News

October 16, 2003

UC To Scrutinize Admissions

By Matt Dozier

Admissions throughout the UC system will now undergo a review of admissions policy, but the scope of the review and the makeup of the study group that will undertake it have not yet been announced.

October 16, 2003

Locals Seek Solutions to Erosion of Goleta Beach

By Jenny Mayock

The future of Goleta Beach remains uncertain after a meeting held Wednesday night to discuss possible solutions to the beach's erosion problem. Goleta Beach lost 200 feet of beach width after the 1983 El Ni

October 16, 2003

Professor Gives Talk on Middle East Conflict

By Ruben Brosbe

"We need to begin by acknowledging one simple fact, on one level, and some things aren't as complex as they're made out to be. And that is we are sad. We are sad that after 3 years of intifada, almost 900 Israelis are de...

October 16, 2003

Students for Tibet March Fast in Protest

By Alec Mouhibian

A new tool of fighting repression and hunger, according to Students for a Free Tibet, is the repression of hunger. On Wednesday, SFT concluded a 14-day fast with a Day of Action in protest of the imprisonment of two Tibe...

October 16, 2003

Leggies Denounce Coke, Want More Soda Choice

By Devon Flannery

To mix slogans and politics: Coke, possibly not the choice of the Leg generation. Associated Students Legislative Council talked up the possibility of banning Coca-Cola products from being sold on campus at last night's ...

October 16, 2003

Giving It Their Best Shot

By Staff

October 15, 2003

Grocery Employees Strike

By Kristina Ackermann

In case you haven't noticed the picket lines that have sprung up in front of your local grocery store, the local union 1036 has gone on strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) began to strike against Albert...

October 15, 2003

Supreme Court Rules Against UC Concealment

By Travis Hunter

On Sept. 30 the California Supereme Court decided not to hear an appeal by the University of California Board of Regents to overturn a court decision that forces them to disclose information regarding the management and ...

October 15, 2003

MTD Installs New Signs at Bus Stops

By Travis Hunter

Transit officials expect a new set of color-coded signs to straighten out the bus loop. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District spent around $15,000 developing new signs for roughly 200 bus stops with the intent ...

October 15, 2003

SB County To Consider Options for Goleta Beach

By Daniel Haier

Members of the public are invited to attend a community education and planning meeting tonight to discuss the future of Goleta Beach, which has been plagued in recent years by storm-related erosion.

October 14, 2003

UCSB Loses Former Vice Chancellor

By Travis Hunter

A longtime UC administrator died Monday morning. Former Vice Chancellor David Sheldon passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a few months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

October 14, 2003

Lake Cachuma Plan Would Help Trout, Flood Parkland

By Kristina Ackermann

Lake Cachuma may soon be a little fuller if local water districts get their way. The Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board (COMB) has proposed a plan to make the current dam at Cachuma three feet taller so the reservo...

October 14, 2003

SB Council Hopefuls Attend Forum

By Nihal Dhillon Reporter

Ten Santa Barbara City Council candidates convened for a question-answer forum Monday at the Santa Barbara Public Library to discuss their views on new development, the "funk zone" and affordable housing.

October 14, 2003

Leggie Confronts Armed Drunk Woman

By Daniel Haier

Associated Students President Miguel Lopez helped calm a knife-wielding friend after a confrontation outside a party on the 6600 block of Abrego Road last Saturday before running to call police.

October 14, 2003

UC Briefs: October 14th, 2003

By Jason La

UC Berkeley ASUC President Arrested, 'UCSD Uncensored' Website Shuts Down, UC To Review Admissions Process After Report on Berkeley SAT Scores