News

January 14, 2003

Survey to Assess I. V. Landlords

By Christine Bai

Students, staff and faculty will be able to rate their landlords beginning Jan. 21 on the ASLRC's Online Landlord/Management Company Evaluation system.

January 14, 2003

Allergy Yields Government Compensation

By Josh Braun

Under new federal guidelines, former employees of Goleta's Lebow Company who suffered adverse medical effects from working with beryllium will now be eligible for up to $150,000 in compensation and full medical benefits.

January 14, 2003

County Rejects New Gas Station

By Kelli Thalman

At a Jan. 7 board of supervisors meeting, the five Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously denied permission for ARCO gas to construct a 1,200-square foot, 8-pump gas station and mini-mart on a plot of land just off...

January 14, 2003

2002: The Year in Marijuana

By Kristina Ackermann

Canada and England are leading the way to decriminalization while the United States remains reluctant to accept medicinal uses of the currently illegal drug.

January 14, 2003

From Rioters for Peace to Drunks for Beers to Students for Sleep

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January 13, 2003

Lights Go Out on 7th Day

By Drew Mackie Travis Hunter Staff Writer Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

UCSB's lights went out for the second time this school year on Sunday after several of Edison Electric's cable lines on campus failed. The problem cables were spliced and temporarily repaired Sunday night, but will have ...

January 13, 2003

Police Hope for Thief’s Return

By Drew Atkins

A UCSB graduate student who skipped town after stealing college property may soon return to face the music.

January 13, 2003

Lecturers, Librarians Prepare for New Negotiations With UC

By Magali Bourget

The University of California-American Federation of Teachers has scheduled negotiations with UC administration for February and hopes that the soon-to-be expired librarian contract will pressure the administration to set...

January 13, 2003

Caltrans To Rework SB Bridge, 101

By Drew Mackie

Motorists driving on the roadways of Santa Barbara County will see closures and construction beginning on Sunday, according to press releases from Caltrans.

January 13, 2003

Small Fire Chars Sunstone Winery

By Jennifer B. Siverts

his year's Sunstone Merlot may contain a hint of a burnt oak taste due to a minor fire. At about 9:17 a.m. on Sunday, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department was dispatched to the Sunstone Winery located in the Santa Yn...

January 13, 2003

City of Goleta Breaks In First Manager, Staff

By Sara Smith

The City of Santa Barbara is no longer the manager of Goleta. That would be Fred Stouder. Stouder is the first city manager of Goleta since it became a city in Nov. 2001.

January 9, 2003

C.U.E., UC To Resume Talks

By Max Klinger

After nearly two years of contractual difficulties, the University of California and the union of clerical employees will try once again to repair their relationship, this time with a mediator.

January 9, 2003

University, C.U.E. Reach Agreement

By Travis Hunter

Six months after receiving unexpected termination notices, campus clerical workers got more welcome news in the form of a settlement providing them with greater job security and benefits.

January 9, 2003

Man Dies in Highway 101 Crash

By Jennifer B. Siverts

At about 9:30 a.m., a big rig traveling northbound on Highway 101 in the slow lane had just left the Camarillo Ralph's Grocery Store when a white pickup truck collided into its left side.

January 9, 2003

Injured Turtle Surfaces on SB Coast

By Sara Smith

The turtle is believed to have been lured by the warm water currents of El Ni–o from the stretch of ocean between Mexico and Columbia, where large populations of the turtles live.