Rally Seeks Sweatshop Renunciation
Approximately 30 students and faculty members marched on the Chancellor’s office yesterday at noon as part of a nationwide effort to protest the alleged use of sweatshop labor in manufacturing apparel with university logos – items that are sold at such locations as the UCen Bookstore.
Women’s Cross Country: UCSB Runners Just Miss Elusive Top 20 Finish
The UCSB women’s cross country team proved they can hold their own without their top four runners, finishing 22nd in the White Race of the NCAA Pre-National meet in Terre Haute, Indiana this weekend.
Root of Isla Vista Evil Not Lost on darksideofUCSB.com
Right Rant, Wrong Rag? It would appear that Adam Graff may have submitted his diatribe entitled “It Takes an Isla Village” (Daily Nexus, Oct. 17), to the wrong paper. Adam’s comments about rude drivers, pathetic-looking guys harassing decently dressed girls, water-balloon assaults, blunt rolling, drunken girls walking right into trees, people stealing or knocking down parked bikes just for the hell of it and racial slurs certainly ring true to anyone who has spent more than a few minutes in I.V.
List of Local Hate-Free Places Excludes UCSB
Several local institutions were officially recognized for their efforts to eliminate hate in Santa Barbara County at a ceremony Monday afternoon, and although the honorees ranged from schools to non-profit agencies, UCSB was absent from the list.
UC a Better Candidate than Big Business for Los Alamos
This letter is in response to the column written last Friday by Sylvia Frain titled “UC Should Rethink Relationship With Los Alamos” (Daily Nexus, Oct. 14). This well-written column touched on an issue that most UC students are likely unaware of – the fact that the University of California has been in charge of the nuclear facilities at Los Alamos, New Mexico, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, for quite some time.
Jackson To Voice Proposition Views
Former three-term 35th District California Assembly Member Hannah-Beth Jackson will present her views on the Nov. 8 special election propositions in the Women’s Center Library today at 4 p.m.
Isla Vista Apparently Not as Much of a Dump it Once Was
I returned to campus this weekend for the first time since 1997 (residence on the East Coast and in the Midwest having prevented an earlier homecoming). Having been a reader of the online version of the Daily Nexus for some time now, I was already aware of some of the construction that has taken place on campus and in I.V. over the last eight years.
Owner To Move I.V. Leather Store
Leather-clad locals looking for a place to repair the boots, belts and biker chaps that do not survive Halloween weekend will have to search outside of Isla Vista this year. The Leather Guild currently located at 6529 Trigo Rd., will close its doors on October 29 after 32 years of business in I.V. Store owner and operator Jim McQueen said he chose to shut down the establishment because the building’s new landlords raised his rent from $500 to $2500 per month.
Finance Board Funds Cultural, Comedy Groups; Plans Budget
The Associated Students Finance Board allocated roughly a third of its remaining fall quarter budget to two student groups Monday afternoon, and passed an action item reserving additional money to A.S. boards and committees.
Council Resolves Gang, Park Funding
Gang-related violence and crime in Goleta will soon draw special attention from local law agencies, following a decision Monday afternoon by the Goleta City Council to accept a grant that would provide for the creation of a Gang Enforcement Officer.