News

October 1, 2004

Debate-Watchers Voice Mixed Views

By Jason La

About 100 students and faculty gathered in the UCen on Thursday evening to listen to the first presidential debate of the 2004 election season. The crowd, mostly comprised of students, watched the live debate on the Hub'...

October 1, 2004

Fraternities, Sororities Begin Fall Recruitment

By Dina Vainer

Next week marks the start of fall rush for UCSB's fraternities - the annual period during which the university's greek men choose new recruits. Last week, UCSB's 10 sororities rushed 220 new initiates, welcoming the vast...

October 1, 2004

CSO Puts Campus Cycles on the Block

By Jennifer Pulford

A variety of used bikes will be available this Saturday at UCSB's semi-annual bike auction, sponsored by the Community Service Organization (CSO). The auction will take place in Lot 32 behind the Public Safety building n...

October 1, 2004

New District Attorney Takes On I.V. Caseload

By Matt Dozier

As a former professor of Japanese business law, Margaret O'Malley is used to dealing with college students. Now, as the district attorney assigned to Isla Vista, she'll be seeing plenty of students in the courtroom, as o...

October 1, 2004

Paving Helps I.V. Walk on Safe Side

By Lauren Young Reporter

New sidewalks aim to make walking safer through several areas of Isla Vista. Over the last five weeks, 700 feet of sidewalk have been added to the high-traffic intersection at Madrid Road and Camino Pescadero.

October 1, 2004

Lively Ivory

By system

September 30, 2004

Evictions Leave Tenants Scrambling

By Matt Dozier

Moving vans and television news crews jockeyed for driveway space at five Del Playa Drive residences Wednesday afternoon as students facing eviction at 8 a.m. today rushed to move their belongings out of the condemned bu...

September 30, 2004

ROTC Cadets Receive 3-Year Scholarships

By Jessica Gonzalez

UCSB's Military Science Departmen awarded six Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets full scholarships at a ceremony in Webb Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

September 30, 2004

Kerr Hall Tightens Security After Heist

By Lindsey Miller

While an investigation into last spring's theft of multimedia equipment from Kerr Hall has not yet yielded any arrests, management at the building and UC police said they have taken measures to prevent similar burglaries...

September 30, 2004

Leggies Hope to Reach Voters, Raise Base Fees

By Kaitlin Pike

Associated Students Legislative Council held the year's first meeting Wednesday night, discussing everything from a $12 base fee increase to plans for an Oct. 16 "Get Out the Vote" concert.

September 30, 2004

Police Kill Suspect, Rescue His Hostages

By Matt Dozier

Police traded gunfire with a hostage-taker in a residential neighborhood early Tuesday morning, leaving the suspect dead and one officer wounded.

September 30, 2004

I.V. GPAC Considers DP Restroom

By Nikki Moore

Members of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee met at the University Religious Center last night to discuss the funding status of the Isla Vista Master Plan and the possibility of installing a ...

September 30, 2004

Impressive Sales for “The Corporation”

By system

September 29, 2004

Parking, Guest Policies Aim to Tame Halloween

By Kristen Richer

Out-of-towners looking to have a good time at this year's Halloween festivities will find campus dorms and on-campus parking unfriendly to their visit.

September 29, 2004

Ambassador Lectures to Packed House

By Galina Peters Reporter

Ambassador Dennis Ross, the former U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East, visited UCSB Tuesday night to give a lecture on Middle East politics and to promote his new book about the region.