Issue 105, Volume 83 2002-2003
A.S. Pursues Sliding Scale
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
An initiative on the spring elections ballot seeks to amend the Associated Students Constitution to change the number of votes needed to pass future A.S. ballot measures.
Gaucho Mythology Debunked
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Much can be attributed to the persistent myths about the school that portray it as a depraved bastion of drunken, promiscuous youths densely packed along the Central Coast. These legends have spread so widely that a large percentage of the public has come to accept them without a second thought.
Sliding Scale Formula Fails to Add Up
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Wednesday night, quickly and quietly, Associated Students Legislative Council changed a constitutional amendment on next week's ballot to correct a small and quite consequential error.
Man Dies From Drug Overdose
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Investigation into a death the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. deputies had initially labeled as "mysterious" and "suspicious" has revealed that cocaine killed 36-year-old James Luna.
Campaigners Grapple With Sign Rules
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Confusion over the number of campaign signs allowed per grass plot during Associated Students elections ended after the A.S. Elections Committee made its ruling Wednesday on the disagreement.
Supervisors Vote to Protect Oak Trees
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt new guidelines designed to protect local native oak trees by closely regulating their removal.
Researchers Check Quakes' Irregular Pulses
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
UCSB researchers using three-dimensional computer models have found that earthquakes work much differently than previously assumed.
Crime Stopper Helps Catch Local Robber
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
The Santa Barbara County chapter of Crime Stoppers International program has allowed its first informant to safely supply the name and whereabouts of a wanted criminal.
Latino Cartoonist To Give Workshop, Lecture
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Like its namesake insect, Lalo Alcarez's La Cucaracha comic has proven hard to kill. The sometimes controversial cartoonist Lalo Alcarez will spend the day at the UCSB MultiCultural Center for "Latino USA: A Cartoon History" Thursday
Softball: Gauchos Get That Sweeping Sensation
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
With clear skies on Tuesday came the opportunity for the UCSB softball team to test-drive some hidden talent in a doubleheader sweep against Centenary College of Louisiana.
lll Spittin' Game: Your Time's Up, Mr. Jordan
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
If parting is such sweet sorrow, then somebody better pump the laughing gas way up because this ending has the aroma of a crummy, water-soiled dime store novel
Triathlon: Tri-athlon This On for Size: SB Surges Ahead
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
In 1978, former Navy Capt. John Collins got into an argument with some of his buddies about which Hawaiian sporting event - the 2.4 mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, the 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon or the 112-mile bike race around Oahu - was the toughest?
See the Ball, Be the Ball
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
"Some People Know What Time it is. Some People Don't."
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Have you been yelled at by an A.S. candidate today? I have and it sucks.