News

May 1, 2002

D.A. Expects to Charge 2 Grad Students

By Diana Ray

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney expects to file felony charges today against two graduate students in the Chemistry Dept. for possession of an illegal substance suspected to be Ecstasy.

May 1, 2002

Parking Fees Could Rise

By Justin Scott

If Chancellor Henry Yang listens to his advisory committee, undergraduate students will have to pay for weekend and nighttime parking starting July 1 in order to generate funding for the expansion of on-campus parking fa...

May 1, 2002

UC Unions Unite for May Day Protest

By Sarah Healy

University of California union representatives and students gathered in Storke Plaza on the first of the month to celebrate International Workers Day, or May Day.

May 1, 2002

Homeless Ignore Ordinance

By Elizabeth Lovero

A new ordinance that prohibits sleeping and camping in Isla Vista parks hasn't persuaded local homeless to take down their tents.

May 1, 2002

Overhaul of Los Carneros Bridge To Start in 2003

By Kirk Hawkins Staff Writer

The Los Carneros Road overpass will be rebuilt in the next year - as soon as the Goleta City Council determines whether or not it is responsible for overseeing the task.

May 1, 2002

GSA Confirms Elections, New Constitution

By Monica Berletti

The Graduate Students Association met Wednesday to unanimously instate its newly revised constitution, although changes to the graduate health insurance plan were postponed.

May 1, 2002

State to Consider Bill to Track Oil

By Kristina Ackermann

The State Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill last Wednesday that will allow the state to more closely monitor the marine transport of petroleum and refined oil off the coast of California.

May 1, 2002

By Ladan Moeenziai

The suspect looked at the officers and yelled, "Fuck yeah! Woo-hoo!" and ran along the side of a parked car, where he slipped and fell.

May 1, 2002

Feature Photo: As Good As it Gets?

By Staff

A student peddles past the steps of Physical Sciences South along a mock Broida Expressway laid out with Duct Tape. The path appeared two days ago and runs from Broida Hall to Engineering II.

April 30, 2002

State To Vote on Privacy

By Cameron Balakhanpour

A proposal by UC Regent Ward Connerly that would eliminate "race" check-boxes on employment forms, police records and UC applications by 2005 has drawn criticism.

April 30, 2002

Groups Seek New County, Redistricting

By Michael Porzucki

In two separate attempts to redefine Santa Barbara County, a North County group is petitioning to split the county in two and another group has filed suit against the present district county lines.

April 30, 2002

Prosecution Attempts to Prove Attias’ Drug Use

By Marisa Lagos

Deputy District Attorney Patrick McKinley advanced his argument on Monday that murder suspect David Attias was under the influence of marijuana on the evening of Feb. 23, 2001.

April 30, 2002

CEC Releases Ballot Tallies, Results Await Official OK

By Staff

The Campus Elections Commission announced the official election numbers for the 2002 initiatives Monday.

April 30, 2002

Feature Photo: Don’t Bite the Mic

By Staff

April 26, 2002

Nader Joins Annual March

By Alison Tearnen

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader joined Santa Barbara's second annual People's March for Economic Justice on Saturday and gave a lecture about corporate abuses later that night at Isla Vista Theater.

April 26, 2002

Fields of Dreams Intiative Fails

By Sarah Healy

On this week's spring ballots, the $1.75 Women's Center and MultiCultural Center lock-in fees passed, and the $33.83 Sports and Activity Facility lock-in fee failed, but the margins are still unknown.