News

November 16, 2001

Regents Award Raises to Officials, Discuss Budget

By Ted Andersen

The University of California Board of Regents raised salaries for top UC officials Wednesday after considering a host of budget-slashing options in response to California's economic slowdown.

November 16, 2001

UC Representatives To Reexamine SAT at Campus Conference

By Jaime Morrow

The fate of standardized testing will be discussed during a conference at UCSB today and Saturday, two days after the University of California Regents adopted a new admissions policy that will put more emphasis on extrac...

November 16, 2001

SHS Tries to Curb Student Smoking

By Rachel Wohlander

After several failed attempts to ban the sale of cigarettes on campus, representatives from Student Health Service are now trying to compromise with the UCen Governance Board to discourage students from smoking.

November 16, 2001

IVFP Delivers Account of Community Safety During Town Meeting

By Drew Mackie

IslaVista residents discussed public safety with I.V. Foot Patrol Lt. Russ Birchim at a Town Hall meeting Thursday night.

November 16, 2001

Feature Photo: Goleta: Give It to Me Now!

By Staff

November 15, 2001

Regents Pass Admissions Policy, 13-2

By Ted Andersen

The "Comprehensive Admissions Review," unanimously recommended by the UC Assembly of the Academic Senate on Oct. 30, allows campuses to admit all eligible students on criteria not limited to academic achievement.

November 15, 2001

Goleta Organizes for February Debut

By Victoria Hassid

Goleta becomes an official city on Feb. 1, 2002, after the passage of Measure H on Nov. 6.

November 15, 2001

Author Discusses U.S., Middle East Relations

By Diana Ray

"We are all humans and we all have our weaknesses. The weakness the U.S. has in the Middle East is called a double standard," said internationally published author Giandomenico Picco

November 15, 2001

Marshall To Hold Meeting in I.V., Focus on Public Safety

By Rebecca Turek

Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall will host a community meeting tonight at 6:30 in the University Religious Center's Multi-Purpose Room, located at 777 Camino Pescadero.

November 15, 2001

Students To Protest UC’s Stock in BP Amoco

By Edward Kim

The regents have a $300 million investment in BP Amoco, which has a 2-percent investment in PetroChina, a Chinese state-owned oil company that is trying to build a pipeline through Tibet.

November 15, 2001

Margaret Connell Prepares for Future as Mayor of Goleta

By Victoria Hassid

As the city of Goleta prepares for life as an incorporated area of the county, all eyes are on the city's first mayor, Margaret Connell.

November 15, 2001

Leg Council Passes Position on Veneco

By Sarah Healy

Associated Students passed four bills on Wednesday, including one endorsing smoking standards set by the American College Health Association and another supporting the relocation of a local oil processing facility away f...

November 15, 2001

Feature Photo: The Flowers, They Talk to Me

By Staff

November 14, 2001

I.V. Business Owners Sue SB County

By Marisa Lagos

Isla Vista business owners, afraid of losing their property as the county moves forward with plans to redevelop I.V. have filed a lawsuit against Santa Barbara County.

November 14, 2001

UCSB Opts Against Plagiarism Finder

By Traci Bank

After an extended trial period, the UCSB administration decided not to subscribe to a website service designed to detect plagiarism. But professors and departments remain free to use the program at their own cost.

November 14, 2001