Brendan Kearns

May 15, 2003

New Bill May Help Victims of Identity Theft

By Brendan Kearns

The Assembly Public Safety Committee unanimously passed AB 1105, written by 35th District Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson on May 6. The bill adds identity theft and filing false documents to the list of crimes for whic...

May 5, 2003

Community Forums To Focus on Suicide

By Brendan Kearns

Suicide can be a difficult topic to discuss, but one local group is trying to give the subject a public voice. Two community forums will be held this week to address the effects of suicide and explore possible means of p...

April 22, 2003

UCSB Alum Finds Place at C.O.A.S.T.

By Brendan Kearns

A UCSB alumna will help a local advocacy group carry out its mission of reacquainting community members with the sidewalk. The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation named Jessica Scheeter as the organization's new exe...

April 16, 2003

Gaucho Mythology Debunked

By Brendan Kearns

Much can be attributed to the persistent myths about the school that portray it as a depraved bastion of drunken, promiscuous youths densely packed along the Central Coast. These legends have spread so widely that a larg...

March 6, 2003

Developers To Give Goleta Building a Facelift

By Brendan Kearns

On Tuesday, the City of Goleta Design Review Board gave preliminary approval to Sares-Regis Group, an Irvine-based developer, for its plan to refurbish the former Applied Magnetics building. Once approved, it can begin r...

February 28, 2003

Conference To Address War, Racism

By Brendan Kearns

In an effort to show that war is not colorblind, students from UC campuses across the state are gathering at UCSB to promote peace.The 13th Annual UC Student Association's Student of Color Conference is being held Feb. 2...

February 28, 2003

Conference Highlights Different Shades of War

By Brendan Kearns

The 13th Annual UC Student of Color Conference was held at UCSB last weekend, bringing together students from UC campuses across the state to address the ramifications the war on terror has had on people of color.

February 19, 2003

County Drug Agency Seeks to Increase Services

By Brendan Kearns

The Alcohol and Drug Program, a division of SBCounty Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, is currently seeking new organizations to sponsor in an effort to expand its substance abuse treatment and prevention program...

February 13, 2003

Society Seeks Volunteers for MS Fundraiser

By Brendan Kearns

The Channel Islands Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers to assist with its 14th annual MS Walk and Run. The event, which will benefit local programs and research, will be held Sat...

February 7, 2003

Wildlife Lovers Seek to Save Lamprey Fish

By Brendan Kearns

Eleven conservation groups in California, Oregon and Washington sent a petition to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on Jan. 28 to list four species of lamprey as threatened or endangered under the Federal Enda...

January 31, 2003

Student Magician Dazzles Vegas

By Brendan Kearns

National champion is a title synonymous with ESPN coverage, Wheaties boxes and peerless excellence. While one UCSB student lacks the television exposure and cereal box appearances, he embodies the truest characteristic o...