News

May 10, 2007

Santa Barbara Cashes In on Blockbusters

By Travis Miller

Big names like Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Depp have called Santa Barbara County home periodically over this past year, sending a few extra dollars to float around the county - $46 million to be exact.

May 10, 2007

Legislative Council Votes Down Support of Strikers

By Mackenzie Weinger

Although no legislation was brought to the table at last night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, two rounds of debate certainly were.

May 10, 2007

It’s the Great Pumpkin!

By Staff

May 10, 2007

Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

By Nikki Moore

The PenIS Mightier Saturday, May 5, 1:54 a.m. [[ok]] -- Officers spotted a 20-year-old man stumbling eastbound on the 6700 block of Sueño Road with his pants unzipped, revealing his penis.

May 9, 2007

Downed Power Line Results in Two Hour Blackout on Campus

By Aria Miran, David Ferry

Darkness fell on UCSB last night, causing both confusion and joy as students shuffled out of classrooms or labs to seek the light somewhere else.

May 9, 2007

Escape Attempt Goes Down in Flames

By Staff

A 19-year-old man's alleged two-day crime spree ended early Monday morning with a fiery crash and a $1 million bail order.

May 9, 2007

Development Stalls Due to Concerns for Environment

By Evan Wagstaff

The plans to incorporate low-income housing into downtown Goleta may need to undergo major reconstruction before anything actually gets built.

May 9, 2007

UCSB Student Opens Henna Body Art Business

By J. Ryan Soeller Reporter

Students and I.V. residents wanting to decorate their bodies with something less permanent than an "I Love Mom" tattoo now have one more place to get inked in Isla Vista.

May 9, 2007

Waste Not, Want Not

By Staff

May 8, 2007

Students Contest UC’s Support of Nuclear Weapons

By Allison Bailey

Threatening a hunger strike, a group of protesting UCSB students asked campus administrators last night to pressure the regents into severing ties with University of California-managed nuclear research laboratories.

May 8, 2007

Scientists Look Into Seashore Strandings

By Kristin Ferrell

A recent influx of stranded, dead dolphins and whales along Central and Southern California beaches has prompted the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to officially declare an "Unusual Mortality Event" in the...

May 8, 2007

University Groups Honor Chancellor for Green Efforts

By Chris Stein

UCSB's sustainable approach to campus development and low environmental impact rarely goes unnoticed, with countless forums, conferences and speakers coming almost every week to celebrate innovations - or as was the case...

May 8, 2007

Projects To Update UCSB Utilities

By Valerie Tidwell

Many aspects of a 50-year-old campus go out of date - this time, it's the utilities infrastructure that's up for renewal.

May 8, 2007

Board Funds EAB Summer Music Festival

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated $64,543.20 at last night's meeting among 15 organizations, including a student group that some members alleged was too exclusive.

May 7, 2007

Extravaganza Stage To Feature Hip Hop Star T.I., Ben Kweller

By Aria Miran

Associated Students Program Board is set to bring 'em out - the 2007 Extravaganza concert lineup that is - and popular southern rapper T.I. is headlining.

May 7, 2007

Police Hunt for Alleged Felon; I.V. Crime Rises

By Geoff Skelton

Cinco de Mayo weekend was characterized by a higher crime rate that usual in the Santa Barbara area, but in addition to the expected Minor in Possession and Drunk in Public tickets, a suspected felon eluded police after ...