News

October 23, 2001

New Study Asserts Benefits of Home Counseling

By Traci Bank

Seven thousand, four hundred ninety-eight cases of child abuse were reported in Santa Barbara County last year, some of which, based on a recent study by UCSB professor Daphne Bugental, might have been prevented with hom...

October 22, 2001

Repair Work to Begin

By Ladan Moeenziai

Camino Corto and Camino Pescadero will be closed to traffic and parking Tuesday, while both streets undergo construction.

October 22, 2001

Local Queer Community Holds De la Guerra Pride Festival

By Michael Porzucki

Santa Barbara's gay community celebrated diversity during the annual Gay Pride Festival held at De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday.

October 22, 2001

New Engineering Facility Will Reduce Parking Availability, Promises More Classrooms

By Ashley Chapman

Construction of the third Engineering Science building this December is expected to make a significant impact on the university, its students and the already suffering parking condition.

October 22, 2001

Filipino Club Wins Teamwork Award

By Ted Andersen

UCSB's Kapatirang Pilipino club now has a four-foot tall trophy to prove its spirit. KP won first place overall in the 15th annual "Friendship Games" Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.

October 22, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

UC Regents Approve School of Management at UC San Diego The University of California Regents recently approved plans for a new graduate school of education expected to open its doors in Sept. 2003at UC San Diego. On Oct....

October 22, 2001

UCSB History: This Week

By Staff

The Walk-Out Friday, Oct. 23, 1998 Fourteen hours of debate and discussion that led into the early morning hours Friday culminated in a historic even for UCSB. Close to noon on Thursday, over 1,500 students marched to Ch...

October 22, 2001

Feature Photo: A Green House Effect

By Staff

October 19, 2001

Budget Cuts Influence UC Staff Wages

By Jennifer Bentley

University of California academic employees will be receiving a smaller living wage increase this year because of a downward trend in the economy, with the possibility of additional budget cuts in the near future.

October 19, 2001

ResNet, U-mail Take Anti-Virus Measures

By Lisa Cooper

Though computer viruses plague UCSB student computer networks on and off campus, network technicians are providing services to help students protect themselves.

October 19, 2001

UCSB Plans More Housing for Grad Students, Faculty

By Stephen Hall

Campus housing project plans are in the works as UCSB continues the struggle to accommodate faculty, graduate students and student families in need of inexpensive living quarters.

October 19, 2001

Feature Photo: Four-Car Fender Folly

By Staff

October 18, 2001

Task Force Debates Possible GE Changes

By Sarah Gorback

The Academic Senate is considering revising the university's general education requirements, which would narrow choices in some areas but allow students to take more electives.

October 18, 2001

UC To Face Budget Cut for ’02-’03

By Ted Andersen

After seven years without raising undergraduate student fees, the regents talked of fee hikes along with a host of possible cost-cutting methods Wednesday in their meeting at UC San Francisco.

October 18, 2001

UCSB Researchers Discover Island Off SB Coast

By Sarah Healy

Researchers at UCSB recently discovered a submerged island off the Santa Barbara coast, which has been named Isla Calafia after a mythical queen who once ruled a Utopian island of beautiful, warrior women.

October 18, 2001