News

November 27, 2001

Troupe Revives Mexican Folk Dance

By Jessica Jardine

This year, the group hopes to attend a folklorico conference in Sacramento and meet with Mexican maestros who are more able to fully teach the dancers about a particular region and the associated dancing.

November 27, 2001

County Briefs

By Staff

Living Wage Ordinance The Santa Barbara City Council will consider the Living Wage ordinance at 7 tonight. The ordinance would increase the hourly pay for city employees to $11 an hour with benefits or $12.25 an hour wit...

November 26, 2001

UCSB Looks for a Good Parking Spot

By Diana Ray

With the construction of new buildings on top of existing parking lots, UCSB needs to decide how to create new spaces, conserve existing spaces or decrease the need for parking.

November 26, 2001

Ordinance To Limit Outdoor Smoking

By Ladan Moeenziai

The Tobacco Control Ordinance passed unanimously at the Nov. 20 Board of Supervisors meeting. Effective Dec. 20, smoking will be prohibited within 20 feet of any building or area where smoking is not allowed.

November 26, 2001

CCS Offers Faster M.S. Degree for CS Students

By Lisa Cooper

A program within the College of Creative Studies is helping computer science majors earn their master's as part of a five-year program and has so far enrolled two students.

November 21, 2001

Suicide Follows Failed Robbery

By Staff

After attempting to rob a Goleta Rite Aid on Monday night, 29-year-old Santa Barbara resident Derrick Kirby fired multiple gunshots in a field north of Aero Camino and then took his own life.

November 21, 2001

Measure Reduces Speed Limits in I.V.

By Michael Porzucki

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors recently passed a measure to reduce speed limits on Camino del Sur, Camino Pescadero and Camino Corto by five miles per hour, due to heavy pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

November 21, 2001

Lack of Funding Causes Davidson to Decline in Research-Library Rating

By Wendy Brown Reporter

UCSB's Davidson Library has fallen dramatically in its ranking as a research library over the last decade. The library is ranked 80th out of 111 in the Association of Research Libraries, down from 69th in 1999 and 47th i...

November 20, 2001

RecCen Field Lacks Funds to Renovate

By Stephen Hall

The eight-acre field in front of the RecCen consists mostly of uneven dirt with patches of grass, and Physical Activities and Recreation Dept. Director Jon Spaventa said if the condition gets much worse, it could be clos...

November 20, 2001

NanoSystems Institute Could Improve UCSB Reputation

By Sarah Gorback

The institute, a joint project between UCSB and UCLA, also stands to improve UCSB's reputation as a resource facility as well as increase job and internship opportunities on campus.

November 20, 2001

UCPD Responds to Suspicious Mail Parcels

By Jennifer Bentley

The University of California Police Dept. and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. have been on alert for suspicious packages the last few months, but large increases in reports seen at other schools have not shown u...

November 20, 2001

Feature Photo: The Spirit of Giving

By Staff

November 19, 2001

Atkinson Criticizes Use of SAT

By Sarah Healy

Top UC officials and scholars convened at UCSB this weekend for a conference to discuss the SAT and to try to answer who should be admitted into the UC and by what standards.

November 19, 2001

Lecturer To Discuess Sept. 11’s Political Effects

By Angela Potter

A visiting professor at UC Santa Cruz, Daniel Sheehan will speak about the political effects of the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and how the tragedy can be used to bring together multiple generations.

November 19, 2001

CCC Votes To Close Parts of Sands Beach

By Staff

The 12-member California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Friday to close off a 400-meter stretch of Sands Beach for two years to protect western snowy plovers.

November 19, 2001

RAWA Rep Calls for End to Abuse

By Kristina Ackermann

The Taliban recently issued a fatwa, or religious edict, ordering Tahmeena Faryal's death, in part because of her speeches accusing the Taliban and the northern alliance of civil abuses toward women.