News

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.

April 18, 2001

Ballot To Include Base Fee Increase Initiative

By Jason La

Currently, students are charged $9.10 per quarter in Student Services and Activities base fees. To meet the demands of the next fiscal year, A.S. is proposing a $5.90 increase, for a total of $15 per quarter, which, if p...

April 18, 2001

Panel Points to Intoxication as Major Factor in Sexual Assault

By Marisa Lagos

Take Back the Night took over the Hub on Tuesday afternoon to discuss sexual assault in the Isla Vista community and its relation to alcohol use.

April 18, 2001

SBRCC Raises Flags for Awareness

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center lined State Street - from Victoria Street to Cabrillo Boulevard - with purple and black flags in celebration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

April 18, 2001

Center To Offer Landlord Critiques Online

By Staff

UCSB students and faculty can rate their landlords online this year on the Associated Students Legal Resource Center evaluation web page.

April 18, 2001

Feature Photo: Take Back the Mic

By Staff

Musician Gillian Harwin plays guitar and sings Tuesday at the MCC Theater during a performance for Take Back the Night, which included an open mic.

April 16, 2001

Students Begin Campus, IV Bike Sharing Program

By Medea Torres

Craig Collins spent Monday giving away bicycles on Del Playa Drive and Sabado Tarde Road."A lot of people I ask are like, 'Oh God, this guy is crazy,' " Collins said.

April 16, 2001

San Francisco Group Donates Flag To SB’s Gay Community

By Ladan Moeenziai

Members and supporters of Gay Santa Barbara gathered Saturday to raise one of California's original rainbow gay pride flags in De La Guerra Plaza.

April 16, 2001

‘Broida Expressway’ Future Is Uncertain, Delayed Indefinitely

By Brenda Castillo

A proposed bikepath connecting the Engineering building to Broida Hall will not be completed for five or six more years, if ever, as plans work through the university, a member of the campus bicycle safety committee said...