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April 18, 2002

UCSB Uses Satellite to Study Rainforest CO2

By Oliver Gunanto Reporter

A state-of-the-art Japanese satellite is helping UCSB researchers to study the Amazon rainforest from the comfort of their own offices.

April 18, 2002

Feature Photo: Isn’t Diversity Scrumptious?

By Staff

April 18, 2002

Feature Photo: A Sign of Protest

By Staff

April 17, 2002

Video Suspects Enter Plea

By Rebecca Turek

Seven of the eight suspects standing trial for the videotaped assault of a Santa Barbara City College freshman pleaded no contest on Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor battery and felony false imprisonment.

April 17, 2002

Alleged Attacker Must Stay in SB

By Cameron Balakhanpour

The Santa Barbara Superior Court denied a motion Tuesday to allow a UC San Diego student accused of stabbing three women with a tranquilizer-filled syringe to return to San Diego for his studies.

April 17, 2002

Delay of Signature Count Continues

By Elizabeth Lovero

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle rejected a motion to resume the counting of signatures gathered by the campaign to recall 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall on Tuesday.

April 17, 2002

A.S. Candidates for President Stress Safety, Housing Issues

By Melissa Thomas-Anderson

Gauchoholic candidate Maggie Stack, Campus Engagement Group candidate Paul Riley and Student Affairs Coalition candidate Chrystine Lawson said they would discuss some of their differences though the three candidates shar...

April 17, 2002

Opticos Design Presents Plan for Revised Isla Vista

By Sarah Healy Staff Writer Eric Simons Staff Writer

The designer that has spent months trying to redesign Isla Vista presented a plan last night that Master Plan Project Manager Jamie Goldstein called a "new vision for Isla Vista."

April 15, 2002

DLG To Close in June

By Charles Hilliker

DLG will close for a year starting in June while it undergoes both structural and interior renovations, leaving Ortega and the newly renovated Carrillo dining commons to feed 2,600 campus residents.

April 15, 2002

Lawyers to Pick Jury for Attias

By Marisa Lagos

Jury selection, which began last week, is expected to run through Friday, with the trial slated to begin on Monday, April 22.

April 15, 2002

Take Back The Night Week Opens with Rally

By Marisa Lagos

Isla Vista's Take Back the Night kicks off today with a rally in Storke Plaza celebrating 25 years of empowerment for the victims of sexual assault.

April 15, 2002

County Court To Rule on Recall Signature Count

By Ladan Moeenziai

The Santa Barbara County Superior Court is expected to decide today whether or not to resume counting the signatures gathered by the recall effort against 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall.

April 15, 2002

Goleta City Council To Vote on Housing Proposal

By Alexis Nelson Reporter

The Goleta City Council is expected to vote on the Bermant Development Company's proposal to build affordable housing on its Campus Pointe property tonight at the council's weekly meeting.

April 15, 2002

Rally Opens Week of Take Back the Night

By Lana Burrows

Approximately 100 students gathered Monday in Storke Plaza for the opening rally of Take Back the Night, a weeklong series of events aiming for female empowerment.

April 15, 2002

Legislature Passes Housing Bond

By Justin Scott

California lawmakers are attempting to ease the burden of housing costs for students at the University of California and the California State Universities.

April 15, 2002

Gevirtz Receives Grant for Summer Youth Enrichment

By Christine Bai

The research center was recently awarded a $600,000 grant by the Whittier/Godric Family Foundation to develop an innovative and informal education program, The Youth Enrichment Adventure.