News

May 20, 2002

Supervisors To Vote on Public Nuisance Ordinance May 28

By Blake Buford

If the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. gets its way, Del Playa Drive parties may become invitation-only.

May 20, 2002

Police Warn UCSB Campus to Keep an Eye Out for Former Student

By Marisa Lagos

Samuel Strelitz, a former UCSB student, was convicted on May 16 of interfering with, delaying and obstructing a peace officer and for trespassing on the UCSB campus, according to campus police.

May 20, 2002

Culture Week Unites Asian Ethnicities

By Jessica Jardine

Roughly 45 different ethnicities fall under the continental designation Asian, including Filipinos, Vietnamese, Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, Korean and Japanese peoples.

May 20, 2002

Feature Photo : Rock Harder

By Staff

May 20, 2002

Feature Photo: Get Naked!

By Staff

May 17, 2002

A.S. Retracts Controversial Resolution

By Traci Bank

In one of its last chances to pass legislation, the 2001-2002 Associated Students Legislative Council debated, and ultimately withdrew, a controversial position paper in support of Israel that also called for an end to a...

May 17, 2002

Environmentalists Criticize Rat Poison

By Elizabeth Lovero

The National Park Service is facing a lot of pressure from local environmentalist groups who argue that the rat poison recently dropped on Anacapa Island killed more than just rats.

May 17, 2002

SB County Prepares for 2002 Fire Season

By Michael Porzucki

Fire season has hit Santa Barbara County, and local fire protection agencies are working to strengthen their resources and remind people about fire safety.

May 17, 2002

Central Coast AIDS Project Holds Memorial

By Michael Russell

The 19th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, a vigil dedicated to the memory of AIDS victims, will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 1500 State St.

May 17, 2002

Study Finds Student Jobs May Affect Grades

By Justin Scott

Full-time students who work more than 25 hours a week are in danger of hurting their academics and college experience, according to a report released by California Public Interest Research Group, the California State Stu...

May 17, 2002

University Briefs: May 17, 2002

By Staff

The University of California Board of Regents approved a policy Thursday granting the same-sex domestic partners of UC faculty and staff pension benefits equal to those currently received by spouses and dependants of UC ...

May 17, 2002

Feature Photo: Looks Like a Feast

By Staff

Leftovers of a successful Luau remain Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in the Zeta Phi Rho fraternity house. The night featured Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures, including dance performances and a traditional feast.

May 15, 2002

Officials Find Disease at Day Care Center

By Stephanie Tavares

The Santa Barbara County Health Dept. announced Wednesday that samples from UCSB's Orfalea Family Children's Center on West Campus tested positive for the disease Raccoon Roundworm.

May 15, 2002

Prosecution Rests Case in Attias Trial

By Marisa Lagos

After three weeks of testimony, deputy district attorney Patrick McKinley rested his case against murder suspect David Attias on Tuesday afternoon.

May 15, 2002

Regents Debate ACT, SAT Content

By Cameron Balakhanpour

The University of California Board of Regents met at UC Los Angeles on Wednesday to discuss changes in admissions policy intended to better prepare and evaluate students for college.