News

April 23, 2001

Locals Gather in Support of Living Wage Movement

By Kate Shaw

Rainstorms on Friday night may have slowed traffic, but they did little to dampen the spirits of those who attended a Unidos community celebration and fundraiser.

April 23, 2001

Police Tow Cars on Sabado for Start of Repaving

By Marisa Lagos

Approximately 75 cars were towed from the 6500 to 6800 blocks of Sabado Tarde Road early Monday morning in order to clear the road for construction.

April 23, 2001

Science, Religion Forum Attracts Large Audience

By Josh Braun

UCSB Professor Emeritus Walter Kohn attracted a crowd worthy of a rock concert to Kohn Hall on Friday afternoon.

April 23, 2001

April Showers Wash Out 4/20 Day Festivities

By Alison Dougherty

Plans for last weekend's 4/20 festival went up in smoke due to bad weather conditions.

April 23, 2001

Daily Nexus Takes 20 Awards Over Weekend at CIPA

By Staff

The newspaper received 13 awards Friday for the mail-in entries, including best Opinion, Arts & Entertainment sections in the state.

April 20, 2001

Take Back the Night Concludes With Candlelight March in I.V.

By Ladan Moeenziai

Last night, approximately 200 men and women gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to celebrate the culmination of Take Back the Night - a week dedicated to promoting awareness and prevention of sexual assau...

April 20, 2001

Police Rule Attack in Parking Lot 38 Hoax

By Staff

A UCSB student who claimed she had been attacked in a parking lot admitted to University of California Police Dept. on Wednesday that she made up the report for personal reasons.

April 20, 2001

3 Year Forum To Focus on Science-Religion Dialogue

By Josh Braun

The forum - which includes seminars, lectures and undergraduate courses - is a three-year project funded by a special $100,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation, an organization that promotes science-religion dial...

April 20, 2001

Earth Day Celebration To Feature Entertainment, Demonstrations

By Staff

On Sunday, the Santa Barbara County Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host an Earth Day celebration at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens located at 1100 Anacapa Street, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

April 20, 2001

Locals To Come Together at Hemp Awareness Festival

By Marisa Lagos

Isla Vistans can celebrate "4/20" today at a Hemp Awareness Day Festival in Anisq' Oyo' Park from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

April 20, 2001

IVRPD Meeting Discusses Possible Memorial, I.V.’s Future With Goleta

By Rebecca Turek

The Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District focused on a possible memorial on Sabado Tarde Road and Goleta's proposed city hood plan Thursday night.

April 19, 2001

Student Escapes Attack in Remote UCSB Parking Lot

By Staff

A man assaulted a 19-year-old UCSB student with a knife early Wednesday morning in the parking lot near Harder Stadium, campus police said.

April 19, 2001

Student Resource Building Fee Faces Opposition

By Sarah Healy

An initiative asking students for $33.33 a quarter and $21.49 for Summer Sessions starting in 2004 is receiving an advantage because supporters of the proposal work for the Campus Elections Commission and Office of Stude...

April 19, 2001

Coalition Seeks Approval of Housing Ordinances

By Kim Sadler

"Fairness and Security" may not be synonymous with the leasing experience in Santa Barbara for everyone, but if a collection of local renters' rights groups have their way next month, they may be closer.

April 19, 2001

Leg Council Petitions for Student Representative Replacement, Use of Fair Trade Coffee on Campus

By Angela Potter

In its last meeting before Spring Elections, Associated Students Legislative Council condemned a campus committee's decision to postpone the Broida Expressway.

April 19, 2001

Students Honor Holocaust Victims With Vigil, 24-Hour Name Reading

By Staff

Alice Kraftova. Ida Kralova. Emil Kramer. Greta Kramerova. Hedvika Kramerova. Gizela Kramova. Hugo Kramer. These are the first seven names, out of 72, on page 796 of a list of Holocaust victims.