Jason La

March 30, 2005

Altered Grades Lead to Student’s Arrest

By Jason La

A UCSB student is being charged with four felonies after she allegedly stole the identity of two professors and used the information to change her own and several other students' grades, police said.

March 29, 2005

Lawyers Delay Morris Hearing Until Mid-April

By Jason La

Lawyers involved in Associated Students President Cervin Morris' felony assault case agreed Friday to again postpone the preliminary hearing setting. Adam Pearlman, Morris' attorney, said the preliminary hearing setting ...

March 1, 2005

Morris’ Attorney Delays Trial to Collect Evidence

By Jason La

The meeting to set the preliminary hearing date for Associated Students President Cervin Morris has been rescheduled for March 25 to allow the defense more time to gather information that it said could resolve the case b...

February 17, 2005

Leggies Pass Bills For Upcoming A.S. Campaigns, Voting

By Jason La

With a Spring Quarter election approaching, Associated Students Legislative Council approved three bills at its meeting Wednesday night that adjust the rules governing the voting period, campaign signs and candidate requ...

February 16, 2005

Work Crews Block Off Ocean Road to Locate Water Leak

By Jason La

Crews working to find the source of a leak in the pipes running under Ocean Road in front of the Rec Cen are widening excavation of the street to find the exact location of the problem.

February 14, 2005

Warbler Visits UCSB, Excites Avian Admirers

By Jason La

Several avid bird-watchers recently spied a species rarely found in this region of California -- a yellow-bellied black-feathered Magnolia Warbler -- and they spotted it on the UCSB campus.

February 8, 2005

Band Withdraws From Show After Singer Falls Ill

By Jason La

Social Distortion cancelled its Monday night show at the UCSB Events Center, leaving thousands of ticket-holders without the story of Mike Ness's life.

February 7, 2005

UC Decides Not to Sue ‘Darkside’ Website Creator

By Jason La

Following a complaint and threat of litigation from a civil liberties group, the University of California has chosen not to pursue a legal battle against a website critical of UCSB.

February 4, 2005

Burst Pipeline Redirects Flow of UCSB Traffic

By Jason La

Crews from the Goleta Water District are working to isolate and repair the source of a water leak that caused street closures and detours at the corner of Ocean Road and Mesa Road in front of the Rec Cen.

February 3, 2005

University-Owned Housing Signups Commence Today

By Jason La

After a computer glitch caused two days of delay, university technicians said the website that allows continuing students to sign up for the university-owned housing lottery will be ready for use today at noon.

January 31, 2005

Morris’ Attorney Gets Until Feb. 25 to Prepare Defense

By Jason La

Legal proceedings against Associated Students President Cervin Morris have been deferred until Feb. 25 to give his defense more time for preparation. Attorneys met Friday at Santa Barbara County Superior Court to set a d...

January 21, 2005

UC Vies for Continued Lab Control

By Jason La

Hoping to hang on to the management contract for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the University of California Regents voted Thursday to bid on continuing its stewardship of the research facility.

January 12, 2005

Morris Defends A.S. Office With Review of Positive Record

By Jason La

In an interview Tuesday, Associated Students President Cervin Morris said that calls for his resignation are premature, and that he continues to perform the duties and responsibilities of his office.

January 5, 2005

Morris Faces Court, Fans Make Shirts

By Jason La

While his friends at UCSB began organizing a T-shirt sale to help fund his legal defense, Associated Students President Cervin Morris plead not guilty Tuesday to all charges filed against him by the Santa Barbara County ...

December 2, 2004

CUE Labor Union To Rally Support Today

By Jason La

The Coalition of University Employees labor union will hold a rally today in Storke Plaza at noon, protesting what it calls unfair labor practices by the University of California.

November 18, 2004

Leggies Focus on Getting Votes

By Jason La

Associated Students Legislative Council met briefly Wednesday night, tabling the only bill on the agenda to try to keep the meeting short so they could go out into Isla Vista to remind students to vote in the A.S. specia...