The Few | s/t | PSB

May 9, 2003 by

When listening to the self-titled debut from new indie rockers, the Few, one can't help but be swallowed up by their refreshing, light-hearted take on a genre often saddled by crunchy guitars and over...
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American Hi-Fi | The Art of Losing | Island

April 18, 2003 by

The incessant rise of pop-rock, with its catchy beats and brain cell-killing lyrics, is an evil vacuum capable of sucking innocent bystanders into a world of corny adolescence.
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The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek | Wrestle with the Trestle

February 20, 2003 by

The play, written by Naomi Wallace and directed by UCSB graduate student Kate Yust Al-Shamma, revolves around five characters plagued by the pains of waiting for change to occur in their lives. Each c...
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City of Goleta Breaks In First Manager, Staff

January 13, 2003 by

The City of Santa Barbara is no longer the manager of Goleta. That would be Fred Stouder. Stouder is the first city manager of Goleta since it became a city in Nov. 2001.
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Injured Turtle Surfaces on SB Coast

January 9, 2003 by

The turtle is believed to have been lured by the warm water currents of El Ni–o from the stretch of ocean between Mexico and Columbia, where large populations of the turtles live.
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Pet Owners Shouldn’t Let Campus Greens Turn Brown and Yellow

January 9, 2003 by

Next time you take a seat on one of our beautiful UCSB lawns, consider whether the glistening of the grass is the dew left over from the salty sea air or a salty puddle of urine from a dog's midday pi...
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Bevy of Dead Birds Prompts Investigation

December 5, 2002 by

A local environmental group hopes that a pending investigation will lead to a culprit in several recent seabird deaths. Nine seabirds were found dead on a stretch of beach near the Santa Barbara Harb...
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Outreach Program Relocates to I.V.

November 26, 2002 by

The YMCA Street Outreach Program - which administers to homeless, runaway and at-risk teens - transferred its headquarters to the I.V. Teen Center in September after it took over management of the cen...
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Environmentalists Campaign to Protect Mice

November 15, 2002 by

These and other environmental groups became alarmed last year after the National Park Service announced their plan to eradicate the non-native black rat from the island.
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SB Continues to Evaluate Living Wage

October 25, 2002 by

The ordinance provides a wage of $12.25 an hour without benefits to 211 temporary city employees of Santa Barbara. Joan Kent, Santa Barbara's assistant city administrator, said the living wage targete...
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Debate Ends in Agreement

October 22, 2002 by

The debate was between Democrat Lois Capps, Republican Beth Rogers, and Libertarian James Hill. The League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women and Cox Digital Cable sponsored the...
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I.V. Recycling Rate Increases, Fails to Match Rest of County

October 16, 2002 by

Santa Barbara County currently recycles 59 percent of its solid waste according to the most recent annual report from 2000. However, the report also states that the rate of recycling in Isla Vista is ...
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Downtown Celebrates Coming Out Day

October 14, 2002 by

Approximately 20 people celebrated National Coming Out Day on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Plaza Del Mar Park in downtown Santa Barbara to support each other and reach out to those still in the closet.
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Goleta Blocks Extension Move

September 30, 2002 by

While Goleta grows into a full-fledged city by flexing its governmental muscle, UCSB will be waiting for nearly two years before its extension can move to a more spacious home.
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