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May 4, 2006

A.S. Leg Council Debates Members’ Removal for Unexcused Absences

By Nick Durnhofer

Associated Students Legislative Council made the rare motion to un-excuse a council member's absence yesterday in order to put Off-campus Rep Sarah Burstein up for removal at next week's Leg meeting.

May 3, 2006

Festival Opens Queer Pride Week

By Valerie Tidwell

Despite the presence of a couple naysayers, the 16th Annual Queer Pride Week enjoyed a colorful opening yesterday with its Queer Carnival in Storke Plaza. Attendees were greeted with a massage table, an art booth, snacks...

May 3, 2006

UC Audit Finds $334 Million in Faulty Pay

By Aria Miran

The California Bureau of State Audits released its University of California Compensation practices audit report yesterday, showing $334 million in improper compensation - a significantly lower figure than reported in the...

May 3, 2006

Parks Prep for Reservation Rush Preceding Graduation

By Kurt Miller Reporter

Seniors looking to party in Isla Vista's parks after graduation are running out of time to reserve their spots, as the IVRPD has already begun doling out park rental permits for commencement weekend.

May 3, 2006

Gray Whales To Leave Area Waters

By Kurt Miller Reporter

Ocean enthusiasts had better catch the boat before it sails, as whale watching season draws to a close. More than 24,000 gray whales migrate through Santa Barbara on their way from Baja California, Mexico, to Alaska from...

May 3, 2006

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May 2, 2006

Activists Make Strides With March

By Dana Olsen

Thousands of local residents marched through downtown Santa Barbara yesterday to support the rights of immigrant laborers as part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights. Protesters met at 3 p.m. in Ortega Par...

May 2, 2006

Students Join In on National Protests

By Kaitlin Pike

While several professors cancelled class and students skipped their studies, nearly 150 protesters, counter-protesters and onlookers choked the Pardall tunnel entrance to campus for several hours yesterday as part of a r...

May 2, 2006

Local Web Encyclopedia Collects UCSB Articles

By Stanley Tan

With articles ranging from the history of Storke Tower to the specifics of the ubiquitous file-sharing program DC++, a new UCSB encyclopedia might have students spending more time online than Facebook.com could have thou...

May 2, 2006

Academy To Honor Professors With Membership at Induction Ceremony

By Nicki Arnold

Two more campus professors were recently inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the total number of recognized UCSB faculty to 23. The fellowships were awarded to physics professor ...

May 1, 2006

Locals Light Up Night After Outage

By Nikki Moore

With more than half of Isla Vista blacked out following an electricity failure Thursday night, certain I.V. residents decided to light up the streets by setting fire to more than a half-dozen couches and various other fl...

May 1, 2006

Election Concludes With Goldschen Win

By Kaitlin Pike

Open People's Party candidate Jared Goldschen will be the new Associated Students president next year, after defeating his runoff opponent, Romy Frazier, by 58 percent.

May 1, 2006

Locals To Protest for Immigrant Rights

By Mollie Vandor

Thousands of people are expected to protest, strike, boycott and march throughout Santa Barbara today as part of the Great American Boycott, also known as A Day Without an Immigrant. The protests, which are part of a lar...

May 1, 2006

Fight Night Attracts, Raises Thousands

By Sabrina Ricci

By 6:30 p.m., the line had worked its way from the Thunderdome entrance to the Pardall tunnel. Ring girls dressed in gold bikini tops, mini gold-striped boxing shorts and high heels patiently waited beside the red, white...

May 1, 2006

Concerts Promote Peace, Preservation

By David Ferry

Crowds of people gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park over the weekend to attend the Isla Vista Peace Festival Concert on Saturday and the Forests Awareness Concert on Sunday. The I.V. Peace Festival Concert - sponsored by the N...

May 1, 2006

Activist Speaks on Work to Save Kenyan Forests

By Lizzie Blumenthal

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai arrived to a sold-out crowd in Campbell Hall last Friday to discuss her award-winning work to restore forests and wildlife in Kenya. Maathai received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize...