News

May 26, 2005

County Plans to Extend Segovia Paths

By Emily Ghan Reporter

Students frustrated by the incomplete sidewalk and lack of bicycle access along the trek from Segovia Road to campus may see a respite to their commute troubles by the end of the year.

May 26, 2005

UC-wide Union Strikes for Higher Salaries, Fairness

By Nick Durnhofer

University of California research and technical workers will strike today at campuses throughout the UC system, including UCSB, to protest what union leaders claim are unfair wages and negotiation practices.

May 26, 2005

PAC/GPAC Propose I.V. Lights, Walkways

By Lindsey Clodfelter

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) considered two programs at its meeting Wednesday that could help make Isla Vista streets brighter and easier for pedestrians to navigate.

May 26, 2005

“Murmers” Speaks Volumes

By system

May 25, 2005

IVRPD To Fix Three Coastal Access Points

By Mollie Vandor

The journey from land to sand should become safer in the next few months, once local officials work out the final details of a project that will reinforce three I.V. beach accessways.

May 25, 2005

UC Regents To Make Final Vote on Lab Contract

By Patricia Bobek

A University of California Regents committee unanimously recommended Wednesday that the UC bid for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contract, which if won would extend the University's nearly 60-year stewardship...

May 25, 2005

Officials Seek Solution to Crumbling Cliffs

By Kaitlin Pike

In 2001, the university replaced a 30-year-old fence that lined the east campus bluffs because it became damaged due to erosion. At present, four years after the repair, the university is looking to replace the fence aga...

May 25, 2005

County Delays Discussion of Oak Tree Protection Plan for 90 Days Until Hearing

By Nikki Moore

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided to suspend discussion about an ordinance protecting local oak trees and heard suggestions for keeping the county safe during fire season at its meeting Tuesday.

May 25, 2005

Biologists Link Blindness to Gene

By Ben Krasnow

Biologists at UCSB recently published research that identified a gene responsible for the most common form of irreversible elderly blindness in developed countries.

May 25, 2005

SB City Council Aims to Keep 101 in Motion

By Jonathan Vanian

While physical improvements to Highway 101 through Santa Barbara may still be a long way down the road, the Santa Barbara City Council is continuing to discuss methods of decreasing traffic congestion on the highway.

May 25, 2005

Repent Sinners, Students

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May 24, 2005

Wage Increases Fail to Appease Union Demands

By Patricia Bobek

Members of one union are preparing to strike this week despite receiving a new wage proposal from the University of California, while members of another will vote on whether they wish to do the same for their own wage in...

May 24, 2005

Residents Defend DP Volleyball Park

By Nikki Moore

The controversy surrounding Isla Vista parks continued Monday morning, as local residents protested the county's plans to sell Del Playa Drive's Volleyball Park.

May 24, 2005

Talk To Buoy Ocean as Energy Source

By Rachel Corrales Reporter

Riding the recent wave of local discussion surrounding alternatives to fossil fuels, two lecturers will discuss the possibility of replacing energy from oil with tidal energy.

May 24, 2005

Alpert Award Honors UCSB Playwright

By Ashley Ratcliff

A UCSB professor recently received a $50,000 fellowship for her dramatic contribution to the world of theater. Naomi Iizuka, a dramatic arts professor and UCSB Playwriting Program director, was one of five individuals to...

May 23, 2005

Experts Expect Future Increases in Cliff Erosion

By Kaitlin Pike

While walking on the campus beach down from Lagoon Road, Martie Levy said she heard a rumbling noise originating 25 feet behind her and her daughter - just before a four-foot-wide boulder rolled down from the cliff.