News

May 1, 2001

New Hiking Trail Would Connect the Dots

By Rebecca Turek

The Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA) held a meeting Monday at the Santa Barbara Public Library to discuss the proposal of a new hiking trail.

May 1, 2001

Feature Photo: With All the Trimmings

By Staff

Seniors Teresa Ramirez and Tarisicio Viveros perform a traditional Mexican dance in Storke Plaza on Monday.

April 30, 2001

History Professor Looks at Divide Between Philosophy, Science, God

By Josh Braun

Newton and Galileo considered themselves philosophers, not scientists. They considered their groundbreaking work just one part of a larger philosophy, a view UCSB history Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Russell said modern sc...

April 30, 2001

Cancer Prevention Fair Focuses on Education

By Elizabeth Lovero

An event aimed at battling the nation's No.-2 killer attracted hundreds this weekend to downtown Santa Barbara.

April 30, 2001

Officers Find 10 Kilos of Coke in Speedy Minivan

By Staff

Over a million dollars of cocaine was discovered during a routine traffic stop last weekend.

April 27, 2001

Sports Fees Wash Out; SRB Passes by 9 Votes

By Sarah Healy

The Student Athletics Fee Initiative failed by 40 votes and the Recreational Sports Fee Initiative failed by 212 votes in yesterday's final Spring Election tally.

April 27, 2001

Goleta Cityhood Proposal: To I.V. or Not to I.V.

By Alison Dougherty

The lines were drawn - figuratively at least - at Santa Barbara County's Local Agency Formation Commission's (LAFCO) five-hour public hearing Thursday night.

April 27, 2001

Crash Protein 3-Day Tofu Dexedrine Cottage Cheese Carb Fat Olestra Laxative DIET

By Angela Potter

"I still thought I weighed 90 pounds, but other people were telling me that I looked sick. I had gotten down to 70 pounds, but I still thought I looked fat."

April 27, 2001

Group To Encourage Minorities to Enter Healthcare Field

By Stephanie Tavares

Normally, the term los curanderos is used for witch doctors and faith healers; today at UCSB, Los Curanderos is a group of students aspiring to be healers of a more scientific nature.

April 27, 2001

Signwatch 2001: Signing Out

By Staff

Only a few campaign signs remain in the ground and around campus Thursday afternoon. The A.S. Elections Code states candidates must remove signs within five days after the elections or else face a $10 per-sign fine.

April 26, 2001

Gauchoholics Load Up on Victories; Initiatives Split

By Brendan Buhler

The Gauchoholics can be content that 18 out of their 19 candidates won, including presidential candidate Brian Hampton and internal vice presidential candidate Shaina Walter.

April 26, 2001

Legal Resource, I.V. Improvements Pass; Campus Point, Activities Fees Fail

By Sarah Healy

The Isla Vista Community Improvements and Legal Resource Center lock-ins passed easily in Wednesday's elections, with each getting over 70 percent of the vote, while the Student Services Activities fee failed, with just ...

April 26, 2001

Head of UC Outreach Program Resigns After Academic Scandal

By Staff

Alex Saragoza, the head of the University of California's outreach program, resigned Tuesday after admitting to giving fraudulent grades to two former UC Berkeley football players.

April 26, 2001

City Proposal To Receive Final Public Input

By Staff

The Local Agency Formation Commission will meet today at 5 p.m. to hear public testimony regarding the possible inclusion of Isla Vista in the Goleta cityhood proposal.

April 25, 2001

Armenian Group Fights for Genocide Recognition

By Eric Simons

On April 24, 1915, according to Armenians, the Turkish Ottoman Empire began a systematic genocide of Armenian people in Turkey. By 1922, 1.5 million people had died. In 2001, only one country in the world, France, has re...

April 25, 2001

A.S. Year Results in Creation of CODA, Position Papers, E-Code

By Angela Potter

This year, Associated Students Legislative Council passed approximately 35 resolutions and 25 bills, including a bill to create the Commission On Disability Access (CODA) and a controversial election code.