News

UCSB To Hold First National Social Forum

April 30, 2003 by

UCSB will make history tomorrow in Corwin Pavilion when the UCSB Global Studies Association and the New American Project host the first United States social forum.
read more

The Scariest Stories Are True

April 30, 2003 by


read more

Athletics Fees Strike Out

April 29, 2003 by

Several programs were seeking new fees to support recreational and varsity athletics. None of the fees were approved by voters in last week's campuswide election, despite a high turnout that meant a l...
read more

Friendly Fighting Leads to Severe Neck Injury

April 29, 2003 by

A UCSB student was listed in fair condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Monday, two days after incurring a severe neck injury during a front lawn wrestling accident in front of the Alpha Tau ...
read more

Police Add 3 Defendants to Murder Case

April 29, 2003 by

Four suspects in the April 19 shooting death of a 23-year-old Goleta man are scheduled for arraignment this Friday on charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances, conspiracy to co...
read more

Hillel Holds Vigil To Remember Holocaust Victims

April 29, 2003 by

UCSB Hillel began a 24-hour name-reading of Holocaust victims last night in front of the UCen. A vigil will be held tonight at 8 upon the completion of the reading. The vigil is part of a week of Holo...
read more

Cyclist Survives Collision With Truck

April 29, 2003 by

A German tourist was hit by a tow truck on April 25, dragged behind it for 200 feet and taken to the hospital with what a fire department spokesman called "major road rash." Uwe Walter Shoppel was air...
read more

S.A.C. Triumphs in A.S. Election

April 28, 2003 by

For the second straight year, the Student Action Coalition has gone undefeated in the A.S. elections. The party secured all four executive offices and all 19 of the Legislative Council seats it contes...
read more

‘Hurricane’ Blows Through Isla Vista

April 28, 2003 by

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, introduced the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane," before a packed Isla Vi...
read more

UCSB Students Rally for Tibet

April 28, 2003 by

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Approximately 30 people - including several representatives from UCSB's chapter of Students for a Free Tibet - gathered outside the Chinese Consulate on Friday. The students were...
read more

UCSB Kicks Off Queer Pride Week

April 28, 2003 by

Today is the first day of Queer Pride Week - a week of discussion, exploration and celebration of queer culture at UCSB. The week's events will include an ice cream social, drag show, queer wedding an...
read more

Local Boy Sets Mattress on Fire; Sister Douses Blaze

April 28, 2003 by

A four-year-old Santa Maria resident has his sister to thank after she extinguished a small blaze he began while his parents were away. The boy allegedly set fire to a mattress Thursday while playing ...
read more

GPAC Greets New A.S. Voice

April 25, 2003 by

A new Associated Students representative, President Chrystine Lawson, sat on the PAC/GPAC committee Thursday night when it met to discuss housing options in Isla Vista once the I.V. Master Plan is imp...
read more

New Grant To Benefit Local TV Productions

April 25, 2003 by

The South Coast Community Media Access Center (CMAC) is offering grants ranging from $500 to $1,500, to local video producers. The recipients are to use the money to create and compile a five to 30-mi...
read more

Campbell Hall Spotlight To Shine on Pilipino Culture

April 25, 2003 by

The 12th annual Pilipino Cultural Night, to be held at Campbell Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, will consist of a presentation of the theatrical production "Two Worlds Apart: Eskarp of the Heart."
read more