Our A.S. President Should Step Down
It’s time for Morris to go. On Tuesday, Jan. 4, Associated Students President Cervin Morris was formally arraigned on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor battery.
Students, Local Businesses Aid Tsunami Relief
Tsunami victims in Southeast Asia will soon receive aid from the UCSB community as student groups and local restaurants organize to help in the relief effort.
Swimming: Top-Ranked USC Brings Five Olympians to UCSB
The UCSB swim team hosts top-ranked USC at Campus Pool on Saturday with only three words of advice for the tough Trojan squad. “Bring an umbrella,” Head Coach Gregg Wilson said.
UCSB Trademark Name at Stake in ‘Dark’ Site Debate
University officials have asked the owner of a web page that denounces Isla Vista and UCSB as a “twisted world” to drop the letters “UCSB” from his web site address.
Santa Barbara Opens Season
Dumbo can fly, but that’s because he has big, floppy ears. The UCSB men’s volleyball team can fly as well, but what they lack in the floppy-ear department, they make up for in the ability to annihilate opponents.
Hunt for Thrifty Textbooks Expands
Students burdened by overpriced textbooks may soon find relief through the help of new studies and websites that offer cheaper alternatives.
Libertarians Put a Dent in IVRPD’s Barbecue Budget
After three years in litigation, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District has found itself on the losing end of a lawsuit filed by the Santa Barbara Libertarian Party — a lawsuit that has already taken a $250,000 bite out of the IVRPD’s modest budget.
IVRPD Passes the Hat for Park Fee
From the recent storm damage to a controversial proposal by Planned Parenthood, Isla Vista Recreation and Park District members discussed a wide range of local issues at their meeting last night.
Improvability: Doing it For the Laughs
Last Winter Quarter, a baby was born in Denny’s. Five undergraduates, a Canadian and a red-haired doctoral candidate held hands around empty sugar packets and pushed and pushed until Improvability poked its funny, ridiculous head through.
Look Out Below
I.V. is getting a rock climbing thing! There’s a fence surrounding that excuse for a park on the 6600 block of Pasado, and it’s accompanied by a picture of a big, fake rock.