News

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 ...

May 7, 2007

Business Fair Focuses on Entrepreneurship

By Sabrina Ricci

A few students and a gaggle of innovators spent Cinco de Mayo in Corwin Pavilion at the Small Business Success Forum, which featured local politicians and business owners.

May 7, 2007

Swept Off His Feet

By Staff

May 7, 2007

Let’s Get It On

By Staff

The Student Health Service buys them by the thousand, sometimes leaving them in a fish bowl as though they were candy at the doctor's office.

May 4, 2007

Queer Pride Week Vows To Celebrate at Mock Wedding

By Benjamin Gottlieb

The campus has been vibrantly spattered with multicolor flags and rainbow-painted posts this week, symbols that vibrantly announce the 17th annual Queer Pride Week 2007, themed "raising our voices in a sea of noise."

May 4, 2007

“20/20″‘s Stossel Speaks to Students

By Nayely Castrellon Reporter

"We can't predict weather 10 days out - how can we predict global climate change?" John Stossel asked a tie-dye clad student inquisitor.

May 4, 2007

Officials To Squelch Couch Fire Tradition

By Laura Wiesenberg

As the school year winds down, it seems as though university and county officials can already detect the scent of burnt upholstery in the air.

May 4, 2007

Grad Student Gains Theatrical Success

By Sandra Garza Reporter

"Write what you know" took on a new meaning for dramatic arts graduate student Hank Willenbrink when the death of a former lover inspired him to write an award-winning theater production.

May 3, 2007

FBI Retains Hard Drive With Child Porn

By David Ferry

A Santa Barbara Superior Court judge blocked the Santa Barbara News-Press' parent company from reclaiming a hard drive containing at least 15,000 images of child pornography yesterday, citing an ongoing FBI investigation...

May 3, 2007

TPS To Decide on Fee Increase

By Valerie Tidwell

Following an indecisive meeting of the Ratepayer Board yesterday, Transportation & Parking Services remains unsure of how it will cover its expenses in the coming year.

May 3, 2007

Veto Affects Birth Control Prices

By Lindsey Miller

President George W. Bush's Tuesday night veto of the war spending bill not only halts Congressional members' attempts to regulate the U.S. occupation of Iraq, it also complicates efforts to decrease birth control prices ...

May 3, 2007

Council Approves New Budget, Backs 9/11 Forum

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Associated Students Legislative Council approved next year's A.S. budget and two resolutions last night, including one previously rejected by the council supporting an academic forum to discuss the "anomalies" of 9/1...

May 3, 2007

We Can’t Stop Here, This is Protest Country

By Staff

May 2, 2007

Locals Voice Support for Immigrants

By Chris Stein

"Fed up, can't take it anymore," shouted the 75-person crowd that paraded from the Pardall Tunnel to Storke Plaza yesterday. Confused cyclists swerved off the bike path to avoid the mass, which marched to commemorate May...