News

May 30, 2007

More Funding May Travel to EAP

By Chris Stein

Education abroad programs across the country may soon receive an additional $80 million in government funds beginning next year, pending a decision from Congress later this week.

May 30, 2007

Dr. Laura Puts Column on Hold

By David Ferry

Laura Schlessinger, of "Dr. Laura" fame, is taking a break from her weekly column in the Santa Barbara News-Press following accusations regarding her son's allegedly sordid Myspace.com profile and her own provocative com...

May 30, 2007

Dunk Tank Takes Aim at Drunk Driving Education

By Jessica Mullen

All the students who have ever wanted to send an Isla Vista Foot Patrol officer to the dunk tank got their chance yesterday at the California Highway Patrol's Dunk-a-Cop booth presented by "Separate the Keys from the Keg...

May 29, 2007

Early Morning Bust Ends in Detainment of UCSB Undergrad

By Aria Miran

A UCSB undergraduate student was arrested last week following a pre-dawn Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at a Santa Ynez apartment.

May 29, 2007

Authorities Detain SB Locals on Drug Charges

By Staff

After months of investigation, narcotics detectives from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. arrested three Goleta residents and a slew of Santa Barbarans last week for allegedly possessing a combined $20,000 worth ...

May 29, 2007

Local Beach Receives Failing Water Grade

By Staff

A Santa Monica-based non-profit organization has recently ranked Santa Barbara County's Arroyo Burro Beach as one the top 10 worst beaches in the state.

May 29, 2007

Website Finds SB Homes to Be Among Nation’s Priciest

By Staff

Despite a general slide in the U.S. housing market, real estate professionals have declared the Santa Barbara area as the most expensive region in the country.

May 29, 2007

Travolta Warns Students Against Drunken Driving

By Staff

As graduation time draws near, college and high school students prepare for a new phase of their lives - one that could be cut short by drunk driving.

May 25, 2007

Residents, Staff Meet to Discuss Skateboard Ban

By Linzay Logan

Immediate changes to UCSB's campus skateboarding policies were averted yesterday, after university administrators agreed to postpone their decisions until more research is collected.

May 25, 2007

Students’ Art, Silent Films To Reel in Crowd

By Rebecca Horrigan

Silent films will have a chance to pump up the volume in Campbell Hall tonight, as the Film & Media Studies Dept. presents the 16th annual Reel Loud Film Festival.

May 25, 2007

Project To Fund SB Wildlife Preservation

By Travis Miller

Threatened species of plants and birds near the Coal Oil Point Reserve may soon recover from their damaged habitats with the help of a few recent monetary grants to local restoration efforts.

May 25, 2007

Measure D To Resurface in November

By Laura Wiesenberg

After failing to receive enough votes in last year's election, a newly revised countywide sales tax for Highway 101 improvements and transportation services will return to the ballot this fall.

May 24, 2007

University Will Not Act on Off-Campus Substance Behavior

By Jessica Mullen

The UCSB Rules and Regulation Committee convened again yesterday in a closed meeting that resulted in tie with seven votes each, thwarting proposed off-campus alcohol and drug amendments from falling into university juri...

May 24, 2007

UCPD Apprehends Student for Alleged Indecent Exposure

By Jessica Mullen

UCSB student Carlyn Lovell McDonald Jr. was arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals to a female faculty member last Thursday in the Student Resource Building.

May 24, 2007

CHP Arrests Local for Drug-Related Accident

By Travis Miller

After colliding with two UCSB students and another passenger near Isla Vista, a 20-year-old Goleta native was charged with felony DUI on Tuesday night, after police alleged that the driver had driven while under the infl...

May 24, 2007