News

April 20, 2007

Pho Eatery, Clothing Store Launches Recently in I.V.

By Koren Thal

Isla Vista food fanatics and fashionistas alike have reason to celebrate since a new Vietnamese restaurant, as well as a designer boutique, have opened in the past month.

April 20, 2007

Extension of Measure D To Appear on 2008 Ballot

By Evan Wagstaff

County officials met in Santa Maria yesterday to decide the fate of Measure D, and with it, the future of transportation in the county.

April 19, 2007

Earth Day Program To End With Lecture on Global Warming

By Allison Bailey

Author and climate change expert Elizabeth Kolbert will speak at Campbell Hall tonight, just days after the National Wildlife Federation commended the campus for doing its part to slow the effects of global warming.

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