News

November 18, 2003

Jaws of Life Save Three Lives While Woman Dies in Crash

By Daniel Haier

A head-on collision killed one woman and injured three other people Monday morning near Lompoc on Highway 246. The accident blocked both directions of the roadway for nearly two hours as Santa Barbara County and Lompoc c...

November 18, 2003

Beach Parking Problems Draw 100 to Meeting

By Andrew Menotti

A crowd of about 100 people gathered at a the Goleta City Council meeting Monday night to express their concerns regarding alleged parking and coastal access problems at the Bacara Resort & Spa.

November 18, 2003

A.S. Gives Funds to Student Groups

By Jenny Mayock

The Associated Students Finance Board handed out over $2,500 at its final meeting of the quarter Monday afternoon, finishing the quarter with over $4,300 still unallocated - less than eight percent of their funds for the...

November 18, 2003

Sail Away, Sail Away, Sail Away

By Staff

November 18, 2003

November 18th, 2003

By Kristina Ackermann

Llello on Abrego; DP Piss Capades; It Just Grew Legs and Walked Into My Car...; Field of Crushed Dreams; Piss Capades: the Sequel

November 17, 2003

County To Try Man in Snake Cruelty Case

By Travis Hunter

The Santa Barbara County district attorney's office decided last week to file charges against an Isla Vista man who allegedly stabbed his pet Burmese python to death.

November 17, 2003

Tap Dancer Delights Lobero Audience

By Meghan Palma

The Santa Barbara community welcomed a highly anticipated guest artist as tap dancing sensation Savion Glover performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the Lobero Theatre on Sunday night.

November 17, 2003

Microbiology Undergrad Wins National Recognition

By Ben Krasnow

Tetrahymena thermophilia, a microorganism that derives its name from the Greek words for love and heat, may seem microscopic, but it is larger than life for third-year microbiology major Andrea Medina.

November 17, 2003

Frat, Surfrider Team Up to Clean Up

By Nihal Dhillon Reporter

Sleeping in this weekend was not on the agenda for the fraternity brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE), who were up before noon to participate in a beach cleanup.

November 17, 2003

Reserve Council Opposes More Cuts

By Kristina Ackermann

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council voted unanimously Friday to send a letter to the governor expressing its concern for the effects of budget cuts on the reserve program.

November 14, 2003

FIJI Leaves I.V. Frat House

By Matt Dozier

The Greek letters are down, the fraternity crest is gone and the house that was once home to the Santa Barbara chapter of Phi Gamma Delta - also known as FIJI - is all but empty.

November 14, 2003

County Forces Unpaid Leave at SB Courts

By Bonnie Holladay

Statewide budget cuts forced Santa Barbara County Superior Court employees to take a mandatory, unpaid day off Monday, Nov. 10. The forced leave of absence was one of a total of 13 days that local court employees will no...

November 14, 2003

New Gauchos Love UCSB Activities

By Drew Atkins

This year's freshman class may be slow to learn the rules of the bike path and how to share the sidewalk with skateboarders, but they have jumped into UCSB's extracurricular scene with unusual enthusiasm this school year...

November 14, 2003

Film Examines Warden’s View of Death Penalty

By Dina Vainer

On Thursday, the UCSB chapter of Amnesty International presented an anti-death penalty film featuring retired prison warden Don Cabana in the Multicultural Center Theater.

November 14, 2003

Hip Hop Poet Brings Rhymes to Students

By Stacy Turner

Poet, writer, actress and hip hop recording artist Jessica Care Moore recited poetry from both of her books, 1997's Words Don't Fit in My Mouth, and 2003's The Alphabet Verses: the Ghetto, in a performance in Isla Vista ...