Issue 53, Volume 83 2002-2003
Lights Go Out on 7th Day
Monday, January 13, 2003
UCSB's lights went out for the second time this school year on Sunday after several of Edison Electric's cable lines on campus failed. The problem cables were spliced and temporarily repaired Sunday night, but will have to be completely replaced later this month.
Police Hope for Thief's Return
Monday, January 13, 2003
A UCSB graduate student who skipped town after stealing college property may soon return to face the music.
Lecturers, Librarians Prepare for New Negotiations With UC
Monday, January 13, 2003
The University of California-American Federation of Teachers has scheduled negotiations with UC administration for February and hopes that the soon-to-be expired librarian contract will pressure the administration to settle the lecturers' contract more equitably.
Caltrans To Rework SB Bridge, 101
Monday, January 13, 2003
Motorists driving on the roadways of Santa Barbara County will see closures and construction beginning on Sunday, according to press releases from Caltrans.
Small Fire Chars Sunstone Winery
Monday, January 13, 2003
his year's Sunstone Merlot may contain a hint of a burnt oak taste due to a minor fire. At about 9:17 a.m. on Sunday, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department was dispatched to the Sunstone Winery located in the Santa Ynez Valley at 125 North Refugio Rd.
City of Goleta Breaks In First Manager, Staff
Monday, January 13, 2003
The City of Santa Barbara is no longer the manager of Goleta. That would be Fred Stouder. Stouder is the first city manager of Goleta since it became a city in Nov. 2001.
Starving Socialist Island
Monday, January 13, 2003
Cuba is up shit creek and there's no paddle in sight. It truly is an economic disaster that came and went, compliments of "El Lider Supremo," Fidel Castro and his little brother Raul.
Living Without Vowels: Simian Antics Drive I.V. Residents Ape
Monday, January 13, 2003
Scott is a good kid, even though he smokes cigarettes, cusses and is 27 years old. It's hard not to think of him as a child though because the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that afflicts him has set his mind permanently around the age of eight or nine.
Women's Basketball
UCSB Three-Iron Is Taylor-Made
Monday, January 13, 2003
The Vandals came to the Thunderdome in hopes of stealing a victory from UCSB, only to find a staunch police squadron of Gauchos waiting to extradite them back to Idaho.
Men's Basketball
Aggies Accelerate, Power Over Gauchos
Monday, January 13, 2003
The two-time, regular-season Big West champs buggy-whipped the Gauchos from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 75-59 thrashing before a rabid, sold-out crowd of 9,669 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah on Saturday.
Men's Volleyball
Santa Barbara Serves Toast at E-Bar Invite
Monday, January 13, 2003
The UCSB men's volleyball team started the 39th annual UCSB/Elephant Bar Volleyball Invitational with a bang on Friday night, upsetting Pacific at Rob Gym.
Good Grub
Monday, January 13, 2003
When Columbus sailed in the 1400's (and yes, I know he didn't discover shit...), he and his crew took to eating meals at night around halfway through the voyage.