News

February 13, 2006

Students To Petition for Bush’s Impeachment for Wiretap Abuse

By Dana Olsen

One of UCSB's newest student organizations wants to impeach President George W. Bush for ordering, without judicial warrants, the placement of wiretaps on the phones of American citizens.

February 13, 2006

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge

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February 10, 2006

Parking Plan To Reach Final Stage

By Nikki Moore

After almost four years of planning, a revised version of the Isla Vista parking plan is making a final pit stop at the California Coastal Commission (CCC), where commission members will decide whether or not to allow th...

February 10, 2006

Public Memorial To Pay Tribute to Lives of Shooting Victims

By David Ferry

The UCSB Events Center will be a place of remembrance Sunday afternoon, as local residents and community leaders gather at a memorial for the Goleta resident and six U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees killed by Jennife...

February 10, 2006

Cyclists Set To Roll Through SB

By Taylor Ward Staff Writer

One of the country's best cycling teams joined officials from the new Amgen Tour of California last evening to set the wheels in motion for a 600-mile bicycle race traveling through Santa Barbara Feb. 24 and 25.

February 10, 2006

UC Custodians Aspire for Pay Increase With Petition

By David Schachner

In response to a recent study compiled by their union, custodial workers at UCSB and throughout the University of California system hope to raise their wages by getting enough student, staff and faculty support on a peti...

February 10, 2006

Retreat To Help Activists Build I.V. Community

By Ashley Ratcliff

Local students, residents and activists are getting together this Sunday to share stories about Isla Vista's political past and discuss ways to improve I.V. in the future through grass-roots organizing. "A Homegrown Revo...

February 9, 2006

Abrupt Resignation and Removal Shake Legislative Council

By Brian Van Wyk

Associated Students lost two of its leaders last night, as External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) Felicia Cruz resigned her position, and the A.S. Legislative Council voted to remove sitting Academic Affair...

February 9, 2006

Circumstances Cause Shift in I.V. Eats

By Ryan Grandov

Three restaurants on Embarcadero del Mar are stirring things up, as Sushi Teri is closed temporarily, The Cantina has cut back on its operating hours and business has started cooking at the town's newest restaurant.

February 9, 2006

Online Application Fails, Opens for Last Attempt

By Aria Miran

Housing and Residential Services (HRS) will try to reopen its website to applicants today at 8 p.m. - its third attempt to get the system back up and running since Feb. 1. The online system crashed for unknown reasons on...

February 9, 2006

Various Vendors Prepare for V-Day

By Sophia Kercher

UCSB students and faculty can woo their sweethearts this Valentine's Day with a multitude of holiday specials offered by campus organizations and businesses.

February 9, 2006

Academic Senate Declares Winners of Annual Awards

By Brittany Farmer

UCSB professors Howard Giles of communication and John W. I. Lee recently received two of the highest awards given out by UCSB faculty to honor their academic achievements and contributions to both the campus and the co...

February 9, 2006

Festival Brings More Business to SB

By Taylor Ward Staff Writer

The 2006 Santa Barbara International Film Festival is in full swing, and local businesses, law enforcement and parking garages are all dealing with the filmmakers and filmgoers flooding into downtown Santa Barbara.

February 8, 2006

Senior Awaits March Hearing for January I.V. Felony Charges

By Tori Mason

Sean Michael Cottrell, who drove his roommate's BMW into a crowd of pedestrians on Sabado Tarde Road in late January, pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges and a felony hit-and-run charge last Friday.

February 8, 2006

National Group Aims to Reduce Student Piracy

By Nicki Arnold

In an effort to pull the plug on illegal music and movie downloading on college campuses, members of a new nationwide student-led group are trying to convince many of their peers to stop their dishonest digital deeds.