Travis Hunter

April 3, 2003

Leg Council Reviews Plans for I.V.

By Travis Hunter

The council heard a presentation from Jamie Goldstein, planning project manager for I.V., that outlined many of the goals and potential problems facing the redevelopment plan. A.S. holds one of 13 voting positions on the...

March 4, 2003

Marijuana Maven Lectures at MCC

By Travis Hunter

You might call Dr. David Bearman an expert on drug abuse, considering he has spoken before Congress on the issue approximately 50 times. He has also testified in court that a man is not responsible for his actions after ...

February 27, 2003

Unions Demand Higher Pay

By Travis Hunter

A lot of anger and a little silliness dominated a spirited rally held by on-campus unions Wednesday at Storke Plaza. The rally was part of a statewide demonstration at all UC campuses in demand of fair treatment and high...

February 26, 2003

UC-AFT, C.U.E. Want Their Due From the ‘Devil’

By Travis Hunter

On-campus workers will demand higher pay at a rally today - and they're bringing a 12-foot-tall devil to back them up. The rally, which coincides with demonstrations at all UC campuses, will feature a mock tug-of-war bet...

February 24, 2003

Starbucks Gives A.S. More Than Caffeine Kick

By Travis Hunter

Starbucks Coffee has helped college students through all-night study sessions for years. Now the company is helping elementary school kids with their reading. Isla Vista Elementary School Principal Lisa Maglione said the...

February 14, 2003

Academic Senate Fails to Score Iraq Decision

By Travis Hunter

A special meeting of the Faculty Legislature was called to consider the legislature's possible adoption of the recent Nobel Laureate resolution against a pre-emptive war on Iraq.

February 11, 2003

Professor Examine Welfare Reform Act

By Travis Hunter

When choosing your allies for a battle against the United States government, elderly Asian-American women may not be the first people to come to mind.

February 6, 2003

New Wetlands To Clean Lagoon Water

By Travis Hunter

Last summer, Lagoon Park Project workers completed construction of 1,300 feet of wetlands that will serve as natural filters for storm runoff. The construction of Manzanita Village provided $200,000 in funding for the al...

January 29, 2003

Nobel Winners Oppose U.S. War With Iraq

By Travis Hunter

The signers of a recent anti-war statement believe you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know the United States should not go to war with Iraq - you just have to be a chemist or theoretical physicist.

January 27, 2003

UCSB Wants Bugs to Buzz Off

By Travis Hunter

Amid rising concerns over West Nile Virus, the university and the Santa Barbara Coastal Vector Control District are stepping up their mosquito extermination efforts.

January 22, 2003

Student Regent Fields Questions at MCC Forum

By Travis Hunter

As a member of the University of California Board of Regents, UC Berkeley senior and student Regent Dexter Ligot-Gordon works alongside the aforementioned billionaires crafting the policy of the entire UC system.

January 17, 2003

Anacapa Blaze Renders Dorm Room Unlivable

By Travis Hunter

Firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday that left a dorm room uninhabitable and forced the evacuation of Anacapa Hall. The blaze on the ground-floor room shared by freshmen Natasja Swartz and Allison Woods was reporte...

January 15, 2003

New Graduate Program Awaits UCOP Approval

By Travis Hunter

The Chicano Studies Dept. recently gained approval from the Academic Senate to establish a graduate program leading to the Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy degree.

January 9, 2003

University, C.U.E. Reach Agreement

By Travis Hunter

Six months after receiving unexpected termination notices, campus clerical workers got more welcome news in the form of a settlement providing them with greater job security and benefits.

December 5, 2002

University, C.U.E. To Resume Negotiations

By Travis Hunter

A recent ruling sent the University back to the negotiating table in its two-year battle with the union representing campus clerical workers.

November 25, 2002

Admit Process Changes Little

By Travis Hunter

A recent UC faculty report found a new admissions system designed to encourage students to demonstrate "total excellence" is, well, totally excellent because it didn't change much.