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February 26, 2003

UCSB Professor Joins Microsoft Security Advisory Board

By Daniel Haier Staff Writer Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

Although complex computer software and Internet applications can be reduced to simple combinations of ones and zeros, human values of trust and security still apply to the digital world of information use and misuse.

February 26, 2003

UC Briefs: February 26, 2003

By system

The university gave nearly $10,000 to the Associated Students of the University of California-sponsored UC Berkeley Reusable Mug Program, which was finalized last weekend at the third annual UC Berkeley Recycling Summit.

February 25, 2003

Man Pleads No Contest to Lewd Fax

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Friday, Feb. 20, public defender Judith Wilborn pleaded no contest on behalf of her 38-year-old client, David Sydney Potter, to one misdemeanor count for annoying telephone calls - or, in this case, faxes.

February 25, 2003

A Warm Homecoming

By Steven Ruszczycky

It begins like a crude joke. Over 30 queers from UCSB pile out of three vans into the parking lot of a sleazy motel in Riverside. They walk around, stretch their legs and survey the parking lot around them.

February 25, 2003

Gaviota Coast Wins Beauty Contest

By Erynn Im Reporter

When students of UCSB brag about going to school in one of the most beautiful places, they aren't alone in thinking so. On Monday, Scenic America recognized the Gaviota Coast as one of 10 "Last Chance Landscapes" in the...

February 25, 2003

I.V. Center Searches for Funds

By Lacadia Olsen

To be green or not to be green? This was the question raised at Monday afternoon's meeting of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District's Community Center Task Force.

February 25, 2003

Fraternity To Raise Funds For Charity Group

By Jessica Hilverding

A UCSB fraternity is giving the campus community an opportunity to support a child without experiencing the pains of labor. Gamma Zeta Alpha will be holding a sponsorship drive and staffing a table booth this week for th...

February 25, 2003

UCSB Appoints New Director of Health, Safety Department

By Daniel Haier

After more than 25 years of service to the university, Larry Parsons has been appointed director of UCSB's Environmental Health and Safety Dept. EHS creates and implements emergency response and management plans in the e...

February 25, 2003

By system

Gutter Rat Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:21 a.m.: An Isla Vista Foot Patrol officer patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive spotted a 19-year-old female suspect leaning against a garage door. Guessing she wasn’t looking f...

February 24, 2003

A Forest Fit for Monarchs

By Sarah Healy

The monarch butterflies at Ellwood may have had a tough year, having to weather a second year of drought conditions, less growth of a plant critical to their survival and unfavorable wind conditions that decreased their ...

February 24, 2003

IVFP Arrests Two Men After DP Fight

By Drew Mackie

A brawl on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday morning resulted in the incarceration of one man on a charge of battery and another for making criminal threats. The third man has yet to be identified by the IVFP...

February 24, 2003

Starbucks Gives A.S. More Than Caffeine Kick

By Travis Hunter

Starbucks Coffee has helped college students through all-night study sessions for years. Now the company is helping elementary school kids with their reading. Isla Vista Elementary School Principal Lisa Maglione said the...

February 24, 2003

Friends Never Forget

By system

February 21, 2003

CalPIRG To Call On EPA to Clean Air

By Daniel Haier

Volunteers from the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) will be providing cell phones in front of the UCen today for students to call the Environmental Protection Agency and voice their opposition to prop...

February 21, 2003

UCSB Students Focus on Food, Image

By Jono Szalay

A study conducted last spring by the Student Health Center found that eating disorders are not just a women's problem - one in five UCSB students has an eating disorder, including men.

February 21, 2003

SB Smokes Competition to Be Lung-Friendly

By Gillian Andres

Santa Barbara County was among seven other California counties honored Tuesday with the American Lung Association's Platinum Lung Public Health Award, recognizing communities that have achieved a 95 percent compliance ra...