News

April 12, 2001

Leg Council Agrees to Position Papers on Gender Identity, Bikepaths, Anti-Oil

By Angela Potter

Despite different political affiliations and competition against each other in the upcoming Spring elections, the Associated Students Legislative Council was able to unanimously pass three position papers at last night&#...

April 10, 2001

Administrators Expect More Students During 2001 Summer Session

By Ben Ebyam Reporter

In an effort to attract more students over the summer, UCSB Summer Sessions plans to offer an increased number of classes, lower rates and more classes with professors this year.

April 10, 2001

MCC Holds Discussion Series To Open Dialogue on ‘Race Matters’

By Rowena Lambert

Randi Gray-Kristensen, scholar and activist, will give the first workshop this quarter in the MultiCultural Center-sponsored "Race Matters" series, tonight at 7:30 in the MCC lounge.

April 10, 2001

VP Candidates Start Off Debates

By Staff

Associated Students internal vice presidential candidates Cameron Ahler, a junior political science major, and Shaina Walter, a Legislative Council representative and junior law and society major, squared off in the firs...

April 10, 2001

UCTV Expands to All Day, Everyday

By Staff

Keeping up with the quickly merging world of television and telecommunications, the University of California has increased UCTV coverage to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

April 10, 2001

Activists Rally to Increase Wages for City Workers

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Members of the Living Wage, a group dedicated to raising the minimum wage for Santa Barbara city employees, gathered in front of City Hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. while the city council weekly meeting adjourned for a bre...

April 10, 2001

Corruption Muddles UC Berkeley Elections

By Staff

With student government elections just around the corner, Berkeley's sitting president has been overruled and accused of tampering with the upcoming election, an executive vice-presidential candidate has been disqualifie...

April 10, 2001

Real Stories of the IV Foot Patrol

By Staff

I’m a Fifth-Year Junior At approximately 1:13 a.m. Thursday, April 5, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the intersection at Camino Pescadero and Sabado Tarde Road observed a 21-year-old female walking sout...

April 10, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

News from around the UC system

April 9, 2001

Driver Crashes Car, ATO Party

By Brendan Buhler

A drunken driver ran into the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Friday morning.

April 9, 2001

UC, CSU Take Legal Action Against Energy Company

By Alex Sohn

The University of California and California State University have jointly filed a preliminary injunction to prevent Enron Energy Services, Inc. from allegedly altering a contract signed in 1998.

April 9, 2001

Locals Petition for I.V. Inclusion in Goleta Cityhood

By Ladan Moeenziai

With the deadline for boundaries of Goleta Now!'s cityhood proposal approaching in less than a month, local activists took to the street this weekend to solicit support for Isla Vista Too!

April 9, 2001

Pro-Palestinian Activist Inaugurates New Center

By Julia Rubin

Most speakers need to lecture before receiving a standing ovation. Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi received hers before she approached the podium to speak.

April 9, 2001

Feature Photo: April Showers Bring Campaign Flowers

By Staff

Campaign signs were officially allowed on campus April 8 at midnight. By Monday morning, students were inundated with a variety of campaign signs along the bikepath adjacent to HSSB.

April 6, 2001

Crowd of 800 Gets ‘Last Chance to See’ Author Douglas Adams

By Brendan Buhler

Adams has made a successful living as an author. His nine books have sold over 15 million copies. What he is most concerned about, however, is the environment.

April 6, 2001

Well-Known Activist To Give Opening Middle East Studies Center Lecture

By Diana Ray

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian political leader and human rights activist, will give the inaugural lecture for UCSB's Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Campbell Hall.