Travis Hunter

May 16, 2003

RecCen Prepares to Expand

By Drew Atkins, Travis Hunter

A contract has been awarded to Viola Construction Co. of Oxnard to handle the RecCen expansion project. The company's bid of $11,876,000 was about $120,000 lower than the next lowest bidder, FedCon of Valencia.

May 9, 2003

NOFX | The War on Errorism | Fat Wreck Chords

By Travis Hunter

It's a proven fact: As the state of the nation gets shittier, the punk rock gets better. So it's no surprise that it took a goofball president to bring out NOFX's serious side.

May 8, 2003

Gender Equity in UCSB Faculty Fails to Improve

By Travis Hunter

Three years ago, state Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) requested an audit to determine if the University of California's hiring policies adversely affect employment opportunities for women.

May 6, 2003

‘Sex Affair’ Shows UCSB How to Do It

By Travis Hunter

The UCSB Sex and Relationship Interns will host the "Sex Affair," a sexual health and diversity fair, Wednesday on the Women's Center lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 6, 2003

UC Briefs: May 6, 2003

By Travis Hunter

UCSB professor and winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics Herbert Kroemer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific organization, on April 29.

May 5, 2003

Locals Put Their Dukes Up

By Travis Hunter

The 12th annual Pi Kappa Alpha Fight Night, held Friday at the Events Center, raised about $6,000 for the Say Yes to Kids program, a Santa Barbara-based youth boxing program.

May 1, 2003

Boxers Step Into Ring for Annual Children’s Benefit

By Travis Hunter

Pi Kappa Alpha held a weigh-in at Giovanni's in Isla Vista on Wednesday night for its 12th annual Fight Night, which will take place in the Events Center on Friday at 7 p.m. The nine bouts will last three rounds each, a ...

April 29, 2003

Hillel Holds Vigil To Remember Holocaust Victims

By Travis Hunter

UCSB Hillel began a 24-hour name-reading of Holocaust victims last night in front of the UCen. A vigil will be held tonight at 8 upon the completion of the reading. The vigil is part of a week of Holocaust remembrance he...

April 28, 2003

S.A.C. Triumphs in A.S. Election

By Travis Hunter

For the second straight year, the Student Action Coalition has gone undefeated in the A.S. elections. The party secured all four executive offices and all 19 of the Legislative Council seats it contested. President-elect...

April 25, 2003

Campbell Hall Spotlight To Shine on Pilipino Culture

By Travis Hunter

The 12th annual Pilipino Cultural Night, to be held at Campbell Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, will consist of a presentation of the theatrical production "Two Worlds Apart: Eskarp of the Heart."

April 24, 2003

Memorial To Commemorate Slain Armenians

By Travis Hunter

The Armenian Student Association will host an event tonight at 7 at Embarcadero Hall to commemorate the Armenian genocide, which claimed the lives of 1.5 million Armenians before and during World War I.

April 23, 2003

Man Steals iBook From UCSB Bookstore

By Travis Hunter

On the afternoon of March 26 an unidentified thief spent an hour in the computer section of the UCSB Bookstore checking out an $1,800 Apple iBook laptop computer.

April 21, 2003

Locals Hold Pro-Troops Rally

By Travis Hunter

For the third straight week, demonstrators gathered in front of the Army Reserve building on the corner of State Street and Las Positas Road to support American troops in Iraq. About 100 people waved flags, displayed sig...

April 16, 2003

Researchers Check Quakes’ Irregular Pulses

By Travis Hunter

UCSB researchers using three-dimensional computer models have found that earthquakes work much differently than previously assumed.

April 7, 2003

Open Contest Seeks Parking Permit Designs

By Travis Hunter

Attention campus artists: Imagine seeing 15,000 miniaturized duplications of your artwork on sale for $150 a pop, then seeing them zoom around campus on car windshields. For a small group of UCSB's most talented people, ...

April 7, 2003

UC Briefs: April 6, 2003

By Travis Hunter

On March 14, the University of California released an investigative report concerning three separate claims of administrative and faculty misconduct at UC Riverside.