News

April 26, 2002

Author Puts History of I.V. on Internet

By Lana Burrows

Longtime Isla Vista activist Carmen Lodise will launch a website version of his book Isla Vista: A Citizen's History from Chumash Times to the Present.

April 26, 2002

Regents Delay Lab Director Selection

By Staff

The University of California Board of Regents postponed the appointment of the new director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, originally scheduled to be announced last Friday in a conference call to all UC schoo...

April 26, 2002

Ralph Nader To Speak at People’s March

By Rebecca Turek

Three-time Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader will speak at the second annual Santa Barbara People's March for Economic Justice this Saturday.

April 26, 2002

County Passes Oil Company Ordinance

By Kristina Ackermann

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance last Tuesday, which requires oil companies to undergo a thorough evaluation before they start up their business.

April 26, 2002

Grad Students Pass Five New Fees, New Constituion for GSA

By Sarah Healy

A record 900 graduate students passed five lock-in fees and approved an item that amends the Graduate Student Association (GSA) constitution with a new constitution.

April 26, 2002

Campus Group To Hold Health Care Conference

By Cameron Balakhanpour

Doctors in a town near Los Angeles known as Bell Gardens have an average of over 150 times more patients than their Beverly Hills counterparts. They're cramped; they're paid less and their community needs more of them.

April 26, 2002

UC Briefs: April 29, 2002

By Staff

The UC Berkeley administration recently decided that the school's fraternities and sororities will not be allowed to have alcohol at parties in chapter houses at least until the end of Spring Semester...

April 26, 2002

Club To Host Filipino Night

By Jessica Jardine

On Saturday evening, UCSB Kapatirang Pilipino club's 11th annual Pilipino Cultural Night, titled "Pieces of the Puzzle," will be held at Campbell Hall.

April 24, 2002

Testimony Begins in Attias

By Kirk Hawkins and Drew Mackie Staff Writers

The David Attias murder trial continued Tuesday with testimony from character witnesses, including Attias' suitemates, all of whom refused to make eye contact with the defendant.

April 24, 2002

Campfire Caring

By Curtis Brainard

It's 6:30 a.m. I'm asleep ... or at least I was asleep. Now there's a 13-year-old camper kneeling beside my bunk, trying to glue my head to the pillow by smearing extra-hold hair gel all over one side of my face. It's th...

April 24, 2002

S.A.C. Sweeps A.S. Elections

By Angela Potter, Diana Ray

The Student Action Coalition rode a record turnout in to a complete sweep in the candidate elections, taking all four executive offices and winning every one of the 23 seats it contested.

April 24, 2002

Armenian Students Remember Genocide

By Angela Potter

For many UCSB students, April 24 is just like any other day, but for Evelina Zograbian and Armenians across the globe, today is a day of remembrance.

April 24, 2002

Elie Weisel Reflects on Hope, Tragedy

By Josh Braun

Wiesel, the holocaust survivor, author and 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, spoke before a crowd of 2,000 students and community members in Arlington Theater on Wednesday night.

April 24, 2002

UC Enhances Admissions Process

By Laurie Bongard Reporter

UCSB admitted 17,670 first-year students under a new selection process that reviews a student's whole profile and performance. The students have until May 1 to decide and UCSB expects about 3,700 to eventually enroll.

April 24, 2002

SB Superior Court Allows No on Recall to Continue

By Ladan Moeenziai

The SB Superior Court decided Tuesday that the No On Recall campaign's efforts to examine the legality of the petitions is not an attempt to stall the recall against 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall.

April 24, 2002

County Gives Funds to Park Foundation

By Michael Porzucki

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to donate the last $200,000 needed to purchase baseball fields located near Girsh Park.