News

November 25, 2002

Safety Issues May Halt 217 Construction

By Melissa Thomas-Anderson

Safety concerns may finally put the red light on plans for the renovation of Highway 217. The renovation, which has vexed locals for a year, is once again a topic of dispute.

November 22, 2002

FT Man Pins Actions on Mania

By Drew Mackie

A former Francisco Torres resident is recuperating at home from a manic episode on Halloween that resulted in a 28-hour stay in Santa Barbara County Jail and an 11-day stay at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

November 22, 2002

New Show To Feature I.V. Dirty Dating

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Looking to score? This Saturday, the auditions will begin for "Score," a reality dating game show hosted by three senior film studies majors and UCSB alumi.

November 22, 2002

New Complex To Increase Local Housing

By Tiye Baldwin

A new housing development will be expanding residential Goleta. The Towbes Group, Inc. is building the Willow Springs apartment complex on 18.4 acres of land near Los Carneros Road, Highway 101 and the airport.

November 22, 2002

Students To Host Concert to Protest War

By Lacadia Olsen

It's time we stop, children, what's that sound, everybody look what's going down in Anisq' Oyo' Park this Saturday. Four global studies students will host an anti-war concert from 1 to 9 p.m. in Anisq' Oyo' Park.

November 22, 2002

Bill’s Bus Service To Arrive Ahead of Schedule

By Drew Mackie

Bill's Bus will resume delivering Isla Vista residents to Santa Barbara's downtown scene a bit earlier than expected. The owner, Bill Singer, received a new permit from the California Public Utilities Commission that all...

November 22, 2002

Library Helps Music Students Hear Songs

By Alexis Adkins Reporter

Beginning in fall 2001, the Music Library made required listening recordings available to students through the Main Library's electronic reserves.

November 21, 2002

Activists Argue for Choice

By Missy Maynarich

With a shift in congressional power, pro-choice supporters are concerned that Roe v. Wade may turn into Republican v. Democrat, while conservatives argue there are bigger issues at hand.

November 21, 2002

Staples Turns Over a New Leaf

By Bonnie Holladay

In a step for forest conservation, the national office supply chain Staples, Inc. unveiled its new policy of handling and advocating the use of forest-friendly paper.

November 21, 2002

Geography 135 Makes List of ‘Dirty’ Courses

By Haichi Fuerman Reporter

A national group of young conservatives says a class on clean air is dirty with liberal bias, but the UCSB professors in charge of the course say that's just hot air.

November 21, 2002

Gauchos Fail to Beat the Geeks

By Nathan Clarke

Over 330 fans of Comedy Central's "Beat the Geeks" game show came to Campbell Hall on Tuesday night to see "The Geeks Live." The show gave audience members a chance to become contestants and win prizes including $500, DV...

November 21, 2002

Leg Council Funds Rape Crisis Center Benefit

By Jason La

An emergency action item was added to the agenda of the meeting to include a request from Sigma Phi Epsilon for $500 to host a charity event that would benefit the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center.

November 21, 2002

GPAC, PAC Discuss Campus-I.V. Border

By Lauren Eardensohn

The I.V.-UCSB interface project design, part of I.V.'s Master Plan, was the main topic of discussion last night at the Project Area Committee (PAC) and the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) meeting.

November 20, 2002

Tenet Health Care Agency Gets Checkup

By Alison Tearnen

Tenet Healthcare Corp., based out of Santa Barbara, received a notice of audit on Nov. 5, due to the unusually high number of outlier payments the company's hospitals requested.

November 20, 2002

VW Bug Joyride Ends on UCSB Lawn

By Travis Hunter

A man suspected of stealing a new Volkswagen Beetle found out Tuesday that the middle of a campus lawn may not be the best place to hide.

November 20, 2002

Biologist’s Love of Fish Bubbles Over

By Michelle Kuhn

UCSB research biologist Milton Love of the Marine Sciences Institute has continued his streak of funny but factual books with his latest, The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific.