News

January 6, 2003

Assault Suspect Skips His Trial

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Luster, heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune, is charged with 87 criminal counts for sexually assaulting three women after allegedly giving the women the date rape drug gammahydroxybutyrate [GHB].

January 6, 2003

Energy Dept. To Review UC Lab

By Josh Braun

Los Alamos is one of the nation's three nuclear laboratories run by the Dept. of Energy and managed by the University of California. The resignations, which follow a number of scandals at the laboratory, may be a harbing...

January 6, 2003

Regents To Raise Tuition in Spring

By Stephanie Tavares

The UC Regents voted last month to increase student tuition for Spring Quarter and decrease the budget mid-year. The Spring Quarter fee increase is the first resident-student tuition hike in eight years and tuition is ex...

January 6, 2003

Burger King Passes Crown to Sushi

By Drew Mackie

During the winter break the deed to the property transferred to Sushi Teri proprietors Laxman Perera and Keiko Miyata.

January 6, 2003

Chancellor Yang Postpones Night, Weekend Parking Fees

By Brendan Buhler

Despite plans to the contrary, night and weekend parking will still be free at UCSB for the rest of the school year, but next year what was free will be subject to fees.

January 6, 2003

F.T: Renovations To Bring FT Up To Building Code

By Twyla Johnson Staff Writer

HRS intends to renovate FT next year, one tower at a time, drastically reducing the number of students it can house and forcing out Santa Barbara City College residents.

January 6, 2003

UCSB May Help County Finance New Firefighter

By Daniel Haier

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief John Scherri said the fire department and UCSB officials are exploring options to "increase the university's level of public safety" by hiring a fourth firefighter at UCSB's Fire Station 1...

January 6, 2003

Honoring a Librarian of Yesteryear

By Staff

January 6, 2003

UCSB Nabs Top Honors at Residence Hall Conference

By Max Klinger

Continuing along its tradition of strong showings, the UC Santa Barbara Residence Halls Association was awarded several distinctions at this year's annual Pacific Affiliates of College and University Residence Halls Conf...

January 6, 2003

UC Briefs: January 7, 2003

By Stephanie Tavares

Berkeley Mayor Stole Daily Californian Newspapers UC Berkeley – Dec. 6, 2002 The Daily Californian and The California Patriot Berkeley police said newly-inaugurated Mayor Tom Bates admitted he stole about 1,000 cop...

January 6, 2003

Post-Holiday Rush

By Staff

Cars heavy with clean laundry and holiday booty line the street in front of San Nicolas Hall on Sunday as students move back in after Winter Break. Sunday was the first day campus residents were permitted to return to th...

December 5, 2002

Ephedra

By Jessie Yurman

Studies have long shown the adverse effects of combining caffeine or exercise with ephedra-based supplements, but research now suggests that the herbal stimulant actually metabolizes into an amphetamine within the human ...

December 5, 2002

Oil Suit Ends Well for California

By Drew Mackie

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to allow the California Coastal Commission (CCC) the chance to review and possibly cancel the state's 36 coastal oil leases

December 5, 2002

University, C.U.E. To Resume Negotiations

By Travis Hunter

A recent ruling sent the University back to the negotiating table in its two-year battle with the union representing campus clerical workers.

December 5, 2002

Santa Barbara Remembers Shooting Victim

By Jennifer B. Siverts

It's been almost one year since Jovani Tovar lay dying on the sidewalk of lower State Street. Some say he died a hero, but mostly those who knew him just miss him. A year later, they still do. This weekend, they'll gathe...