University of California, Santa Barbara

Here’s a scientific news flash about our recent presidential election: You could assume that President Obama was more kindly disposed to redistribution of wealth than Mitt Romney just by looking at them. Not because Obama is African American and...

Re "Brown urges UC to speed graduations," May 16 Over the 15 years I have taught at UC Santa Barbara, I have seen repeated budget cuts and tuition increases. And yet most students are graduating in four years, not six. I am not sure what Gov. Jerry...

The city of Costa Mesa has made a preliminary offer to fill the job of economic and development director, the city spokesman confirmed Friday. Gary Armstrong, director of planning and building inspection services for San Benito County, is slated to...

Mary Kay VanderMolen passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 5, 2013. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Gene and Margaret (Ratican) Fritz.  She was a graduate of the University of Illinois, and later attended nursing school at St. Francis...

Ross Sinclair, a former Newport Harbor High standout, has been named the girls' water polo coach at Corona del Mar High, he said on Twitter Friday afternoon. "Never thought I'd say it but honored to be the new girls head coach at @cdmaquatics," he...

Many part-timers are facing a double whammy from President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more...

BASEBALL Palomar 3, Orange Coast 2 SAN MARCOS — The Pirates fell in the opener of a best-of-three regional in the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern California playoffs Friday. Greg Espinosa went two for three for OCC (22-15)...

On a Monday in mid-April, a handful of students piled into a couple of cars in Costa Mesa and headed north. For some of the high schoolers it was their first time outside Orange County. They were on a trip with Save Our Youth, or SOY, the nonprofit...

More than a couple of Leron Fisher’s close friends openly questioned his decision-making process one year ago. Why, some of them asked, would the former Lake Clifton standout pass up a Division II basketball scholarship in favor of junior college?...

Rachel Anne Barney GPA: 4.4384 School Activities/Clubs: IB drama production of "Dear Brutus," Field Studies Club, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Theatre HL, IB French SL, IB Environmental Science SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB diploma candidate, AP US...

Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...

In a sport laced with head cases, narcissists and finger-pointers, a little altruism can be more difficult to find than a scholarship. So the stories behind regular-season Big West Conference titles for the UC Irvine women's and men's teams this...