News

April 25, 2007

Concerns Over Los Padres Spill Prompt Anti-Drilling Lawsuit

By Nikki Moore

Almost three months after a spill in the Los Padres National Forest dumped more than 800 gallons of oil into Tar Creek, three conservation groups have joined together in a lawsuit that they hope will put an end to new dr...

April 25, 2007

New Law Leads to Rise in Cost of Contraception

By Marie V. Recalde

Birth control prices at college clinics around the country have been going up for years, but this year, as prices continue to rise, there is a recently turned over-the-counter method on the table - the morning-after pill...

April 25, 2007

UCSB Asians Fear VTech Fallout

By Antonio Dominikovic Reporter

In the wake of last week's Virginia Tech shootings, universities around the country are asking whether they are prepared for a similar occurrence - and the Asian-American community is wondering how the country will treat...

April 25, 2007

Hotels Fill Up as Graduation Approaches

By Laura Wiesenberg

If you are graduating this spring, think about starting some cleaning efforts - your parents and loved ones may be sleeping on your beer-soaked floor since almost every hotel room in town is booked for the weekend of Jun...

April 25, 2007

Local Gamers Aim for Xbox 360 in Halo 2 Tournament

By Aria Miran

"When you kill someone, you say they got 'pwn3d,'" second-year electrical engineering major Matthew Honea said, speaking in his native Leet Speak.

April 25, 2007

Grilling the Voters

By Staff

April 25, 2007

Workers’ Rally Gains Student Support

By Chris Stein

Seven students marched into Cheadle Hall yesterday to argue for university workers' rights and to present university officials with an Associated Students resolution supporting a planned employee protest.

April 25, 2007

Finalizing of Master Plan Postponed

By Staff

The Isla Vista Master Plan has been "in the making" for longer than most local residents can remember, and the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has decided to hold off on sending the final version to the county f...

April 24, 2007

Students Create I.V. Beer Pong League

By Ashley Nikole Smith

The Isla Vista Beer Pong League has officially been established, and not only has it organized I.V.'s favorite game, it has also helped bring peace to the town by producing an exhaustive, official list of rules - while f...

April 24, 2007

Speaker Delivers Account of U.S. Prison Injustices

By Jessica Mullen

Former U.S. Army Chaplain James Yee spoke on campus yesterday evening about questionable interrogation tactics he saw at Guantanamo Bay prison - and what he alleged was similarly controversial treatment when he was later...

April 24, 2007

Campus Wireless Access To Increase Within Year

By Lee Desser

UCSB student John Simmons' birthday wish to watch porn during lectures just might come true.

April 24, 2007

UCSB Climb Team To Become Official, Compete Nationally

By Nayely Castrellon Reporter

UCSB may soon be home to one of the few collegiate climbing teams in the U.S., thanks to three ambitious students.

April 24, 2007

Finance Board Grants Campus Groups’ Requests for Funds

By Mackenzie Weinger

At a relatively brief one-hour meeting yesterday, the Associated Students Finance Board distributed $36,311 among eight organizations.

April 23, 2007

NORML Event Packs Park for Pot

By Casey Ibbetson

A crowd of marijuana users and supporters spent the day after 4/20 in an appropriate fashion

April 23, 2007

Roberts Speaks Out Against Allegations

By David Ferry

At an impromptu press conference yesterday, former executive editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press Jerry Roberts vehemently challenged a Sunday News-Press article linking him to a newsroom computer that was found to con...

April 23, 2007

Universities Seek Out Alleged Aid Corruption

By Chris Stein

The University of California has begun reviewing its financial aid procedures in light of a New York State Attorney General inquiry that found evidence of several lenders giving kickbacks to schools for promoting their s...