News

January 27, 2004

UCSB Receives $1.1 Million for Catholic Studies

By Travis Hunter

At a Friday benefit celebrating his 85th birthday, Father Virgil Cordano received the sizable gift of a $1.1 million donation to the endowment bearing his name.

January 27, 2004

A.S. Finances Various Student Events

By Jenny Mayock

The Associated Students Finance Board shelled out almost $3,500 on Monday, meeting the financial requests of four student groups.

January 27, 2004

SBPD Honors Professor for Service

By Drew Atkins

UCSB students are used to feeling like they are at their teacher's mercy, but they are probably not used to facing one with the power to throw them in the slammer.

January 26, 2004

Santa Barbara’s ‘Jack of all Trades’

By Drew Atkins

Officer Jeff Browning's voice is dry and level. He is looking out over the bow of his harbor patrol boat at a crowd of yachts and warships bobbing at anchor.

January 26, 2004

Woman Escapes Potential Rapist

By Travis Hunter

The UC Police Dept. arrested a 35-year-old male transient on campus Sunday morning after the man allegedly threw a woman to the ground and attempted to rape her.

January 26, 2004

CA Alcohol Czar, Chancellor Do DP

By Daniel Haier

In the hope of partygoer behavior and the prevalence of alcohol-fueled revelry in Isla Vista, state authorities toured Del Playa Drive Friday night with Chancellor Henry Yang and law enforcement officials.

January 26, 2004

Dartmouth Visitors Involved in Dispute

By Matt Dozier

Four members of the Dartmouth College football team, along with one Santa Barbara resident, were arrested in Isla Vista early Friday morning on charges of home invasion after they allegedly entered a residence on Del Pla...

January 26, 2004

Beach Crosses Stand in Honor of Dead Troops

By Dina Vainer

The Santa Barbara chapter of Veterans for Peace (VFP) continued its weekly anti-war protest near Stearns Wharf this Sunday with some special guests.

January 26, 2004

Hip Hop Battle Winner Takes Home $1000

By Benjamin Volsky

MCs from all over the West Coast came to the UCen Saturday night to battle each other for a $1000 prize in front of an audience of 800 people.

January 26, 2004

Dry Rocks

By system

Musicians from JAM43, a local band, serve up an alternative to alcohol at I.V. Live Friday.

January 23, 2004

UCSA Battles The Governator

By Jason La

University of California students and civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday with the State Supreme Court against Gov. Schwarzenegger asking the court to overturn the recent reduction of vehicle license fee...

January 23, 2004

Booze Czar to Check Out How I.V. Gets Down

By Daniel Haier

In pursuit of a $100,000 grant to help crack down on the provision of alcohol to minors by local businesses, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol is taking state authorities out for a night on the town.

January 23, 2004

Kenyan Writer Speaks Against Globalization

By Travis Hunter

An author renowned for writing in both English and his native African language came to UCSB Thursday to discuss the impact of language on the changing world order.

January 23, 2004

Environmental Groups Take EPA to Court

By Matt Dozier

A lawsuit filed Thursday by three nonprofit environmental groups may force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update clean water permits issued to oil drilling platforms off the California coast. The platf...

January 22, 2004

Engineering Students Seek to Assist Abroad

By Ben Krasnow

Billions of people awaken every day and turn on the water faucet to wash their faces. But, as mundane as it may seem, there are still many communities worldwide that would consider running water and flush toilets a luxur...

January 22, 2004