News

April 21, 2008

Locals, Musicians Get Down to Earth

By Rachel Pollard and Evan Wagstaff Reporter and Staff Writer

Although Earth Day does not officially take place until tomorrow, over 200 people gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Saturday to celebrate the blue and green planet while listening to live music and browsing local wares.

April 21, 2008

Candidates for Office Release Platform Plans

By Kristen Ferrell

Responding to the possibility of a redistricted Santa Barbara County, candidates vying for the position of Isla Vista's only elected representative issued varying statements over the future of the small town - some of wh...

April 21, 2008

Gauchos Hold Fundraiser for Children Affected by Malaria

By Elliott Rosenfeld

While shouting phrases like "Malaria sucks!" the UCSB men and women's swim teams took to the Rec Cen pool on Saturday, swimming a combined 5,000 meters as part of a fundraiser aimed at purchasing anti-malarial mosquito n...

April 21, 2008

Lambda Chi Alpha Awaits Approval to Reinstate

By Nader Heidari

Following a five-year absence that stemmed from a series of alcohol violations and low recruitment years, one former campus fraternity is prepared to make its comeback in 2009.

April 21, 2008

UCSB Greeks Get Wet, Wild With Water Wars

By Brooke Elliott

Moments after Alpha Tau Omega President Andrew Crummey and three of his fellow fraternity brothers left the Rec Cen and headed toward their chapter house, they were bombarded by a squadron of approximately 40 water gun-t...

April 18, 2008

UCPD Apprehends Armed Student in San Miguel Dorm

By Jessica Mullen

A UCSB student carrying knives and an expandable baton was arrested in the San Miguel Residence Hall yesterday morning.

April 18, 2008

Newsletter Tampering Troubles A.S.

By Mackenzie Weinger

Allegations of Associated Students election violations rocked the residence halls yesterday as copies of The Flush were ripped down from bathroom stalls and replaced with Student Voice party posters.

April 18, 2008

Navy Lecture To Focus on Sonar Effects

By Sean Kelly Reporter

Amid environmental groups' vocal opposition towards the U.S. Navy's sonar use in the Santa Barbara Channel, Rear Admiral Lawrence Rice will discuss the navigation tool's effects on marine mammals this afternoon.

April 18, 2008

Blotter

By Staff

One Thing Leads to Another Sat., April 12, 12:12 a.m. - A man strolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive attracted the attention of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol when he was spotted carrying everyone's favorite police beac...

April 18, 2008

Pour Some Sugar on Me

By Staff

April 18, 2008

Comedy Troupe To Host Event in Isla Vista Park

By Nader Honarvar Reporter

Anisq' Oyo' Park will play host tonight to the comedic performances of "Dees Guys," a local comedy troupe of recent UCSB alumni who are currently producing an independent TV show.

April 17, 2008

Police Arrest UCSB Student Carrying Weapons in Residence Hall

By Jessica Mullen

A UCSB student carrying illegal knives and an illegal expandable baton was arrested in the San Miguel Residence Hall this morning.

April 17, 2008

Locals Remember Origins of Earth Day

By Elliott Rosenfeld

On Jan. 29, 1969, employees working on Union Oil Platform A off the coast of Santa Barbara struck a pocket of natural gas thousands of feet beneath the ocean floor. The rupture caused a blowout, and attempts to cap the h...

April 17, 2008

Clinton Settles Debt With UCSB

By Staff

Campus officials have confirmed that Hillary Clinton's campaign has repaid the $11,112 she owed UCSB following her January rally.

April 17, 2008

Democrats Pick Delegates to Go to Denver Assembly

By Tom Standifer

The procession toward the selection of a Democratic presidential candidate continued Sunday, as California Democrats selected delegates from each congressional district to send to the National Convention in Denver.