Issue 5, Volume 87 2006-2007
I.V. Residents To Face New Parking Permit Plan Pending Approval
Monday, October 2, 2006
Approval and implementation of the Isla Vista parking permit plan may be close, as the California Coastal Commission is expected to review and perhaps pass it this November. The plan, which has been in the works for several years, would require residents to buy a permit to park in I.V. The CCC is currently redesigning the plan to assuage the worries of local activists, who say it limits beach access and is inexcusably expensive.
IVFP Arrests Suspects for Assaults
Monday, October 2, 2006
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol cited or arrested more than 100 people this weekend for various violations, and responded to two cases of assault, one of which landed a man in the hospital.
Greek System Begins Fall Recruitment
Monday, October 2, 2006
A plethora of students attempted to go greek last week during a rush that has seen no parallel in over a decade. UCSB Greek Affairs Director Stephan Franklin said this year's recruitment has been the largest he has witnessed since he assumed his position in 2000.
New Policy To Help Report Cheating
Monday, October 2, 2006
UCSB is helping faculty members report cases of academic dishonesty - including plagiarism - more easily, while reminding its students to avoid such unethical behavior.
Law & Society Major Enters Provisional Ban
Monday, October 2, 2006
A decision made last year barring aspiring law & society students from the major begins this fall and will run indefinitely.
Embarcadero Hall
Monday, October 2, 2006
Ticketmaster Whips Consumers
Monday, October 2, 2006
Ticketmaster is taking over the world and I will have none of it. What originated as a friendly and helpful ticketing service, catering to all Americans, has gradually become a monopolistic entity poised to destroy the free market economy this great nation was built upon.
Stop Bigotry, Hate Frosh
Monday, October 2, 2006
People are nasty, conniving, manipulative creatures that are more than willing to torment one another for a minimal benefit. Although feats of kindness can occur, most are just terribly miscalculated acts of malice.
All Countries Deserve Their Fair Share of Nukes
Monday, October 2, 2006
Has it ever happened to you? You and your cousin Iran start drinking heavily and you two get in a fight and now, six years later, cousin Iran is putting together a nuclear program, but you two still aren't talking? Awkward!
The Readers' Voice
Poor Title Choice Misrepresents Column
Monday, October 2, 2006
The title added by the Nexus to my letter ("UCSB Conspires With Landlords to Evict Locals," Daily Nexus, Sept. 28) is unacceptably inaccurate.
Santa Barbara Takes Two of Three
Monday, October 2, 2006
The #9 UCSB men's water polo team got its season moving in the right direction as it won two out of three matches this weekend in Santa Barbara and Malibu.
SB Prevails at the End of OT
Monday, October 2, 2006
Fatigued and frustrated after a fruitless 90 minutes of play, the Gauchos (6-4 overall, 2-1 in the Big West) overcame two more ejections, after the five red cards issued last week in Northridge, and the psychological consequences of their two-game slide to trounce Michigan (5-5-2 overall) in double overtime.
UCSB Returns Even After Trip South
Monday, October 2, 2006
When the UCSB women's volleyball team split the 2005 Big West Conference title rights with rival Long Beach State, both teams knew that a share of the glory could not possibly last long into the 2006 season
Gauchos Fail to Pull Off a Win at Home, on the Road
Monday, October 2, 2006
While originally setting out to make up for its recent losing streak on the road, the UCSB women's soccer team could only manage a 1-0 loss to Gonzaga on Friday and an end to the losing skid with a 1-1 tie against UC Davis on Sunday.