News

February 2, 2007

Tickets for Killers’ Concert To Be Sold Today for Students

By Lindsey Miller

Somebody told me... student tickets for the Killers' April 6 show at the Events Center are going on sale today at 10 a.m. - a day earlier and about eight bucks cheaper than the cost of general admission.

February 1, 2007

PAC/GPAC Meeting Yields Resolution

By Laura Wiesenberg

County planners had their cake and ate it too last night, as the Project Area Committee and the General Plan Advisory Committee met to discuss the Master Plan before digging into an Isla Vista-shaped pastry.

February 1, 2007

Pictures Affect Sentencing in UCSB Student DUI Case

By Sonia Lucyga

Pictures posted on MySpace were a deciding factor in the sentencing of 22-year-old Jessica Binkerd, who could serve more than five years in state prison for killing a UCSB student while driving drunk last August.

February 1, 2007

Recycling To Reduce, Reuse DP’s Refuse

By Kristen Brown Reporter

The casual stroll down Isla Vista's most notorious street will soon be rewarded with a few extra places to stash beer cans - in bright blue recycle bins.

February 1, 2007

Leg Council Reports on New Projects, Radio Show

By Mackenzie Weinger

Associated Students Legislative Council held a working meeting last night to discuss future projects, including its new KCSB radio show and the return of Campus Point, the currently inactive A.S. periodical.

February 1, 2007

It’s Closer Than FT

By Staff

January 31, 2007

Preservation Fund Grants $5000 to Improve Recycling

By Dana Olsen

Despite the massive mounds of beer cans collected after every weekend, Isla Vista has one of the lowest recycling rates in the state - something local organizations are trying to change.

January 31, 2007

Service Remembers Postal Shooting

By David Ferry

The Goleta Postal Distribution Center observed several moments of silence and mourning yesterday, as 150 employees, family members and public officials gathered in remembrance of the violent events which happened exactly...

January 31, 2007

Goleta Eatery To Reopen After Fire

By Ben Markham

Since a fire shut down Kahuna Grill last week, the restaurant's owners have been working to clean up the mess and recover from over $100,000 in damage and lost revenue.

January 31, 2007

Students Object to Military at Job Fair

By Katie Miserany

About 15 students gathered outside the Third Annual Diversity Career Fair at Corwin Pavilion yesterday to protest the presence of the Marine Corps and military weapons manufacturers.

January 31, 2007

Congress Mulls New College Fire Safety Bill

By Chris Stein

Congress is currently considering a bill that would require colleges and universities - as well as affiliated sororities and fraternities - to prepare fire safety reports and make them available to the public.

January 31, 2007

Top CNN Analyst Teaches Two Courses

By Rebecca Horrigan

This quarter about 160 lucky film studies and communication students are learning about politics, the media and journalism from a veteran - CNN's senior political analyst Jeff Greenfield.

January 30, 2007

Prince Calls for Understanding in Middle East

By Lizzie Blumenthal

A little less than a week after President George Bush presented his view on the future of Iraq, Prince of Morocco Moulay Hicham gave his own address concerning U.S. policy in the Middle East last night in Corwin Pavilion...

January 30, 2007

Decision Slows Anti-Conquest Protest Efforts

By Matthew Weisner

The housing situation of three Cedarwood Apartments families remains in limbo, as negotiation talks between protesters and Conquest Student Housing seem to have halted.

January 30, 2007

Postal Workers To Honor Victims

By Evan Wagstaff

A private ceremony will be held today at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility on Storke Road to mark the anniversary of the shootings that claimed six lives at the facility, one year ago.