in Lompoc

By Dana Olsen

The largest recorded marijuana bust in Santa Barbara County history took place this past Tuesday, when the Sheriff's Dept. discovered over 100,000 plants on a private ranch near Lompoc.

September 27, 2007

Project Strives for Alcohol Education

By Dana Olsen

Commemorating over three years of programming aimed at reducing binge drinking in Isla Vista, students, local residents and businesses gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Tuesday to celebrate efforts made by the Safer Isla V...

September 27, 2007

Sobriety Checkpoints Yield Five DUIs

By Staff

California Highway Patrol officers made five DUI arrests and towed six vehicles in Isla Vista last weekend while many UCSB students made their return to the campus for Fall Quarter.

September 27, 2007

Program Provides for UCSB’s Future

By Chris Stein

The Campaign for UCSB raked in cash over the 2006-07 fiscal year, adding an extra $70 million to its coffers.

September 27, 2007

Governor Receives New Textbook Bills

By Mackenzie Weinger

College students may soon find some relief from exorbitant textbook prices, pending a decision by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding two recently drafted bills.

September 27, 2007

Regents Approve Plan to Increase Faculty Wages

By Allison Bailey

In a vote to make University of California salaries more competitive, the Board of Regents recently passed legislation to bring faculty pay scales up to market level over the next four years beginning in October.

September 20, 2007

Conquest Faces Legal Troubles in L.A.

By Travis Miller

Conquest Student Housing, the same business that attracted protests last year when it evicted several low-income families in Isla Vista, has become the center of controversy once again, this time in Los Angeles, where th...

September 20, 2007

Obama Speech Encourages Hope, Reforms

By Evan Wagstaff

Although he currently trails behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in some national polls, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was greeted like a rock star when he arrived to a crowd of over 3,000 spectators at Santa Barbara City ...

September 20, 2007

I.V. To Develop More Low-Income Housing

By Dana Olsen

Following the approval of the Isla Vista Master Plan this past summer, local officials announced earlier this month that a rezoned neighborhood may satisfy state requirements for low-income housing in Santa Barbara Count...

September 20, 2007

SB Student Dies in Jet Ski Accident

By Mackenzie Weinger

The UCSB community suffered a loss this summer after student Nicole Injayan was killed in a jet ski crash last month.

September 20, 2007

IVFP To Open New Headquarters on Trigo Road

By J. Ryan Soeller Reporter

At a recent groundbreaking ceremony, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown commenced the construction of a new Isla Vista Foot Patrol station that will replace the current structure on Pardall Road.

September 20, 2007

Firestone To Retire From SB Board

By Laura Wiesenberg

After serving one term on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Brooks Firestone recently announced his decision to withdraw from the upcoming election.

September 20, 2007

Work Progresses on Campus Additions, Renewals

By Valerie Tidwell

Chain-link fences and orange cones adorn several areas of campus as construction on a number of projects continues into the start of the school year.

September 20, 2007

Students Granted Rideshare Access

By Rebecca Horrigan

Student commuters desiring energy-efficient travel will now have greater access to university rental cars as a result of UCSB's newest addition to its rideshare program - a service that was previously limited mostly to c...

September 20, 2007

New Solar Technology Garners Praise for Professor

By Benjamin Gottlieb

UCSB physics professor and Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger produced a "bright" invention this past summer - the world's most affordable and efficient organic solar panel.

September 20, 2007