News

May 22, 2003

Culture Week Seeks to Curb Stereotypes

By Dawn Witlin

The Asian Resource Center, in cooperation with over 25 student organizations, claimed May as Asian/Pacific Islander Month. The theme of API Month is "We Are Not Chinks: Deconstructing Stereotypes."

May 22, 2003

A.S. Approves Program Board Honoraria Bill

By William Pham Staff Writer

At Associated Students Legislative Council meeting Wednesday night, Leg Council discussed honoraria and Judicial Council appointments, and approved a resolution opposing federal anti-terrorism legislation.

May 22, 2003

Chalk Full of Talent

By Staff

Tom Meaney works on a chalk picture of his three daughters last weekend at the 16th annual I Madonnnari Italian Street Painting Festival held on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Mission. This was one of 200 drawings.

May 22, 2003

Buhler, Buhler: Nexus Chief Returns to Helm for 2003-04

By Jenny Mayock

The UCSB Press Council announced yesterday its choice of Brendan Buhler as next year's editor-in-chief of the Daily Nexus, making him the first person in Nexus history to be elected twice to that position.

May 22, 2003

Vroom Baby, Yeah!

By Staff

Students peer into the cockpit of a Champ Car, a high-speed open-wheel race car, on display Wednesday afternoon in the Arbor as part of a national tour called No Limits: Racing, Technology, Passion. The promotional show ...

May 21, 2003

UCSB Plans for FT Takeover

By Caitlin Adams

The lascivious lifestyle of Francisco Torres may become nothing more than a fond memory as the university prepares to take over the towers, after renovations are complete on the Francisco Torres Residence Hall, which UCS...

May 21, 2003

Alums Hope for Packed ‘House’

By Meghan Palma

Tonight three UCSB alumni will present "Our House," an award-winning documentary that follows the lives of three disabled adults living in Isla Vista. The documentary will be shown in I.V. Theater at 7:30 p.m. and runs f...

May 21, 2003

The Path to Enlightenment

By Jeff Howell

May 19, 2003

Crowd Calls for Justice at Local March

By Jenny Mayock

A crowd of people as diverse as the many causes they represented joined together in the People's March for Economic and Social Justice on State Street on Saturday.

May 19, 2003

Future Student Regent Named

By Stephanie Tavares

Jodi L. Anderson, a 30-year-old doctoral candidate in UC Los Angeles' school of education, was chosen to follow current student regent-designate Matthew J. Murray, a UC Berkeley senior architecture major, as the 2004-05 ...

May 19, 2003

Ceremony To Kick Off Black Culture Week

By Jason La

This week UCSB will celebrate African-American culture and heritage with Black Culture Week. The culture week is coordinated by the Black Student Union (BSU), and more than half a dozen on-campus and off-campus African-A...

May 19, 2003

High School Seeks Funds for New Pool

By Daniel Haier

A feasibility study has drowned plans for an $8.5 million aquatic and recreation complex at Dos Pueblos High School, but a smaller renovation and pool construction project is still set to leave Goletans and students spla...

May 19, 2003

UC Appoints New Director for Los Alamos Lab

By Staff

Pete Nanos, the interim director of the embattled Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been asked to be its permanent chief. University of California President Richard Atkinson told regents Thursday that Nanos' performanc...

May 19, 2003

Grants To Assist Local Environmental Projects

By Lacadia Olsen

April showers have brought green to the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper in the form of $5,000 grants from the International Academy at Santa Barbara.

May 19, 2003

Volunteers Take Action to Help SB Tykes

By Lauren Eardensohn

The Santa Barbara Children and Families Commission (SBCFC) accepted a $75,000 matching grant from the Orfalea Family Foundation on May 13, for the Commission's third Spruce Up For Kids Day, which is scheduled to be held ...