News

January 6, 2005

Ample Rainfall Reduces Likelihood of Drought

By Lindsay Clodfelter Staff Writer

After recent rains, Lake Cachuma- southern Santa Barbara County's main water source - is 57 percent full, lessening concerns of a possible drought in the year to come.

January 6, 2005

Leg Council Discusses Finances, Boycotts

By Kaitlin Pike

Associated Students Legislative Council began the quarter Wednesday night - with two fewer members - by taking care of old business and reaffirming several boycotts instigated by leg councils of years past.

January 5, 2005

Collector Loans Priceless Work to UCSB Exhibit

By Kaitlin Pike

A rarely seen multimillion dollar private art collection with 24 pieces by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, David Hockney, Jackson Pollock and Wayne Thiebaud opens today for public viewing a...

January 5, 2005

Morris Faces Court, Fans Make Shirts

By Jason La

While his friends at UCSB began organizing a T-shirt sale to help fund his legal defense, Associated Students President Cervin Morris plead not guilty Tuesday to all charges filed against him by the Santa Barbara County ...

January 5, 2005

County Grants More Time for Erosion Review

By Daniel Haier

Residents of three cliffside properties on Del Playa Drive have staved off possible eviction for another month, as consultants working for Santa Barbara County continue evaluating how erosion has affected each building's...

January 5, 2005

Recent Donation Secures Future of Ellwood Coastline

By Dina Vainer

Two years of fundraising have paid off for the Save Ellwood Mesa campaign, which has finally raised the $20.4 million needed to rescue the scenic coastal property from proposed residential development.

January 4, 2005

A.S. President Faces Charges in SB Court

By Lindsey Miller

Associated Students President Cervin Morris's arraignment is scheduled for today, where he will face charges stemming from his Nov. 12 arrest for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a beer bottle and punching anothe...

January 4, 2005

Shoreline Fund Seeks Student Help

By Dina Vainer

The Shoreline Preservation Fund (SPF), which issues $150,000 in grants every year to groups seeking to protect the UCSB and Isla Vista coastline, is looking for a new student to help decide where it spends its money.

January 4, 2005

UCSB Research Funds Swell by 12%

By Jessica Gonzalez

For the eighth straight year, UCSB has received a record amount of research funds from external sources - totaling $161.4 million.

January 4, 2005

Communication Dept. Gets Top Ranking

By Stephanie Trujillo

The graduate level of the Department of Communication was not hindered by its small size when it recently ranked best in the nation according to a survey conducted by the National Communication Association (NCA).

January 4, 2005

UC Briefs: January 3, 2005

By Staff Report

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), one of the nation's largest clothing retailers, settled a $40 million race and discrimination class action lawsuit Nov. 16 with lawyers working on behalf of 16 named plaintiffs representing Afr...

January 4, 2005

Making Magic at Sunset

By Staff

January 3, 2005

Direct Relief Sends Help to Sri Lanka

By Kristen Richer

As food and supplies for tsunami victims pour into southeast Asia from all over the world, the largest international aid organization in California is sending $667,876 in medical relief funds to Sri Lanka this morning.

January 3, 2005

Early Stats Show Fewer Burglaries Over Break

By Matt Dozier

Isla Vista's winter slumber went relatively undisturbed this year, as yet another Winter Break passed with fewer burglary reports than in previous years.

January 3, 2005

A.S. Initiative Failure Meets Mixed Reactions

By Lindsey Clodfelter

Representatives from some on-campus organizations said that they are disappointed with the failure of the A.S. Initiative in last quarter's special election, but said they will find a way to maintain their planned progra...