News

October 14, 2003

The Heat Is On at Francisco Torres

By Staff

October 13, 2003

Missile Protests Continue

By Daniel Haier

A thick green line painted across the roadway separates protestors from the most advanced space weapons and missile testing facility in the world.

October 13, 2003

UCSB To Join Biotech Partnership

By Drew Atkins

What goes on in a frog's brain is one question among many that could bring millions in federal research dollars to UCSB and, if answered, could shape the technology of the 21st century.

October 13, 2003

Mountainfilm Fest To Screen at UCSB

By Travis Hunter

The collection of short films being shown tonight at UCSB will run the gamut from a profile of a Norwegian base jumper to a film essay about dirt.

October 13, 2003

Barbecue Cooks Up Fire Awareness

By Ashley Doty

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department and Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) co-sponsored a barbecue in Girsh Park on Saturday at noon as part of Fire Prevention Week.

October 10, 2003

UCSB Comes Out for Rally

By Alec Mouhibian

QSU will host a rally for National Coming Out Day today at noon in Storke Plaza, where queer students will have the opportunity to openly talk about their sexuality.

October 10, 2003

Protesters Want Peaceful Work at Vandenberg

By Daniel Haier

Demonstrators are meeting on Saturday to demand the conversion of Vandenberg Air Force Base from a missile facility to a center for the study and development of sustainable energy sources, like windmills.

October 10, 2003

Search Connects Judge to Illicit Campaign Funds

By Kristina Ackermann

Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Diana Hall faces possible charges of felony perjury and misdemeanor laundering campaign finance money according to a search warrant affidavit filed this week.

October 10, 2003

Marine Scientist Earns Pew Fellowship

By Richard Usher

Dr. Steven Gaines' winning of the Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship brings a high tide of prestige to UCSB's Marine Science Institute. Gaines, the director of the Marine Science Institute, was named one of five recipien...

October 10, 2003

Bone Marrow Drive Registers Minority Donors

By Owen Thayer Reporter

Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity joined forces with the National Marrow Donor Program to present its fourth annual "Hermandad: Dando Esperanza Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Initiative," or "Brothers Giving Hope."

October 9, 2003

UCSD Scholars Win Nobel

By Travis Hunter

Two UC San Diego scholars were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics Wednesday, bringing the number of Nobel laureates in the history of the University of California to 45.

October 9, 2003

Wave Goodbye to Shrimpy Sea Center

By Caitlin Adams

In September, the current Sea Center and Nature Conservancy buildings on Stearns Wharf closed their doors to the public.

October 9, 2003

Student Prank Alarms Police

By Jason La

A UCSB freshman living in Figueroa House at Manzanita Village set off fire alarms when he discharged a fire extinguisher in the residential halls Wednesday evening. He said he tried to inform students that there was no f...

October 9, 2003

Leggies Declare Porn Parties a Major Turnoff

By Bonnie Holladay

The Associated Students Legislative Council unanimously took an official position denouncing porn parties at their meeting last night in the UCen. The decision was made in response to companies like collegefuckfest.com, ...

October 9, 2003

October 8, 2003

By Kristina Ackermann

On Friday, Oct. 3, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers observed an 18-year-old woman leave a party on the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive with another female friend. When they saw Suzie McStumbles leaning on her friend for bal...