Issue 65, Volume 83 2002-2003
Nobel Winners Oppose U.S. War With Iraq
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The signers of a recent anti-war statement believe you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know the United States should not go to war with Iraq - you just have to be a chemist or theoretical physicist.
I.V. Search Yields Two Arrests
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Twenty-five authorities made up of I.V. Foot Patrol officers, Santa Barbara Sheriff's detectives, UC Police Dept. detectives and probation officers went to 16 different locations in I.V. on Jan. 28 on a probation sweep.
Unarmed Criminal Robs Goleta Bank
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
A yet unidentified man robbed a branch of the Santa Barbara Bank & Trust on Thursday, Jan. 23 at about 3:30 p.m. The bank did not disclose the amount of money the alleged thief stole.
Meeting Addresses Beach Conservation
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Heads butted last night at a community meeting concerning the preservation of Goleta Beach, a local landmark slowly being washed away by the ocean's current and El Ni–o's winter storms.
BD/SM 102 Dispels Myths
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
HeadSpace, a Santa Barbara queer organization, held a BD/SM - bondage and discipline, dominance and submission and sadomasochism - seminar Tuesday night at 7 on the second floor of Girvetz Hall.
Students, Staff Rally Against Bush, War
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Students, staff and faculty gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday to hear and give reactions to President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address.
Trailers Make Way for Sports Building
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The area near Robertson Gym began a major facelift on Friday that included the partial destruction of the building known as the "Dance Tent." The Dance Building was mainly used by the Santa Barbara Dance Theater and the Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble.
Solar Panels To Empower Local Showgrounds
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Earl Warren Showgrounds will be getting a solar power makeover this February. The state-owned facility is set to install 8,000 photovoltaic panels, which will generate enough electricity to power the entire venue.
Meeting To Debate Beach Problems
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Erosion is dissolving Goleta Beach. A town hall meeting tonight at 7 will discuss whether a seawall is the best way to save it. Removal of the controversial rock revetments currently on the beach has been scheduled for May 15.
Researcher Links Islam, Academics
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
A UC Berkeley faculty member was on campus Wednesday to discuss his research on the positive impact Islamic teachings can have on educational achievement in black students.
Kiteboarders May Ride Waves To New Rules
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The sport of kiteboarding -riding a board similar to a surfboard or wakeboard while holding on to a line attached to a large kite, which pulls the rider through the water- has become increasingly popular at East and Leadbetter Beaches.
A.S. Debates Hwy 217, Budget, Path
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
At its meeting last night, A.S. Leg Council listened to a financial report from its executive director Don Daves-Rougeaux and evaluated a resolution opposing the annexation of Highway 217 by the city of Goleta.
B-boy Brings Hip Hop Club to UCSB
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
If hip hop is synonymous to you with a way of life, you may have a new hangout on Wednesday nights. The Hip Hop Club will hold its first meeting today at 5 p.m. in North Hall, Room 1006.
The Wednesday Hump
What Women Really Want
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
I've decided that women are crazy. I know this because I am crazy. Sometimes I think I should take myself out on a date because I'm the only one who would truly understand the capacity of my insanity.
They're Out for Blood
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
It's the prickly presence of a nuclear mosquito, a member of the oversized, bloodthirsty, buzzing, scummy lagoon-spawning, itch-inducing tribe of bugs that that now apparently calls UCSB home.
Fixed Seawall Threatens to Leave Goleta Beach High and Dry
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
In April 2000, students from I.V. Surfrider and the A.S. Environmental Affairs Board rallied together to oppose the seawall being constructed at Goleta Beach.
The Readers' Voice
Survey Says: Bitter North County Resident Is a Sore Loser
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Mr. Ruhge bemoans the legislation and voting outcomes that have occurred in Santa Barbara County due to student voting. He concludes by urging students to vote absentee at their parents' homes.
The Readers' Voice
Take Advantage of Petition to Save UCSB Student Services
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
This week, UCSB students have the opportunity to make sure they will have a choice about the continuation of programs sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
SDSU's New Sheriff
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Tony Gwynn is coming to town. Gwynn, probably the greatest hitter of our generation, played college ball with San Diego State before his celebrated career with the San Diego Padres.
It's, Going, Going. . . Gwynn!
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Tony Gwynn defines All-Century Baseball. The two-sport star decided to march forward with a bat and glove for the San Diego Padres, who plucked him in the third round of the MLB amateur draft.
Men's Rugby: UCSB Butts Heads With Arizonans
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
You may think you know, but you have no idea. Well, at least that's the point the UCSB men's rugby team is trying to get across. Santa Barbara will play Arizona State this Friday in Harder Stadium at 7 p.m and the University of Arizona on Sunday.
Women's Basketball
Santa Barbara Sets Sights on Anteaters
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The #19 UCSB women's basketball team returns home tonight from a grueling four-game road trip with a 3-1 record over that span and some motivation to prove the critics wrong in tonight's battle with Irvine at the Thunderdome.
Men's Tennis: Anyone for Tennis? Gauchos Cream USF, Fall to Trojans
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
In its first dual match of the season last Saturday, the UCSB men's tennis team welcomed the University of San Francisco to Gaucho turf and clinched a 6-1 victory thanks to a convincing singles performance.
Nick of Time
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Junior guard Nick Jones and the UCSB men's basketball team will play at Irvine's Bren Events Center tonight at 5:30. Jones leads the team with 5.5 rebounds a game.
If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get out of Canada!
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Besides being at the forefront of yet another recent musical movement, the Canadian quartet Hot Hot Heat just might be able to break Artsweek's habit of cracking totally unfounded Canadian jokes on the basis of them being, well, purely Canadian.
Do the Allegory Thing
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Look. If you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, one moment, would you capture it? Or just let it slip? Or would you package it and sell it as a Spike Lee joint?
CD Review
Zwan | Mary Star of the Sea | Reprise
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Corgan, the singer/songwriter/tyrant responsible for catapulting the Smashing Pumpkins to fame and fortune, only to induce the band's self-destruction in 2000, has assembled an all-star lineup for his latest venture.
CD Review
Boom Bip | Seed To Sun | Lex
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Boom Bip's somberly successful "Seed to Sun" projects a range of emotions, some unsure of themselves and others standing out as being among the best experimental hip hop beats of the year.
KCSB Top Ten: January 30, 2003
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
1) Hot Cross | A New Set of Lungs | Level Plane2) Morven Callar | Soundtrack | Warp3) Bleeding Kansas | Giving Emo Something to Cry About | self-released
Artsweek Calendar
January 30-Febuary 6, 2003
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Saturday, Feb. 2 Put the knife down... please... oh, god! No, not the knife! Sorry, all horrendously bad jokes aside, the emo-indie band, No Knife, will be playing tonight at the Hard to Find Showspace with Biblioteca and Nervous Return.
Coin-Op Hell
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The decline of Western civilization is an agonizingly slow process peppered with occasional indicators like inflation, reduced funding for the arts, limitations to individual freedoms, "Elimidate," the rise of corporate oligarchies, Animal Planet and Crystal Pepsi.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Unless the concept of "more bang for your buck" directly relates to a massive spontaneous failure of the kidneys, two and a half hours is just too long.