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May 19, 2006

UC Adopts New Apparel Policy

By Lizzie Blumenthal

After repeated systemwide protests made by groups like the UCSB Student Labor Action Project, the University of California agreed earlier this month to comply with a policy helping bar the use of sweatshop labor in the p...

May 19, 2006

Creamed

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May 18, 2006

Students Rally to Impeach Bush

By Gibran Maciel

Over 100 students gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday to protest President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping policies during "Impeachfest," which featured presidential impersonations and the throwing of peaches at ...

May 18, 2006

Volleyball Pros Face Off at AVP Stop in SB

By Dana Olsen

UCSB students will have the opportunity to watch - and even try their skills against - world-class volleyball players this weekend as the Association of Volleyball Professionals hosts the Santa Barbara Bud Light Open at ...

May 18, 2006

Regents Pass Measures To Reform Payment Practices

By Devon Claire Flannery Staff Writer Aria Miran Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In the same meeting that three state senators and roughly 30 members of the public demanded University of California President Robert C. Dynes's resignation, the UC Regents attempted to rectify the compen...

May 18, 2006

Three Vie To Fill Vacant D.A. Spot

By David Ferry

With no incumbent for the first time in almost 25 years, the position of district attorney is under close contention by two UCSB alumni and a current assistant district attorney. District Attorney Thomas Sneddon is retir...

May 18, 2006

Leggies Pass Facebook, Lighting Resolutions

By Megan Snedden

Yesterday marked the last meeting of the 2005-06 Associated Students Legislative Council before turnover next week, when newly elected members will be sworn in. At their meeting, the Leggies passed two resolutions, one a...

May 18, 2006

Coming Through

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May 17, 2006

Commission Weighs Options for Tighter UC Regulation in I.V.

By Nick Durnhofer

Curbing alcohol violations in Isla Vista was a central theme at yesterday's I.V. Commission meeting, as various university administrators, county officials and students discussed extending the university's jurisdiction i...

May 17, 2006

Coffee House To Restart Conversion

By Nikki Moore

Seven months after Santa Barbara County officials halted the renovation of the structure that used to house Espresso Roma, construction on the Pardall Road building began again on Monday. The remodeling was shut down on ...

May 17, 2006

County Postpones Plan for DP Bathrooms Indefinitely

By Mollie Vandor

Tentative plans to build public restrooms on Del Playa Drive have been stalled, for the time being, due to a lack of financing and county support for the project. Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Fires...

May 17, 2006

Three Officers Race Against Incumbent Sheriff-Coroner

By Ryan Grandov

As the June 6 elections approach, three local law enforcement officers are preparing to challenge current Sheriff-Coroner Jim Anderson for his position. Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Ugo "Butch" Arnoldi, Lompoc Polic...

May 17, 2006

Ding, Ding, Dong

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May 17, 2006

By Tiffany Peal

About 200 artists, researchers and art lovers from all over California will descend on UCSB this weekend in hopes of ascertaining the state of the arts. Less than a year after relocating from UC Irvine to UCSB, the Unive...

May 16, 2006

Congress Proposes Natural Gas Drilling Off Nation’s Coasts

By Chris Wilcox

A 1981 moratorium restricting the creation of new oil and natural gas wells in sections of America's oceans could be partially overturned in the near future by proposed Congressional legislation, a possibility that has r...

May 16, 2006

Gubernatorial Race Approaches; UCSB Groups Get Involved

By Matt Weisner

The deadline for Santa Barbara residents to register to vote in the upcoming June election is coming up, and county officials are already noticing a high number of people requesting absentee ballots. On June 6, register...