News

November 19, 2002

UC Asks for Mediation in C.U.E. Talks

By Stephanie Tavares

UC has sent a formal declaration of impasse to the state Pubic Employment Relations Board (PERB) to which both parties have filed several bad-faith bargaining complaints.

November 19, 2002

Amtrak Stuffs Trains Early for Thanksgiving

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Amtrak has announced that the Pacific Surfliner, which travels between Santa Barbara and San Diego, will offer all-reserved runs during this Thanksgiving holiday period for the first time.

November 19, 2002

UCSB Students To Face Off Against TV’s Geeks

By Marcile Vadell-Strickland

To mark the beginning of their nationwide college tour, cast members of Comedy Central's television show, "Beat the Geeks," have chosen UCSB as one of the first schools to host their game show, "The Geeks Live," on Tuesd...

November 19, 2002

Finance Board Allocates Funds

By Stephanie Tavares

In its final meeting of the quarter, Associated Students Finance Board allocated over $2,000 to campus groups, including $1,700 to reinstate Campus Point, and rolled over its remaining funds to its Winter and Spring Quar...

November 19, 2002

A.S. Organizes Book Drive for Friendship Manor

By Drew Mackie

The Associated Students Community Affairs Board is asking UCSB students to drop off their books at the CAB office in room 2523 of the UCen, above the MultiCultural Center.

November 19, 2002

HIV-Affected Kids To Benefit From Toy Drive

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Macy's, in conjunction with the Pacific Pride Foundation, is now holding its annual Giving Tree Toy Drive. The drive is affiliated with AIDS Central Coast, an organization under the umbrella of PPF, and will benefit over...

November 19, 2002

UC Briefs: November 19, 2002

By Staff

A new study by two UCSB professors says that, when it comes to the age, gender and ethnicity of those responsible for dreaming up the stories we see in movies and television, it's still the same old story.

November 19, 2002

I’m Ready for My Close-Up

By Staff

November 18, 2002

Suicidal Man Causes Explosion

By Jennifer B. Siverts

After a thorough investigation of the Nov. 7 explosion at a motel in Los Alamos, investigators have determined the cause of the explosion to be a suicide attempt gone awry.

November 18, 2002

Car Catches Fire, Crashes Into House

By Drew Mackie

A small fire ignited when a burning car struck the corner of a house on the 2700 block of Williams Way, near the border of the city of Santa Barbara and an unincorporated area of the county, on Friday night.

November 18, 2002

Controlled Burn To Follow End of Fire Season

By Drew Mackie

The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Services will begin burning an approximately 4,840-mile area of Los Padres National Forest on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The area is near the Alamo Mountain area of the park.

November 18, 2002

Gas Fumes Vex Residents

By Stephanie Tavares

A foul-smelling toxic gas release in northern Santa Barbara County last week irritated area residents and created a health hazard, but did little else.

November 18, 2002

By Staff

Thursday, Oct. 31, 8:00 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were dispatched to Francisco Torres in response to a reported subject possibly under the influence of narcotics who was causing a disturbance.

November 18, 2002

Feature Photo

By Staff

Junior College of Creative Studies art major Robert Wechsler throws chunks of clay from the Storke Tower on Friday afternoon as part of a performance art piece. A team of cohorts watched for pedestrians from under the to...

November 15, 2002

UC Passes Tentative Budget

By Stephanie Tavares

UC Board of Regents approved a basic budget for the 2003-2004 year in its second day of meetings yesterday. UC President Richard Atkinson said cuts would probably have to be made due to the current state budget crisis.

November 15, 2002

Environmentalists Campaign to Protect Mice

By Sara Smith

These and other environmental groups became alarmed last year after the National Park Service announced their plan to eradicate the non-native black rat from the island.