I.V. Meter Plan Hopes To Ease Parking Congestion

Time is ticking down to the installation of parking meters in Isla Vista, which could start collecting coins and flashing violation signs as early as fall 2003.

As the Smoke Clears, al-Qaeda Stands to Falter

If you look up the definition of the word “desperate” in the dictionary, it goes something like this: reckless or violent because of despair. However, I would like to offer another definition for the word that can be summed up in one name: al-Qaeda.

Annika Lands on the Green

It is both disappointing and exciting that the biggest news in the world of sports over the last week has been Annika Sorenstam. Exciting because it shows that people have an active interest in female athletes.

Money Grows on Neither Trees Nor Out-of-State Students

Regarding Bert Viloria’s brilliant suggestion of screwing over the out-of-state students (“Don’t Take Budget Woes Out on In-State Students,” Daily Nexus, May 23, 2003), I would like to point out that although we comprise only 6 percent of the school’s population, we provide almost one-fifth of the funds coming from tuition.

Groups To Discuss Fate of Goleta Seawall

Goleta Beach’s future will again be the topic of discussion at tonight’s Coalition to Save Goleta’s Beaches (CSGB) community meeting.

Movie Review | Matrix Reloaded: Captain Neo On Deck

If you had to sum up the Wachowski brothers’ “The Matrix: Reloaded” in one word, it would be “cool.” If you could use two words, the second would be “unnecessary.”

Maritime Museum Trolls for New Exhibit Funding

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is seeking donations to fund further explorations in nautical education.

Road Map to Peace May Contain a Couple Wrinkles

I am neither optimistic nor confident of Sharon’s commitment to peace. Sharon has recently rejected negotiations on the status of the settlements built after 2001, one of the elements subject to negotiations within phase one of the road map.

Culture Week Seeks to Curb Stereotypes

The Asian Resource Center, in cooperation with over 25 student organizations, claimed May as Asian/Pacific Islander Month. The theme of API Month is “We Are Not Chinks: Deconstructing Stereotypes.”

Deftones | s/t | Maverick

When bands play hard and heavy, they always take the risk of thrumming out agonizingly slow, as if they were attempting to gorge John Madden’s Thanksgiving Day turkey doused in 54 gallons of slop-gravy.