News

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....

April 20, 2004

Activists Urge The Man to Lighten Up on Pot

By Max Rasovsky

Cannabis, hemp, grass, weed and Mary Jane lovers unite this week in celebration of Cannabis Awareness Week. Several events this week sponsored by the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML) wi...

April 20, 2004

Hearing OKs Vote on Cervin Morris’ Run

By Jason La

In a hearing Monday, Associated Students Judicial Council unanimously upheld a Legislative Council vote to allow A.S. presidential candidate Cervin Morris to run for office, though he is four units short of the requireme...

April 20, 2004

Probe To Aid Understanding of Space-time

By Ben Krasnow

NASA will put Albert Einstein's theory of gravity to the test today with a satellite scheduled to launch at 10 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

April 20, 2004

A.S. Finds More Green for Groups

By Matt Dozier

With its dwindling Spring Quarter budget bolstered by an extra $1,000 this week, the Associated Students Finance Board managed to appropriate $2,178.99 at its meeting Monday and still have money to spare.

April 20, 2004

UCSB Dominates Model Arab League

By Travis Hunter

UCSB students who spent a weekend in San Francisco playing the part of Saudi Arabian diplomats are not being diplomatic about the results of the conference.

April 19, 2004

Festival Gets Down to Earth

By Dina Vainer

Environmental enthusiasts gathered at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens yesterday to celebrate Earth Day with performances, demonstrations, and plenty of eco-friendly information.

April 19, 2004

Disability Week Hosts Lectures, Wheelchair Fun

By Sam Cheadle Reporter

Students can get a glimpse of what life is like with a disability this week by participating in activities planned for Disability Awareness Week.

April 19, 2004

Counter-Strike Clans Kill for Cash

By Max Rasovsky

Cyber-athletes came together in Corwin Pavilion on Saturday to compete for a $1,100 prize.

April 19, 2004

Weekend Show Honors Culture, Supports Charity

By Scott Yensen

Nearly 400 people crowded into Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on Saturday to learn more about Vietnamese culture and watch a play detailing the hardships of the Vietnam War.

April 19, 2004

Fledgling Program Aims to Rehabilitate Homeless

By Catherine Grech

A new program proposed by the Santa Barbara Police Dept. would focus on reintegrating homeless people who commit petty crimes back into society rather than putting them behind bars.

April 16, 2004

Voters To Decide on Fee for New Broida Bikepath

By Travis Hunter

Students who have demanded a bikepath between Broida and Webb halls will have a chance to put their money where their mouth is during next week's campus elections.

April 16, 2004

Locals ‘Take Back the Night’ With Rally, March

By Caitlin Adams

The annual Take Back the Night rally drew over 200 people to Anisq' Oyo' Park on Thursday night, with members of Students Stopping Rape, Men Against Rape and Take Back the Night speaking out against sexual assault.

April 16, 2004

Students To Vote on CLAS Funding

By Kristen Richer

During next week's election, students logging onto GOLD will decide just how much they value tutoring programs.

April 16, 2004

Phi Sigma Kappa Regroups at UCSB

By Jason La

After a seven-year hiatus, a fraternity is returning to UCSB next month. The national Phi Sigma Kappa organization and its alumni temporarily suspended the UCSB chapter's charter in 1996. The fraternity will reenter the ...

April 16, 2004