News

May 14, 2001

Seminar Ends With Talks on Social, Economic, Environmental Concerns

By Rebecca Turek

Approximately 100 people filled Isla Vista Theater on Saturday night to attend the final installment of the Many Faces of the Environment, a conference focused on promoting discussion concerning environmental injustice.

May 14, 2001

Feature Photo: Here Come the Brides

By Staff

Jill Rodriguez, a resident of Santa Barbara, is swept off her feet by senior women's studies major Colten Tognazzini during the 10th annual Queer Wedding on Friday.

May 11, 2001

Downtown Labor March To Protest Economic Injustice

By Marisa Lagos Jennifer B. Siverts Staff Writers

Labor activists will take to the streets this Saturday to protest as they educate locals of economic inequalities within Santa Barbara in the People's March for Economic Justice.

May 11, 2001

Campus Labor Action Coalition Sues Santa Barbara

By Kristin Davis Reporter

The Campus Labor Action Coalition (CLAC) ran into problems trying to organize Saturday's March for Economic Justice and filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Barbara to clear up permit procedures it found confusing a...

May 11, 2001

Visiting UCSB Alum Professor, Students Develop Universal Bill of Human Rights

By Sarah Healy Staff Writer Brian Henley Reporter

Political science professor Kirk Boyd, a UCSB alumnus visiting the campus this quarter as a lecturer, and a group of students are continuing Roosevelt's vision by developing a website, which lays out a basic framework fo...

May 10, 2001

Press Council Picks Nexus Editor in Chief

By Staff

The decade-long tradition of transition is upon the staff of the Daily Nexus, and a new space monkey has volunteered for the insomnial duty of editor in chief.

May 10, 2001

Little League Fights for Park

By Rebecca Turek

Santa Barbara County supervisors Gail Marshall and Susan Rose recommended Wednesday that the county donate $800,000 to help Dos Pueblos Little League remain at the baseball fields located adjacent to Girsh Park in Goleta...

May 10, 2001

Leg Council Debates Trustee Accounts

By Eric Simons

Students lined up outside the door Wednesday night to speak to Associated Students Legislative Council on behalf of its campus organizations.

May 10, 2001

Film To Introduce Activist Julia Butterfly Hill to UCSB

By Stephen Hall

Before Julia Butterfly Hill climbed a 200-foot redwood tree to protest logging in December of 1997, she had never been involved in environmental activism.

May 10, 2001

Just Look at That Smile

By Staff

Miss Isla Vista Pageant winner Shy Pilgreen receives a hug in Isla Vista Theater on Wednesday night.

May 9, 2001

County Sheriff’s Dept. Investigates Rape of UCSB Student in I.V.

By Staff

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. is investigating a possible rape case that occurred May 4 in Isla Vista.

May 9, 2001

Filmmaker/Lecturer Uses Speakers, Volunteerism to Educate Students

By Sarah Healy

Dr. Michael Tobias has traveled all around the world filming what he considers interesting issues needing in-depth coverage and advocating animal rights.

May 9, 2001

Physicists Release Findings on Cosmos

By Josh Braun

BOOMERanG keeps coming back.The strange acronym is the name of the airborne telescope, Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation and Geophysics, which helped physicists determine the shape of the univer...

May 9, 2001

Drag-stravaganza

By Staff

Drag king "T. Drake" dances behind "Joey Thicke" during the Disposable Boy Toys' lipsynched rendition of "I'm Your Man" at the Pride Week drag show Tuesday at noon in Storke Plaza.

May 8, 2001

National Academy of Sciences Elects Two UCSB Professors

By Karen Luna

UCSB Professors Alan Heeger and Arthur Gossard were elected to the Academy during its annual meeting May 1 in Washington, D.C. Election is one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.

May 8, 2001

Gaucho Gridiron: Play, Punt or Pass?

By Stephanie Tavares

Associated Students President-elect Brian Hampton is working to bring back Gaucho football, as stated in his campaign platform, though if made a reality, the pom-poms may not be used for a minimum of five years.