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April 23, 2004

UCSB Elects Students’ Party

By Jason La, Jenny Mayock

Students' Party swept all four Associated Students executive officer positions and won the majority of Legislative Council seats in this year's A.S. election.

April 23, 2004

Students Hope to Crush Permit Plan

By Daniel Haier

Students upset with a proposed plan to require permits to park in Isla Vista are holding a meeting today to discuss strategies for defeating it.

April 23, 2004

Polynesian Club Hosts Show With Dancers, Fire

By Sam Cheadle Reporter

Tighten your grass skirts and ukulele strings and get ready for tonight's second annual celebration of Polynesian culture put on by Iaorana te Otea, UCSB's Polynesian dance club.

April 23, 2004

Queers Bring Beads and Booty Shakin’ to MCC

By Ashley Ratcliff

Things should get wild Friday at a dance at the Graduate Student Association lounge. The Queers Gone Wild 2004 dance will be held tonight at the Graduate Student Association Lounge above the MCC Theater from 9 p.m. to 1 ...

April 23, 2004

Event Recognizes Armenian Genocide

By Vinicio Field Reporter

Students and the community were invited to attend a commemoration of the Armenian genocide Thursday night at Embarcadero Hall. More than 50 people attended the event - hosted by the Armenian Student Association (ASA) -...

April 22, 2004

Dublin’s To Give Liquor a Shot

By Kristina Ackermann

If local businessman Ricardo Fundament gets his way, Isla Vistans will soon have another place to enjoy a cocktail. Fundament, the owner of Dublin's Sports Grill, applied to upgrade his liquor license approximately two y...

April 22, 2004

Benefit Honors Friends of I.V. Youth Projects

By Matt Dozier

Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) treated its most dedicated supporters to praise, awards and food Wednesday night at the group's second annual Children's Champion Dinner and fundraiser.

April 22, 2004

Leg Council Fails to Reach Quorum

By Kaitlin Pike

Wednesday evening's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting raced by at a record-breaking 30 minutes, though, technically, it was not a meeting.

April 22, 2004

Panel Ponders Ways to End Racism in SB

By Dina Vainer

Local residents and activists gathered at the County Administrator's Office on Wednesday night to hear a three-member panel talk about ways to eliminate racism in Santa Barbara.

April 22, 2004

aka the Regurgitator

By system

April 21, 2004

UCSB Admits More Students Than Before

By Nexus Staff Report

After receiving a total of 36,651 applications, UCSB offered 19,325 high school students admittance in the Fall 2004 freshman class, up from 17,275 last year, the university announced Monday.

April 21, 2004

Jungle Theme Promises Swinging Times at Fair

By Kaitlin Pike

Whether looking to free-fall 100 feet, listen to local bands, watch a professional kickboxing match or just pet a goat, the public can do it all at the Santa Barbara Fair and Expo.

April 21, 2004

California Wears Jeans for Justice

By Travis Hunter

Jeans will be particularly in fashion Wednesday as UCSB joins the rest of the state in demonstrating for the rights of sexual assault victims.

April 21, 2004

By Daniel Haier

The woman asked if she could speak to her friend - a request the officer granted. She then walked to the passenger side of the officer's patrol car, leaned into the window, and began speaking to the nonentity that was no...

April 21, 2004

Voting Begins

By system

April 20, 2004

Car-Modifiers Face Legal Woes Due to Hobby

By Daniel Haier

There was a crowd of over 50 car enthusiasts in the In-N-Out parking lot last Friday night, like there has been every Friday night since late last year. The gathering of mostly local college students meets around 10 p.m....