News

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.

April 26, 2002

Witnesses Characterize Attias

By Drew Mackie

The David Attias murder trial continued on Friday, with multiple character witnesses who lived near Attias in Francisco Torres during the 2000-01 academic year.

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.