News

February 27, 2004

Woman Jacks Up Cadillac, Owner

By system

A 57-year-old man was hit in the head with a metal carjack stand during a fight Wednesday night. At approximately 5:40 p.m., the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. responded to a fight on the 3300 block of Wild Oak Road in th...

February 27, 2004

Props 57, 58 Aim to Solve Debt Dilemmas

By Brent Hagata, Jason La

Propositions 57 and 58 are looking to bail out the state's deficit with long-term borrowing - to the tune of a $15 billion bond measure.

February 27, 2004

Prop 56 Seeks to Smooth Out Budget Work

By Erynn Im Reporter

Proposition 56, the Budget Accountability Act, aims to amend the state constitution by lowering the amount of votes the legislature needs to pass a budget and related tax bills.

February 27, 2004

Sorority Hopes to Raise $8K With 5K

By Matt Dozier

Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has invited the greek community, students and Isla Vista residents to jog for a good cause this Saturday in the third annual Kappa Dash.

February 27, 2004

Campus Wolfs Down Film on Price of Lupine Liberty

By Travis Hunter

A film showing tonight will bring a heated environmental debate from the wilderness of Idaho to the screen at Campbell Hall. "Cost of Freedom" follows wolves relocated from Canada to Idaho as part of an effort to restore...

February 26, 2004

Public School Bond Act To Go Before Voters

By Jenny Mayock

UCSB and public schools at all levels could benefit from hefty state funding if Proposition 55 passes next week. Proposition 55, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004, would allow the s...

February 26, 2004

Leg Debates T-shirts, Backs Regent

By Jenny Mayock

The Associated Students Legislative Council got excited about a concert that could "change your life" in between the usual business of bills and resolutions at its Wednesday night meeting.

February 26, 2004

Rainy Roads Create Slippery Situation

By Kristina Ackermann

Despite heavy rain Wednesday, the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. reported relatively few vehicle accidents on the roadway.

February 26, 2004

PAC/GPAC Reviews Design of I.V. Park

By Dina Vainer

As a result of public comments, members of the Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) passed two motions regarding the future design of the Estero Park community center.

February 26, 2004

Riding Out the Storm

By system

February 25, 2004

The Heppest Cat on Campus

By Katie Temple

Professor Douglas Daniels saunters toward a CD player while students shuffle through handouts of cartoons and advertisements in their laps. After a smooth jazz rhythm begins to warm the room, Daniels begins his lecture.

February 25, 2004

UCSB Partiers Resent SLO Cops’ Actions

By Kristina Ackermann

Several UCSB students are still recovering from the Mardi Gras celebration that turned violent in San Luis Obispo. Of the 130 people arrested in SLO this weekend, at least four were UCSB students.

February 25, 2004

Team Aims to Tackle Encroaching Kelp

By Matt Dozier

Local scientists have begun looking for ways to combat Undaria pinnatifida, an aggressive species of Japanese kelp that has invaded the California coastline. David Chapman, professor of marine biology, and third-year mar...

February 25, 2004

Report Reveals Pesticide Use Near Local Schools

By Stella Kim Reporter

A study over the past year found high levels of toxic fumigants and other pesticides used near several schools in Santa Barbara County.

February 25, 2004

Regents Select UCSC Professor as 1st Female Provost

By Nexus Staff Report

The University of California announced Monday that a woman will, for the first time, hold the system's second-highest post. M.R.C. Greenwood was appointed UC provost and senior vice president of academic affairs during a...