News

April 28, 2005

UPTE Union Contemplates Strike Against University

By Patricia Bobek

Technical workers throughout the University of California may decide to strike within the next few months if union members vote in favor this Friday.

April 28, 2005

PAC/GPAC Talks I.V. Center, Bus Stops

By Lindsey Clodfelter

Discussion about the Isla Vista Community Center and renovation of local bus stops went round and round at a meeting of the Project Area Committee/General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) on Wednesday night.

April 28, 2005

Rain Postpones Lab Completion Date

By Andrew Levine

Because of this year's unusually long winter rains, construction on the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) expansion has been delayed until this July - four months after the original deadline, university officials said.

April 28, 2005

A.S. Finds, Allocates Budget Surplus

By Nick Durnhofer

An accounting discrepancy in the Associated Students' 2005-06 budget forced A.S. Legislative Council to reconsider a revised financial plan Wednesday night, even though it approved an incorrect version at last week's mee...

April 27, 2005

Slain Grad’s Former Wife Enters Plea

By Matt Dozier

The ex-wife of slain UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson maintained that she had no role in his murder, pleading not guilty to two felony counts at her arraignment Monday.

April 27, 2005

SB Mayor To Bring Back Bluer Skies

By Jonathan Vanian

Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum's pledge to support cleaning up Santa Barbara's skies will give local residents and environmentalists alike cause to breathe what could soon be a healthier sigh of relief.

April 27, 2005

PAC/GPAC To Discuss Improvements for I.V.

By Mollie Vandor

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will meet tonight to discuss the financial fate of the Isla Vista Community Center, improvements to I.V. bus stops and funding for the I.V. Master...

April 27, 2005

Goleta Youth Dies of Single Stab Wound

By Dina Vainer

Police are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old man who died from a stab wound late Tuesday night after he was attacked by knife-wielding assailants in Goleta.

April 27, 2005

Speaker Maps Out Road to Success

By Stephanie Trujillo

Roger McNamee, a self-made Silicon Valley pioneer, mapped out the four steps of success in the new economy to a crowd of UCSB students yesterday in Corwin Pavilion.

April 27, 2005

Professor Gets the Dirt on Societies

By Christopher Kenny Reporter

Despite its constant presence beneath feet, few people recognize that soil is the key to both humanity's past and future - but one UCSB professor is trying to change that.

April 27, 2005

Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture

By system

April 26, 2005

A.S. Regains Money From Cancellations

By Dina Vainer

Funding allocations for several canceled events returned to the coffers of the Associated Students Finance Board at its meeting Monday, allowing the board to redistribute $975 of unused funds to student groups.

April 26, 2005

Student Trains Greeks in CPR, Donates Profits

By Nikki Moore

When Mike Wood teaches CPR to UCSB fraternities and sororities, he's doing more than just resuscitating dummies -- every dollar he raises through the training sessions will be used to breathe new life into breast cancer ...

April 26, 2005

Sign-Wielding Man Condemns Gays at Queer Pride Rally

By Kaitlin Pike

Organizers of Monday afternoon's Queer Pride Week kick-off rally said a boisterous anti-queer protester had an unintended effect -- he helped spread the importance of the event's pro-tolerance message.

April 26, 2005

Troublesome Trees May Get the Axe From County Reps

By Lindsey Clodfelter

Trees uprooting concrete, the installation of special storm drains in Isla Vista and a reorganization of the county's Board of Architectural Review (BAR) are all issues coming before the Santa Barbara County Board of Sup...

April 25, 2005

Police Detain Suspects in Weekend Stabbing

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Two men were arrested early Sunday morning and face charges of attempted murder following the stabbing of an Isla Vista resident during a brawl at the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino del Sur.