Issue 127, Volume 82 2001-2002
Prosecution Rests Case in Attias Trial
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
After three weeks of testimony, deputy district attorney Patrick McKinley rested his case against murder suspect David Attias on Tuesday afternoon.
Officials Find Disease at Day Care Center
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Santa Barbara County Health Dept. announced Wednesday that samples from UCSB's Orfalea Family Children's Center on West Campus tested positive for the disease Raccoon Roundworm.
A.S. Leaves Groups in Funding Lurch
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Next year, UCSB students may not be able to enjoy the wealth of cultural, educational and entertaining events that they have seen in past years, as campus organizations that sponsor those events will be forced to scramble for funds due to recent election results.
Regents Debate ACT, SAT Content
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The University of California Board of Regents met at UC Los Angeles on Wednesday to discuss changes in admissions policy intended to better prepare and evaluate students for college.
Davis Proposes Cuts to University Budget
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Despite the fact that a revision to Gov. Gray Davis' budget for 2002-03 cuts University of California funding by $162 million, tuition rates will not rise during the next academic year.
SB Court Rules in Favor of State Street Building Plan
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Santa Barbara City Council approved the development project, La Entrada de Santa Barbara, which was first proposed in 1991 by developer Bill Levy, in August 2001.
UC, Zeneca To Clean Up Toxic Marsh Property
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Stege Marsh, a 100-acre plot of land part in Richmond, Calif., has been one of the 10 most polluted "toxic hot spots" in the Bay Area since 1998. Now the University of California and Zeneca Corporation will have to clean it up.
Feature Photo: "Hey...No Cutting!"
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Two "Star Wars" fanatics re-enact the famous light saber duel in front of the Arlington Theatre downtown.
Feature Photo: To Everything Spin, Spin, Spin
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Marina Martinez Jimenez shows onlookers how to spin wool in front of the Women's Center on Tuesday at an American Indian Teach-In and Festival. The event was a part of the American Indian Cultural Celebration, which continues this week.
Staff Editorial
No Fuss Means No Parking
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Special Advisory Committee on Parking held an open forum to collect opinions about a plan to raise the cost of day parking, and instate weekend and night fees. Twenty people showed up and not one of them was a student.
My Friendly Advice for I.V's Bimbos, Bozos and Dealers
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
First is a little hint for the ladies (and possibly even some fellas): Wear clothes that fit. Pull up the ol' size zero shorts, suck up the gut, button, zip and breath.
Harsh Politics Harbor Sexism, Racism and Homophobia
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Ana Rizo and Eneri Rodriguez, your external vice presidents for local affairs and for statewide affairs respectively, recently had their offices robbed and vandalized by some racist, supremacist, greedy and emotionally constipated wannabe elementary school bullies.
The Readers' Voice
Forcing Grad Students to Buy UCSB's Insurance Demeans Us
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
These ideas come in response to the issue of the graduate student health insurance hike under discussion at present, being voted on by the Graduate Students Association representatives.
It Affects Me: Part 6: Friends Survive Together
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Eva called me about a week ago. When I realized who it was, I didn't really even want to talk to her. I felt I had put so much effort into helping her, but her ignorance and denial were really starting to get on my nerves.
The Readers' Voice
Despite What the Nexus Says, Students Had a Voice on Parking
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
I am writing in response to your editorial on parking, the Daily Nexus criticizes A.S. reps for not attending the most recent Chancellor's Special Advisory Committee on Parking public forum.
The Wednesday Hump
Well Blow Me Down, Oral Sex Is Just a Tool to Avoid Guilt Trips
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
You'd be surprised at the topics that pop up around my grandmother's dinner table sometimes. We were discussing my cousin - a man slut if there ever was one - and his new girlfriend.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Readers' Voice
Hey Undergraduates, Shut It. TAs Need Parking More Than You
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
TAs are poor and are more important than students. That's right, I said it, you know it's true.
Track: Gauchos' Road Nears End
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The UCSB Men's and Women's Track and Field teams' tireless work this season has been preparation for now, the Big West Conference Championships beginning today in Irvine.
Men's Tennis: Santa Barbara Netters Reminisce on Season
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
In a season that saw the UCSB men's tennis team win the Big West Championship, and return to the NCAA Tournament, everyone involved in the program had good things to say about the Gaucho netters' 2002 campaign.
Sports Column: Baseball Nerds Forget the Tube and Log On
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Damn the decadent bastards, with their caviar and Cristal and MLB Extra Innings digital cable package. What can the common man do? Fear not, proletariat. We are on a college campus. We have computer labs. We have access to the myriad real-time online game re-creations.
Women's Softball: Big West Recognizes Gauchos
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Sports Feature Photo: Is That George Brett at Third?
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The UCSB baseball team will play its final home series of the year against Sacramento State this weekend. The first game versus the Hornets begins at Friday at 2 p.m.
Sports Feature Photo: Count the Red Cups
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
With no football team at UCSB, students in Isla Vista look for other ways to entertain themselves on the weekend.
Movie Review
The Believer: A Man Divided
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Henry Bean's film "The Believer" proves there's no need to travel to a galaxy far, far away for an exploration of the human psyche; self-contradiction is rife all around us.
Aural Orgy in Spring
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Butt-sniffing season is definitely in. So, what better way to celebrate butt-sniffing season than with a free show? Enter Extravaganza.
Alienating Ant Farm
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Call him the "Ambassador of Anomie," maybe even the "Duke of Desolation." Just please stop calling him, "that guy who painted 'Nighthawks.'"
Movie Review
Unfaithful: 'Just Passion and Action'
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful" makes no excuses for guilt-ridden infidelity or passionate crimes.
CD Review
Weezer | Maladroit | Geffen Records
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
So what the hell does "Maladroit" mean, anyway? In short, everything this CD is not: awkward, clumsy and bumbling.
CD Review
Marianne Faithfull | Kissin Time | Advance Music
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
You may recognize Marianne Faithfull as God. Her "This Wheel's on Fire" became the anthem for the live-fast-and-should-be-dead-by-now lifestyle of Patsy and Edina.
CD Review
Primeridian | I'll Meet You in Greenwich | Promihjay 8 Inc.
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
I'm playin' this shit at my wedding. In fact, if the beats were human I would probably marry them. And let's say I did tie the knot - the rhymes would be my best man.
Hip Hop Top 10
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Artsweek Calendar
May 16, 2002 - May 22, 2002
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Stinky Underarm of Campus
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Warm weather has descended upon an unsuspecting Santa Barbara. Nowhere is this more apparent than the poorly ventilated corridors of Davidson library.
Trampin' It Up
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
What's more charitable than a bunch of drunk meatheads hitting each other? A bunch of drunk meatheads employing their drunk "sisters" to bounce up and down nearly naked on a trampoline.