News

December 1, 2005

Accused Student Awaits Hearing in Jail

By Nicki Arnold

As of yesterday afternoon, first-year UCSB student Christian Covarrubias remained imprisoned after almost two weeks at Santa Barbara County Jail, awaiting his preliminary hearing slated for Dec. 14.

December 1, 2005

UC Counseling Program To Boost Services to Students

By Nick Durnhofer Staff Writer Charlotte Wills Reporter

In the year that has passed since their son committed suicide at UC Davis, Victor and Mary Ojakian are continuing their campaign to improve University mental health services and statistics - something the UC is trying to...

December 1, 2005

Transportation Services To Stay Driven Toward Feeding SB Community

By Valerie Tidwell

The staff of Transportation & Parking Services (TPS) will try to show campus 'tis better to give than to receive this holiday season, as part of the Fourth Annual Campus Cares canned food drive.

November 23, 2005

Food Bank Lacks All the Fixin’s for Holiday Dinners

By Ryan Grandov

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, a sharp decline in donations has left the Santa Barbara Food Bank without enough provisions to supply local agencies with the food they need to feed the county's thousands of hungry people.

November 23, 2005

Students, Faculty Rally Against War, Nuclear Weapons

By Lizzie Blumenthal Reporter Patricia Bobek Staff Writer

Student and faculty protestors gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday to rally for peace and an end to UC involvement in the production of nuclear weapons and testing.

November 23, 2005

Program Studies Native Cultures

By Stephanie Cain

Students with an interest in indigenous cultures can finally put their coursework toward a minor with the opening of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program, offered by the Religious Studies Dept.

November 23, 2005

CalPIRG Study Warns of Dangerous Toys

By Ike Mohar

Several local residents learned that buying toys is not always child's play Tuesday morning, as the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) presented the results of its 20th annual toy safety survey.

November 23, 2005

SB Honors Sartre With Centennial Gala

By Brian Van Wyk

UCSB will celebrate the 100th anniversary of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's birth next week with a six-day mixed media festival that organizers hope will appeal to everyone from philosophy buffs to casual attendee...

November 22, 2005

Greek Kickball Game Ends With Fight, Jail Time

By Sabrina Ricci

A UCSB Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity member is still in jail today, after turning himself in to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) on Sunday for a felony battery charge.

November 22, 2005

Man Accused of Assault Awaits Bail or Release

By Nicki Arnold

As of Monday afternoon, UCSB first-year Christian Covarrubias was still in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail, where he is being held on felony charges of attempted rape and burglary that he allegedly committed in ...

November 22, 2005

Holiday Prompts Additional CHP Traffic Control

By Mollie Vandor

Students driving home for Thanksgiving weekend should take extra care to follow the rules of the road as the California Highway Patrol (CHP) steps up its enforcement to account for increased holiday traffic.

November 22, 2005

Community Prepares for Local Thanksgiving

By Valerie Tidwell

Most UCSB students, faculty and staff will be heading home this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but for some, home is going to be the address they give the Woodstock's Pizza delivery guy.

November 22, 2005

Contraceptive Costs Increase at Student Health

By Lindsey Miller

Birth control prescription prices at the Student Health Pharmacy are on the rise, leaving local pharmacies, clinics and sex educators to pick up the slack.

November 21, 2005

Police Hold Student On Attempted Rape, Burglary Charges

By Kaitlin Pike

UC Police Dept. officers arrested an 18-year-old male UCSB student early Saturday morning in connection with an attempted rape at a university residence hall.

November 21, 2005

Congress OKs Preliminary Bill Cutting Student Loan Funding

By Lindsey Miller

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a preliminary federal budget reconciliation bill Friday morning that, if agreed upon by Congress, would cut $14.3 billion from student loan programs.

November 21, 2005

Event To Protest UC-Lab Alliance

By Patricia Bobek

While the fate of the University of California's contract with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) remains undecided, students opposing the UC's role in the lab will host "The University's Role In War and Peace" pr...