News

September 22, 2003

Different Dorms, Different Opinions

By Jason La

From the hyper-modern comfort of Manzanita Village to the pocket-sized coziness of San Miguel Residence Hall, most students say they enjoy their brand of dorm life. Manzanita residents appreciate the spacious rooms and u...

September 22, 2003

Three Die in Collision on Hwy 101

By Daniel Haier

An older model Mercury Cougar traveling south veered into the northbound fast lane and sideswiped an oncoming Chevrolet Malibu, sending the Malibu spinning off to the right shoulder.

September 22, 2003

PAC/GPAC To Debate I.V. Parking

By Daniel Haier

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will convene this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mark's Church, located at 6550 Picasso Rd.

September 22, 2003

By Kristina Ackermann

The officers contacted Stumbling Steve and asked him to sit on the curb. Steve's pants were unzipped, exposing his underwear. Apparently he had been fly fishing for zipper trout, but the fish were undersized and not biti...

September 22, 2003

UC Briefs: September 22, 2003

By Jenny Mayock Staff Writer Jaime Morrow Staff Writer

On Aug. 11, the U.S. District Court in Chicago ruled that Microsoft improperly used patented web browser technology, awarding the University of California and Eolas Technologies Inc. $520.6 million in damages.

September 22, 2003

What’s in Store?

By Staff

September 19, 2003

Prof To Relearn Dorm Life

By Catlin Adams

There will be at least one resident in the dorms this year who won't be plastering his walls with posters and playing Counter-Strike until 3 a.m.

September 19, 2003

Freshman Class Size, GPAs Rise From Last Year

By Bonnie Holladay

The entering 2003-04 freshman class may be the largest ever to enroll at UCSB.

September 19, 2003

Speeders Will Face Double Trouble in School Zone on Storke

By Daniel Haier

Drivers cited for speeding around the curve at the intersection of El Colegio and Storke Roads will pay a doubled fine - nearly $200 - as a result of new ordinance aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety in Santa Barbara Co...

September 19, 2003

MTD To Expand Service to I.V. for School Year

By Kristina Ackermann

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's line 27 will be making stops on Sabado Tarde Road, Camino del Sur and UCSB's Ocean Road.

September 19, 2003

Activist To Sit on Board of Regents

By Travis Hunter

A woman who once fought alongside Cesar Chavez for laborers' rights will now serve with multi-millionaire CEOs as a UC regent.

September 19, 2003

Accidents Claim 4 Students Over Break

By Jason La

In a tragic two weeks this past June, UCSB lost four students. Between June 15 and June 27, three undergraduates were killed in traffic accidents and the fourth undergraduate student was killed while hiking in the Alps M...

September 19, 2003

Volunteers To Clean Beaches, Trail

By Tiye Baldwin

Santa Barbara residents will have several opportunities to participate in a global effort to preserve and care for natural resources as the International Coastal Cleanup, California Coastal Cleanup Day and National Publi...

September 19, 2003

Aaarrrrrrrrrrrr!

By Brendan Buhler

Today is the eighth annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Well, technically, the first seven years consisted almost entirely of four or five grown men telephoning each other, shouting "Aarrr!"

September 19, 2003

Waiting Wallets

By Staff

Students hoping to avoid registration blocks deal with long lines in front of the SAASB billing office in order to pay their BARC balances as Fall Quarter deadlines approach.

June 25, 2003

School Not Out for Summer

By Travis Hunter

Summer enrollment is up again, though not by as much as administrators had hoped. Currently, 8,566 students are enrolled in summer classes, up 3 percent from last year. Summer Sessions administrators had speculated that ...