News

November 15, 2004

Surf’s Up… Literally

By Staff

November 12, 2004

Dish Failure Hurts KCSB Pledge Drive

By Nick Durnhofer

In the middle of its week and a half-long annual pledge drive, the transmission of on-campus radio station KCSB was suddenly cut, requiring station members to lift a replacement radio dish up the side of Storke Tower.

November 12, 2004

Physics World Praises Work of UCSB Professor

By Ben Krasnow

Spintronics sounds like a Harlem Globetrotter trick, but it is actually a branch of physics in which a UCSB professor has received a nationally recognized prize and published a landmark paper.

November 12, 2004

Wells Fargo Deposits New Branch in Isla Vista

By Melody Bamdad

A Wells Fargo branch recently opened in Isla Vista, becoming the first bank office to enter the area since rioting protestors burned the I.V. Bank of America branch to the ground in 1970.

November 12, 2004

Fatal Flight Ends in Woodland Wreck

By Matt Dozier

Three people are dead after a single-engine private aircraft heading for Santa Barbara Airport crashed into a remote part of the San Rafael Wilderness on Wednesday, killing all aboard.

November 12, 2004

Leggies Pass Bill, Prepare

By Kaitlin Pike

At their meeting Wednesday night, Associated Students Legislative Council members approved a bill to support local farmers and discussed next week's special election.

November 12, 2004

Hookah Patron Collapses, Sustains Multiple Injuries

By Kristen Richer

A young man was seriously injured at Sam's To Go in Isla Vista on Thursday night after he passed out while smoking a hookah. Witnesses reported seeing an unidentified man fall backwards off the bench he was sitting on an...

November 10, 2004

County Turns Down Parking Plan Appeals

By Nikki Moore

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected two appeals Tuesday that attempted to block or restrict implementation of the Isla Vista parking plan.

November 10, 2004

Stats Single Out Visitors’ Tricks

By Matt Dozier

UCSB students were mostly on their best behavior this Halloween, with students from other schools and non-students accounting for the bulk of the arrests during the weekend's festivities.

November 10, 2004

Frat Fundraiser Draws Full House for Charity

By Patricia Bobek

Students put on their best poker faces at Phi Sigma Kappa's Texas Hold'em Tournament held at Corwin Pavilion on Tuesday. The games began at 5 p.m.

November 10, 2004

Grads Gather, Revisit Recurring Concerns

By Emily Eder

The Graduate Student Association approved two agendas concerning the future of graduate student life at the university and abroad at their Tuesday night meeting.

November 10, 2004

UC Blotter: November 9th, 2004

By Max Rasovsky

Monday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. - Officers responded to report of disruption at the Rec Cen. Upon arrival officers found that a man had gained entry into the gym by using a false ID. When asked for his true identity he stated he ...

November 9, 2004

Pohl Admits Loss to Nava Following Six-Day Standoff

By Kristen Richer

The race for the 35th District California state Assembly seat ended Monday morning, as Republican candidate Bob Pohl conceded defeat to Democrat Pedro Nava.

November 9, 2004

Cash-Strapped A.S. Asks for ‘Yes’ Vote on Fee Hike

By Patricia Bobek

In an attempt to end its long-standing budget shortage, Associated Students is asking students to approve a $10.40 increase to the current quarterly A.S. base fee in an upcoming special election.

November 9, 2004

I.V.’s 2nd Tattoo Shop Hopes to Become Permanent Fixture

By Gianni Conti

Two local tattoo shops have been getting under each other's skin - each trying a different way to make its mark on the population of Isla Vista.

November 8, 2004

Fall Defensive Set to Even the Score

By Kaitlin Pike

In response to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. "fall offensive" crackdown on local alcohol violations, members of Associated Students have begun organizing a "fall defensive."