Two Crimes Result in Hospitalization, Arrest of Suspects
Two people were attacked in Isla Vista on Friday night in unrelated incidents that landed two suspects in jail for robbery and sent one victim to the hospital with a stab wound. Several unidentified suspects stabbed a juvenile on the 6600 block of Picasso Road near Children’s Park at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. That same night, another victim was assaulted and robbed at an unknown time on the 800 block of Embarcadero del Norte.
Gauchos Drop Series, Earn NCAA Bid
The UCSB softball team ended its regular season on both a low note – dropping the final Big West Conference series to Long Beach State – and a high note – earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos (24-20 overall, 8-9 in the Big West) dropped two games, 4-2 and 2-1, and won one 8-1 against the second-place Long Beach State (30-20, 13-5 Big West), which also received a nod.
Impeachment Effort Fails to Grasp the Constitution
Jake Thorn needs to step back, take a breath and reflect a little more critically on this impeachment he’s proposing (“Support Bush’s Impeachment,” Daily Nexus, May 12). First, let’s put all our cards on the table so that what I’m going to suggest isn’t dismissed out of hand. I am a conservative Libertarian who voted for someone other than President Bush in the past two elections.
CA Senator Visits to Discuss Platform
As part of her campaign tour, State Sen. Jackie Speier, D-8th, stopped on campus Friday afternoon to hold an intimate press conference and voice her stance on issues ranging from higher education to immigration. Currently running for Lt. Governor of California, Speier said that, if elected, her main focus would be on improving higher education in the state, as well as increasing its funding – two issues she is already well known for supporting. “If we don’t reinvest in University of California and CSU system and community college system, we are not going to have the research capabilities that we have really relied on in the last 30 years in building new industries,” she said. Speier said she hopes to “transform the Office of the Lt. Governor into the guardian of higher education,” citing the detrimental effects of fee increases imposed on students over the years. When she was a UC student, she said, 50 percent of the University’s funding came from the state, whereas now the figure is 27 percent.
Injuries Hurt UCSB in Northridge
The UCSB men’s track team was disappointed at the Big West Track & Field Championships due to some key injuries, but left the weekend with a positive outlook as new faces stepped up their game for the Gauchos.
UCSB Officials Decide to Alter Names of CCS, FT
Following the recent trend of changing academic department monikers, UCSB administrators are seeking to revamp the College of Creative Studies and Francisco Torres Residence Hall by giving each a new name. Until June 1, CCS is holding an open contest to change its name, the winner of which will receive a free lunch at the Faculty Club.
Santa Barbara Finishes Second in Conference
Moral victories aside, the UCSB women’s track and field team was unable to defend their Big West Championship title, falling to second place behind Cal State Northridge 207-165.50.
Pacifist Organization Honors Mothers, Protests War in Iraq
Over 500 people attended a unique Mother’s Day celebration, featuring music and antiwar activism instead of cards and flowers, yesterday at Arlington West Cemetery. MotherHearts, a local organization of women committed to ending war, and the Santa Barbara Veterans for Peace hosted “Return to the Spirit of Mother’s Day,” between 1 and 3 p.m.
UC Briefs: May 15, 2006
UC Berkeley, The Daily Californian
May 11, 2006 – Graduating students and university officials were caught off-guard when the keynote speaker for Wednesday’s commencement ceremony did not attend the event.