News

April 14, 2003

Police Charge Vandal With 2 Felonies

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student is facing charges of unlawful entry, felony vandalism and felony drunk driving in an April 6 incident that included the smashing of a computer screen with a pair of hedge clippers and a brief police pursui...

April 14, 2003

A.S. Hosts Week-long Events for Disability Awareness

By Caitlin Adams

Today kicks off UCSB's first Disability Awareness Week, organized through the Associated Students Commission on Disability Access and the A.S. Community Affairs Board. This week UCSB students will have the opportunity to...

April 14, 2003

Charity Walk Waits for Better Times

By Jessie Yurman

Those who signed up for Associated Students' Community Affairs Board's "Walk for Good Times" may have done so in the spirit of benevolence, but the weather on Sunday was not so charitable.

April 14, 2003

UCSB Students To Kick Off ‘Take Back the Night’ Week with Rally

By Alexis Adkins Reporter

UCSB women plan to take back the night every night this week. The on-campus student organization Take Back the Night is holding its annual week of events to try to bring an end to sexual assault.

April 14, 2003

Hillel To Provide Meals to Students During Passover

By Jason La

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins at sundown on Wednesday night and students will be offered a chance to participate in the celebrations at the Hillel Center on Embarcadero del Norte.

April 14, 2003

Cancer Walkathon Comes to UCSB

By Jenny Mayock

The Relay for Life, an all-day walkathon benefiting the American Cancer Society, will come to UCSB for the first time on the first weekend in May. Now practiced annually across the nation, the relay has become the Americ...

April 14, 2003

Christian Groups Unite to Hold Praise Night in Storke Plaza

By Christine Bai

People from several UCSB Christian groups and community churches will gather in front of Storke Plaza at 7 p.m. for the fourth "As One" praise night, an event for Evangelical Christians to unite in prayer and worship.

April 14, 2003

It May Not Be Wrong, But It’s Illegal

By system

April 11, 2003

Isla Vistans Defend Foot Patrol

By Bonnie Holladay

A report released by a grand jury labeled the Isla Vista Foot Patrol as having "misguided policy and lax leadership" has sparked some controversy among those whom it criticized.The report was compiled by Santa Barbara Co...

April 11, 2003

Volunteers to Walk For Children’s Fund

By Stephanie Tavares

Associated Students Community Affairs Board is hosting the first annual UCSB "Walk for Good Times" this Sunday from 10 a.m. to about 1 p.m. All proceeds will go to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, a camp for children...

April 11, 2003

Capps Hopes to Uphold Ban on Oil Drilling

By Kristina Ackermann

Legislative attempts to weaken the moratorium on oil and gas drilling of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), composed of much of the coastal area surrounding the United States, may be blocked by an amendment to the congre...

April 11, 2003

Club Security Guards Face Assault Charge

By Daniel Haier

Police arrested two bouncers from the Zelo Restaurant and Nightclub after they allegedly beat an unruly patron early Tuesday morning.

April 11, 2003

We Belong to the Night

By system

April 10, 2003

SB Species May Bounce Back

By Daniel Haier

In a victory for environmentalists - and fish dwelling in the sea surrounding the Channel Islands - Santa Barbara coastal waters became part of the second-largest "no-fishing" zone in the United States on Wednesday.

April 10, 2003

Park Service Works to Restore Wildlife

By Drew Mackie

The fate of Santa Cruz Island's indigenous wildlife now officially rests on a plan of hunting and burning. The Channel Islands National Park published on Tuesday its Record of Decision for the Primary Restoration Plan Fi...