On the Town

April 7, 2010

Armchair QB

By Online Editor

UConn women's basketball won another national championship last night, extending its win streak to a record 78 games. Does this support my thesis that "evil is in" this year in sports? Geno's smug grin says yes.

September 18, 2008

Week of 9/18

By Staff

ONE! On Monday, Internet giants Amazon and IMDB announced that they would make available over 6,000 films and TV shows for free-and-legal streaming. It’s certainly an interesting development in modern media, especi...

May 29, 2008

The Lineup

By Staff

If you haven't already made it to Hatlen Theater to attend the Dept. of Theatre and Dance's sixth-annual UCSB New Plays Festival, you still have a chance. The festival runs through May 31, and features original plays pen...

May 20, 2008

Venture Competition is Nothing Personal, Just Business

By Angelica Gonzalez Reporter

While a game of Monopoly is the closest many students have ever been to experiencing a businesslike environment, a group of UCSB students took the commerce game to a whole new level, competing in teams with novel ideas i...

May 15, 2008

The Lineup

By Staff

1. From "Fawlty Towers," to "Will & Grace," to "Shrek the Third," "Monty Python" co-creator John Cleese has had quite the comedy career. See him speak about "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and see a screening of the f...

May 13, 2008

On-Campus Machine Shop Can Do More Than Whittle and Weld

By Chris Carnabatu

Testing military-grade steel for battleships, analyzing composite materials for sealants used in nuclear power plants and constructing 500-mile-per-gallon vehicles are just a few of the many exciting projects carried out...

May 6, 2008

Scientists Find That Viruses Can Cross Species Barrier

By Sabrina Ricci

When it comes to infectious diseases, no line exists between wild animals and humans.

May 6, 2008

Diabetes Epidemic Causes World-Leading Pharmaceutical Company to Act

By Nader Honarvar Reporter

As part of a $14.4 million campaign, UCSB's Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies is working with five institutions to discover unprecedented ways in treating and preventing diabetes.

April 29, 2008

UCSB Outreach Programs Trapeze Through Local Schools

By Chris Carnabatu

Kids can do more than just clown around with the UCSB Physics Circus program.

April 24, 2008

The Lineup

By Staff

1. Renowned director Julian Schnabel garnered international acclaim for his recent hit "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." See the film about what happens when the editor-in-chief of French Elle has to deal with the aft...

April 22, 2008

Bring In Spring

By Staff

April 22, 2008

Local Astronomers Discover 10 ‘Hot Jupiters’

By Angelica Gonzalez Reporter

Four years of shooting for stars has led a team of international scientists to discover 10 new extra-solar planets.

April 17, 2008

The Line-Up

By Staff

1. Wangechi Mutu is a world-renowned visual artist, with strong literal and aesthetic roots in Kenya. Hear her unique perspective on her own provocative pieces, as she speaks in Campbell Hall on April 23. The lecture sta...