A.S. Runs Low on Funds for Organizations
Student groups might not be able to rely on Associated Students for financial help as much this year as last because of significant reductions in available funds.
Eco-Tour, Modified Bus Pass on Gas
Powered by cooking oil, a bus dubbed the “Santa Maria” docked at Isla Vista’s Little Acorn Park yesterday afternoon, making UCSB the latest stop on its Southern California tour intended to promote the use of alternative fuels.
Drowning the Rat
Has Bush stirred up God’s divine wrath? Some Internet sites are saying that Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan directly hit only those Florida counties that voted for Bush in 2000. It’s an interesting yet false observation.
County Wants Blufftop Residents Out This Week
The weekend brought with it no good news for residents of the five Del Playa Drive properties earmarked for eviction this week.
I Won’t Screw You Over…
Last spring, many of us were caught by surprise after learning that the Isla Vista Project Area Committee/General Plan advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) had approved a parking permit plan requiring a $195 annual fee to park on the streets of I.V.
#1 UCSB Upends UNLV
Twenty minutes into UCSB’s game against University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the game was scoreless. Three minutes later, the score was 3-0. It took the Gaucho men’s soccer team only three minutes and three shots to turn a stout defensive battle into a drumming en route to a 4-0 victory.
Evictions Recall Earlier Efforts to Explain, Control Cliff Erosion
Del Playa Drive’s erosion-plagued cliffs have been receding as quickly as 15 inches per year from natural and man-made causes, according to geological studies and environmental documents dating back to the mid-1970s. The eroding blufftops have threatened DP homes since the day they were built. However, while many causes of the erosion have been identified – most notably the relentless pounding of the Pacific Ocean – solutions to the problem have been scarce.
Lerner Should Learn Facts Before Criticizing France
I just wanted to comment on Neer Lerner’s opinion piece titled “France’s Quiet Epidemic” (Daily Nexus, Sept. 24). It’s one thing to have an opinion, but it’s another thing entirely to submit an article in which some of the “facts” used to support the author’s argument are entirely false or outdated by 30 months or so.
#8 Gauchos Stay Perfect
Playing for the first time in 10 days, the #8 UCSB women’s volleyball team shook off the dust with a 30-25, 30-25, 28-30, 30-19 beating of Riverside Friday night, then demolished the Titans in a 30-28, 30-19, 30-19 match in Fullerton on Saturday.
IVFP Cracks Down for ‘Fall Offensive’
Between arrests, citations, keg tracking and investigating burglaries, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were busy Friday and Saturday nights as students and partygoers returned to Del Playa Drive for the first weekend of UCSB’s academic year. Although the final statistics for arrests and citations were not compiled as of Sunday afternoon, senior deputy Sandra Brown said there were an average of 80 arrests both Friday and Saturday nights.