SB Accepts Grants to Assist Endangered Fish Population
Although the once prolific steelhead trout currently faces extinction, the city of Santa Barbara may soon help turn the tide with an allocation of several state and private grants.
Taylor’s Withdrawal Hardly Affects A.S.
I am writing in regards to Ian Taylor’s recent decision to step down from Associated Students in order to pursue other educational opportunities (“Elected Internal VP Leaves Office After Accepting Transfer,” Daily Nexus, May 23).
Calendar for 5/24/07
Thursday (5/24): The award-winning documentary “The Education of Shelby Knox” follows a young girl struggling to get more comprehensive sex education at her high school, despite the fact that many people in her conservative Christian town in Texas would like to see abstinence-only education as the norm. This groundbreaking film screens at 7 and 9 p.m. at I.V. Theater, courtesy of VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood.
SB Officials Approve I.V. Master Plan
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission authorized the Isla Vista Master Plan yesterday morning, leaving it only months away from the desk of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
Violent Palestinian Children’s TV Should Not Be Condoned
Violence is not the necessary outcome of oppression.
A Pirate’s Life for Me
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” finds a guilty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), a brooding Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a scheming Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) united in the quest to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from the bad acid trip that is Davy Jones’ Locker.
Leg Council Ends Term, Welcomes New Members
The 2006-07 Associated Students Legislative Council ended its tenure yesterday with heartfelt goodbyes and the passage of five bills, as well as advice for incoming representatives.
Israel Should Not Tolerate the Extremism of Palestine
“Much ado about nothing.” That is what I hear when all those politicians tell us to show restraint, pull down the security fence, give money to the Palestinians and do away with the checkpoints.
A Not-so-Simple Plan
Isla Vista is nearing a period of unparalleled growth and development that promises to change the face of this beachside community for years to come.
Elected Internal VP Leaves Office After Accepting Transfer
With just two days left before the official turnover, Associated Students Internal Vice President-Elect Ian Taylor withdrew from his post on Monday, opting instead to transfer to UC Berkeley next year, leaving Students’ Party runner-up Matt Jackson to fill the position.