News

May 24, 2002

Feature Photo: Light Up Your Night

By Staff

Sophomore business economics major Kenny Lin performs at the Lantern Festival on Thursday afternoon as part of the Korean Cultural Awareness Group. The festival was held in Corwin Pavilion.

May 23, 2002

Court Psychiatrist Testifies

By Marisa Lagos

David Attias has said he does not remember running into five people on Feb. 23, 2001, according to testimony that court-appointed psychiatrist Donald Slutzky gave on Wednesday.

May 23, 2002

Judge Denies Attempt to Invalidate Recall Signatures

By Kristina Ackermann

Calling the No On Recall Committee "counter-productive," Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle shot down efforts to stop the recall against 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall.

May 23, 2002

Leggies Conclude Year, Pass Torch to SAC Members

By Sarah Healy Staff Writer Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

On Wednesday night Leggies debated and answered the most pressing issue on campus: Is Kirsten Dunst more attractive than Natalie Portman?

May 23, 2002

Chumash Casino Extension Sparks Debate

By Lana Burrows

The Santa Ynez Valley Band of Chumash Indians will begin the second phase of expansion of the Chumash Casino, despite complaints from local citizens.

May 23, 2002

Lagoon Project To Restore Native Plant Life

By Justin Scott

The putrid smell coming from the campus lagoon can only mean one thing: spring is here.

May 23, 2002

UCSB Press Council Picks New Nexus Editor in Chief

By Diana Ray

With cigar in mouth and Georgia Peach in hand, Brendan Buhler is ready to "up the megatonnage of the Nexus" as the 2002-03 editor in chief.

May 23, 2002

Feature Photo: Look Up, See Gulls

By Staff

Two seagulls take advantage of Wednesday's warm weather with a swim in the Reflecting Pool

May 22, 2002

Campus Legends

By Cameron Balakhanpour Staff Writer Ladan Moeenziai Staff Writer

We all grow up dreaming of fame and fortune, worshipping our idols, awaiting the day we join their ranks.

May 22, 2002

“I Was Never Afraid David Would Hurt Other People”

By Drew Mackie

Diana Attias, the mother of David Attias, testified in court on Tuesday that the ordeal of raising her son, whom she characterized as "sickly" and "inconsolable," wore on her patience and tested her skill as a mother.

May 22, 2002

SB Judge To Rule on Validity of Signatures

By Ladan Moeenziai

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle is expected to deliver a final ruling Wednesday on the legality of the signatures gathered for the recall effort against 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall.

May 22, 2002

Oceanic Toxin May Be Killing Marine Life

By Cara Boroda

The animals may have become sick by eating schooling fish or shellfish contaminated with domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin that may also cause human illness.

May 22, 2002

Non-profit Group To Help Preserve Ellwood Mesa

By Kirk Hawkins Staff Writer

At its meeting last night, the council unanimously selected the Trust for Public Lands, a national non-profit land conservation organization, to help negotiate tax credits that would facilitate the transition of Ellwood ...

May 22, 2002

Three IVFP Officers To Receive Guerry Award

By Marisa Lagos

Three Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers will receive the distinguished H. Thomas Guerry Award this afternoon. Officer Mark Signa, one of six officers assigned to the Foot Patrol from the University of California Police Dep...

May 22, 2002

Feature Photo: You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out

By Staff

Sophomore sociology major John Borncamp learns the correct method for condom application at the Safer Sex Fair on Tuesday afternoon in Storke Plaza. The UCSB Sexual Health Peers organized the event, which featured free c...

May 21, 2002

Defense Begins Case

By Marisa Lagos

David Attias' defense team began to lay out their case Monday with testimony from Matthew State, a psychiatrist who treated the defendant when he was 13.