News

April 19, 2007

UCSB To Acquire Land From Devereux

By Laura Weisenberg and David Ferry Staff Writers

The university is only a few signatures away from incorporating another 33 acres of land, bringing its total up to 1,022 acres of prime real estate.

April 19, 2007

Blue Bins To Increase I.V. Recycling Efforts

By Natalie Rehkopf

Isla Vista is going green - errr... blue this week, as the Environmental Affairs Board kicks off its new recycling campaign, Blue I.V.

April 19, 2007

A.S. Passes Virginia Tech Bill, Denies 9/11 Forum

By Mackenzie Weinger

At a three-hour Associated Student Legislative Council meeting, members passed three resolutions and one bill, but did not approve plans to set up a nuclear oversight committee or an academic forum to discuss the "anomal...

April 19, 2007

Free Like the Wind

By Staff

April 18, 2007

Campus Places To Trade Spaces After Construction Ends

By Anastasia Alen

Various campus departments are dusting off their knights and bishops and strategically placing them in striking distance of the king - thousands of square feet of new and newly vacated building space.

April 18, 2007

Rafter Birds Ruffle Feathers in UCen

By Marie V. Recalde

Amid the music emanating from behind the counter of the Gaucho Cafe in the University Center, small, fluttering onlookers in the rafters make music of their own, watching intently for the perfect opportunity to swoop on ...

April 18, 2007

A.S. Candidates Discuss Funding, Policy

By Mackenzie Weinger

In front of yet another small audience, the three candidates for Associated Students president debated such topics as the party system, fiscal accountability and the need for A.S. experience.

April 18, 2007

Bust Nails Alleged Drug Dealer

By Staff Report

An Isla Vista resident suspected of dealing heroin was arrested last week after a search of his Abrego Road apartment revealed a stockpile of the opiate and the necessary tools to peddle it on the streets, detectives sai...

April 18, 2007

UCSB Alum Develops Ridesharing Site

By Travis Miller

With the help of Facebook, a former Isla Vista activist and politician has developed a new website geared toward increasing the popularity of carpooling and revolutionizing the way college students travel.

April 18, 2007

Campus Stem Cell Research Grows

By Anastasia Alen

Deep in the labs on the east side of campus, a select few UCSB scientists are focusing their research on stem cells - probing the controversial technology for answers on how to treat currently untreatable diseases.

April 18, 2007

S.O.S. = Ship on Sand

By Staff

April 17, 2007

A Moment of Silence

By Staff

April 17, 2007

Fraternity Council Resurrects Fight Night Boxing Event

By Aria Miran

The Interfraternity Council has stepped in center stage to save UCSB's classic Fight Night - minus the ring girls.

April 17, 2007

Woman’s MySpace Increases Sentence

By Evan Wagstaff

For the second time this year, a woman who killed a friend while driving under the influence will spend time in prison, and yet again, her sentence looks to have been exacerbated by incriminating pictures and wall posts ...

April 17, 2007

AIDS Exhibit Educates on Hardships

By Jessica Mullen

Strands of worn cloth form the ceiling and woven grass mats account for the floors of the waiting room.

April 17, 2007

A.S. Funds Revived IFC Fight Night

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $54,985.06 last night to 15 groups, including the Inter-Fraternity Council, which has promised to overtake and revamp the recently cancelled charity, Fight Night.