News

April 23, 2002

A.S. Staff Hires New Executive Director

By Caley Block

After two years of applications and interviews, Associated Students has hired Don Daves-Rougeaux as its new executive director.

April 23, 2002

UC News Briefs

By Staff

Two UCSB professors were selected out of a pool of 2,845 applicants to receive the very distinguished Guggenheim Fellowships on April 15.

April 19, 2002

Crowd Rallies for TBTN

By Rebecca Turek

Low temperatures did not deter approximately 200 men and women from gathering in Anisq' Oyo' Park to support breaking the silence about sexual assaults at the Take Back the Night closing rally and march Thursday night.

April 19, 2002

420 Fans Toke, Muse

By David Downs

The stoner attack hit Isla Vista's Espresso Roma around 4:40 p.m. Saturday when hordes of glassy-eyed revelers from the Fourth Annual 420-Fest in Anisq' Oyo' Park streamed in oohing and ahhing at Roma's shiny display of ...

April 19, 2002

UCSD Student Provides Valid Alibi for Assault

By Marisa Lagos

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. cleared UC San Diego student Peter Butcher of the syringe attack that occurred on April 5 at the beach in front of Sandpiper Golf Course.

April 19, 2002

Locals Celebrate Earth Day in I.V., Downtown

By Kristina Ackermann

Both Isla Vista and downtown Santa Barbara hosted festivals in honor of Mother Earth on Sunday, with a vast assortment of tie-dyed T-shirts, organic granola bars, compost heaps and hemp jewelry for all.

April 19, 2002

IVRPD Prohibits Sleeping in Parks

By Matthew Goodwin

After four hours of debate, the board voted 3-2 to approve a final draft of the ordinance, which makes it unlawful for anyone to sleep from a half-hour after sunset until 6 a.m.

April 19, 2002

I.V. Visitors Stab, Hospitalize Two

By Marisa Lagos

Two disputes resulting in stabbings last week in Isla Vista left two men hospitalized and two others in jail.

April 19, 2002

Earth Day Celebration Continues Tradition

By Cameron Balakhanpour

A Union Oil Co. platform stationed six miles off the coast of Summerland suffered a blowout that day. Oil workers struggled for 11 days to cap the rupture.

April 19, 2002

Kermit the Frog Speaks at Bren Grand Opening

By Sarah Gorback

Administrators and a celebrity puppet celebrated the opening of what has been deemed one of the "greenest" buildings in the U.S. and a model for future construction within the UC system at the official opening of the Bre...

April 19, 2002

A.S. Seeks Support to Raise Fees

By Traci Bank

Associated Students, which is $340,000 in debt and lost nearly $1 million in stock market investments over the last year, is asking students for an $8 per quarter tuition increase on the spring ballot.

April 19, 2002

Feature Photo: Baila!

By Staff

Members of Raices de Mi Tierra dance as part of a performance day to promote the lock-in fee for the MultiCultural Center and the Women's Center in Storke Plaza at noon on Thursday. Several different groups performed to...

April 18, 2002

UCSB Research Tops Rankings

By Lisa Cooper

Researchers at UCSB have scored yet another point in the continuing battle against the university's party school image. Several UCSB programs and departments were ranked highly by a U.S. News and World Report list releas...

April 18, 2002

Coming to a Head

By Diana Ray

From dealing with an influx of college applicants to changes in affirmative action to running their own respective industries, these UC Regents are busy. Frequently, too busy to answer the phone.

April 18, 2002

Graduate Files Appeal in Thesis Ban Suit

By Cara Boroda

The bench of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena heard arguments on April 8 from University of California lawyers and Christopher Brown, a former UCSB graduate student of material engineering who sued UCSB facul...

April 18, 2002

Men Against Rape Hold Penis Registration Drive

By Alexis Nelson Reporter

On Wednesday, men lined up at a card table in front of the Arbor to show their support for sexual assault victims by pledging not to be pricks with their penises.