News

November 23, 2004

Vigil Attendees Honor Transgender Victims, Rebuke Hate Crimes

By Ronnie Choi

Queer Student Union (QSU) held a vigil Monday night for the sixth annual national Transgender Remembrance Day. About 30 students gathered together on the San Nicolas Residence Hall lawn at 6:30 p.m. to show support for t...

November 22, 2004

Armed Robbery in Isla Vista Leads to Four Arrests

By Matt Dozier

Early Friday morning Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies arrested four people on charges including burglary and kidnapping after catching the suspects a block away from the site of a reported armed robbery.

November 22, 2004

Dublin’s Gets New Expanded Liquor License

By Kristina Ackermann

The booze is flowing heavier at Dublin's Sports Grill, now that it has a license to sell hard alcohol in addition to beer and wine.

November 22, 2004

Nature Calls, City Responds With Public Restrooms

By James Hill

Santa Barbara City Council members decided last week that downtown shoppers and business owners can't wait any longer for another public bathroom - despite the project's high cost.

November 22, 2004

Campus Teams To Share Athletic Facility

By Jessica Gonzalez

The new Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) Building, which has been under construction for the past year and a half, will be the new home for all UCSB intercollegiate teams and coach's offices.

November 22, 2004

HIV/AIDS Drives Search for Volunteers

By Dina Vainer

The Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) is asking students to contribute to food and clothing drives for children affected by AIDS during this holiday season.

November 22, 2004

CHP Captain Returns to Post in SB

By Natalie Crow

Capt. Jeff Sgobba, a 19-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol, recently returned to Santa Barbara to take over as commander of the Santa Barbara CHP office.

November 19, 2004

A.S. Fee Initiative Falls Short of Two-Thirds Vote

By Kaitlin Pike

The Associated Students Initiative, which would have increased student fees to the A.S. unallocated fund by $10.40 per quarter per student, failed by a margin of 148 votes Thursday afternoon.

November 19, 2004

UC Regents Raise Tuition, Lower Aid

By Nick Durnhofer

At their two-day meeting at UCLA on Wednesday and Thursday, UC Regents voted to approve a fee increase for all UC students, to enter a bid on managing federal labs and to reduce financial aid.

November 19, 2004

New Guide Helps the Blind Play It by Ear

By Ben Krasnow

Global positioning systems have been available in hand-held units for over 15 years, but as a result of current research at UCSB, a navigation system that includes a specialized audio interface may soon help guide people...

November 19, 2004

SB Investigator Requests Aid in Witness Search

By Kristen Richer

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney

November 19, 2004

Trop Loses Its Shirt for I.V. Youth

By Stephanie Trujillo

Members of the Tropicana Student Organization recently chose charity over souvenir T-shirts, opting to donate the group

November 18, 2004

Drinking in Del Playa Parks May Require Permit

By Daniel Haier

Alcohol consumption in several parks along Del Playa Drive may soon become off-limits to those who do not first purchase a permit.

November 18, 2004

New Amtrak Train Links L.A., SB, SLO

By Mollie Vandor

At a ceremony held at 9:30 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Train Station, representatives from Caltrans, Amtrak and Metrolink met with a crowd of about 50 Santa Barbara residents and government officials to celebrate the inaug...

November 18, 2004

Leggies Focus on Getting Votes

By Jason La

Associated Students Legislative Council met briefly Wednesday night, tabling the only bill on the agenda to try to keep the meeting short so they could go out into Isla Vista to remind students to vote in the A.S. specia...

November 18, 2004

A.S. Special Election Voting Period To End at 4 p.m. Today

By Dina Vainer

Today is the last day to vote in the two-day special election for the Associated Students Initiative, which proposes to increase the A.S. lock-in fee by $10.40.