News

November 6, 2003

Playing the Piper

By Staff

November 5, 2003

SB Elects 3 Members to City Council

By Kristina Ackermann

Following a low-turnout election, three new city council members are poised to take office. On Tuesday, voters selected Helene Schneider, Das Williams and Brian Barnwell from a field of nine candidates for the Santa Barb...

November 5, 2003

New Parking Fees Bring in Revenue

By Meghan Palma

As the student body gets accustomed to the new parking pay stations that accompany the night and weekend parking policy that went into effect July 1, Transportation and Parking Services is keeping its eye on the transiti...

November 5, 2003

Teen Center Fear Impact of Party Behavior

By Daniel Haier

While Halloween crowds in Isla Vista this past weekend broke plenty of car mirrors and left plenty of trash, staff members at the Isla Vista Teen Center say the antics of drunken college students also left their mark on ...

November 5, 2003

Chicana Author Delights MCC

By Travis Hunter

An up-and-coming Chicana writer read stories on topics ranging from failed appearances on The Price is Right to grocery store mayhem to a full MultiCultural Center Theater in a light-hearted lecture Tuesday.

November 4, 2003

Candidates Await Election

By Kristina Ackermann

Today is Election Day, and nine candidates are competing for three seats on the Santa Barbara City Council. Voters will also elect two board members for the Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District, a division of Golet...

November 4, 2003

Gunn-ing for the Globe: Giles Gunn

By Ruben Brosbe Reporter Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

Professor Giles Gunn will go to almost any lengths to get his point across. He loves teaching so much that one day two years ago, the quiet, easygoing professor shocked Global Studies 1 students and fellow Professor Mark...

November 4, 2003

Roads Turn Deadly in Rainstorm

By Jenny Mayock

While the rainy weather this weekend may have helped fight wildfires, it also caused several car accidents and two deaths in the Santa Barbara area.

November 4, 2003

Plans Proceed for Hwy 217 Intersections

By Caitlin Adams

Last night, the Goleta Redevelopment Agency (RDA) met at the Goleta Valley Union School District building and to discuss plans to extend two small roads east of Highway 217 to intersect the highway.

November 4, 2003

‘Max,’ 34, of SB Zoo Gorilla Exhibit, Dies

By Bonnie Holladay

A gorilla at the Santa Barbara Zoo died Oct. 30 after being anesthetized for a medical exam. Max, age 34, had shown symptoms of suffering from neurological issues, and zoo veterinarian Dr. Karl Hill and a medical team de...

November 4, 2003

Finance Board Gives Money to Gamers, A.S.

By Jason La

Targetable terrorists and test sheets were the talk of Monday's Associated Students Finance Board meeting. Finance Board gave $180 to the Computer Gaming Club for a local area network (LAN) party it is hosting Saturday, ...

November 4, 2003

Gettin’ Dirty

By Staff

Despite the rain-soaked grass, UCSB's men's lacrosse team practices on Harder Stadium field. This year, the team replaced its head coach Scott DeMonte with Mike Allan, who previously coached the team at UCLA. The Pit wil...

November 3, 2003

I.V. Weekend Draws Diverse Crowd, Crime

By Daniel Haier

Ninety-eight arrests and 174 citations later, a Halloween horde of students, residents and out-of-town revelers trampled through Isla Vista this weekend in numbers estimated between 40,000 and 50,000.

November 3, 2003

Volunteers Pick Up Revelers’ Refuse

By Bonnie Holladay

On Sunday, volunteers picked up trash, used condoms, costume pieces and broken glass on Del Playa Drive and Sabado Tarde Road from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

November 3, 2003

Speaker Shows Math’s Business Potential

By Ben Krasnow

Falling asleep in your next math class could be more costly than you might think. Mark Meloon, from the Goleta-based Toyon Corporation,, a defense systems and government contracting company, gave a lecture titled "Workin...

November 3, 2003

By Staff

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were cops," Steve told the officers, who noted in their report that they were in full uniform and shouting "sheriff's department" as they moved though the crowd.