News

February 24, 2005

A.S. Pledges to Help Halfway House

By Nick Durnhofer

Associated Students Legislative Council approved a resolution in support of attempts to prevent the closure of the halfway house in Isla Vista, which is scheduled to be shut down Feb. 28 due to lack of funds.

February 23, 2005

Amtrak Service Grinds to a Halt After Rainstorm

By Dina Vainer

Recent heavy rains have drowned the hopes of students anticipating the return of full train service, as all Amtrak and Metrolink routes north of Los Angeles have been closed since Sunday afternoon.

February 23, 2005

Firestone To Revisit Park Plans on GPAC’s Dollar

By Drew Mackie

Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone will ask members of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) for $100,000 tonight to help revive Santa Barbara County's abandoned plans to creat...

February 23, 2005

Burning Down the Isla Vista Bank of America

By Daniel Haier

Swinging a bottle of wine, Rich Underwood strolled from Harder Stadium into Isla Vista with several hundred other students who had just attended a speech delivered by defense attorney William Kunstler. The date was Feb. ...

February 23, 2005

Materials Shortage Delays Opening of Rec Cen Expansion

By Hilary Grimes

The scheduled opening of the Rec Cen expansion has been pushed back until Spring Quarter because of a building materials shortage and several other outside factors, university officials said.

February 23, 2005

Rained Out

By Staff

February 22, 2005

An Oceanside Revolution

By Daniel Haier

With 1,000 angry students surrounding the administration building, their bodies packing the concrete plaza in front of Campbell Hall, university officials moved to resolve the situation peacefully.

February 22, 2005

Talk Considers Global Impact of Big Business

By Stephanie Trujillo

Two UCSB professors spoke about the role of corporate powers in global economics and politics during a lecture titled "Do Corporations Rule the World?" presented Saturday by the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara.

February 22, 2005

ROTC To Go on Active Duty for Bidders

By Diana Ho

Buyers at tonight's second annual ROTC fundraising auction can order cadets to wash cars, dishes, do laundry and an array of other service tasks. The ROTC will auction off 10 of its cadets from 8 to 10 p.m. at Giovanni'...

February 22, 2005

Grant Allows Locals to Plant Trees in I.V.

By Samy Amanatullah

Isla Vista is growing greener by the week, as volunteers from Goleta Valley Beautiful plant oak trees along Camino Corto and the Del Sol Vernal Pools in an effort to reforest the area.

February 22, 2005

The Sky is Falling

By Staff

February 18, 2005

Board Takes No Action On Park Sale, Director

By Lindsey Clodfelter

Members of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District were unable to reach a decision Thursday night regarding a proposal to sell Pardall Gardens, leaving the matter open for further discussion.

February 18, 2005

Author Tells of Eco Disasters, Dead Societies

By Stephanie Trujillo

On his second visit to UCSB, best-selling author Jared Diamond gave a lecture based on his new book, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, to a packed Campbell Hall on Thursday night.

February 18, 2005

KCSB To Air Remastered Bank Burning Broadcasts

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Campus radio station KCSB 91.9 FM will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the burning of the Bank of America in Isla Vista by broadcasting a special program next week, screening a film and holding a live panel discussio...

February 18, 2005

Scientists Christen Undersea Coral Tree

By Nikolas Namikas Reporter

A UCSB marine biologist and his colleague have discovered a new species of deep-sea black coral off the coast of Southern California.