Issue 128, Volume 83 2002-2003
Crowd Calls for Justice at Local March
Monday, May 19, 2003
A crowd of people as diverse as the many causes they represented joined together in the People's March for Economic and Social Justice on State Street on Saturday.
Future Student Regent Named
Monday, May 19, 2003
Jodi L. Anderson, a 30-year-old doctoral candidate in UC Los Angeles' school of education, was chosen to follow current student regent-designate Matthew J. Murray, a UC Berkeley senior architecture major, as the 2004-05 student regent.
Ceremony To Kick Off Black Culture Week
Monday, May 19, 2003
This week UCSB will celebrate African-American culture and heritage with Black Culture Week. The culture week is coordinated by the Black Student Union (BSU), and more than half a dozen on-campus and off-campus African-American based organizations will be hosting various events throughout the week.
High School Seeks Funds for New Pool
Monday, May 19, 2003
A feasibility study has drowned plans for an $8.5 million aquatic and recreation complex at Dos Pueblos High School, but a smaller renovation and pool construction project is still set to leave Goletans and students splashing in delight.
UC Appoints New Director for Los Alamos Lab
Monday, May 19, 2003
Pete Nanos, the interim director of the embattled Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been asked to be its permanent chief. University of California President Richard Atkinson told regents Thursday that Nanos' performance in recent months makes conducting a national search for a permanent director unnecessary.
Grants To Assist Local Environmental Projects
Monday, May 19, 2003
April showers have brought green to the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper in the form of $5,000 grants from the International Academy at Santa Barbara.
Volunteers Take Action to Help SB Tykes
Monday, May 19, 2003
The Santa Barbara Children and Families Commission (SBCFC) accepted a $75,000 matching grant from the Orfalea Family Foundation on May 13, for the Commission's third Spruce Up For Kids Day, which is scheduled to be held May 31.
Indian Club To Host Cultural Celebration
Monday, May 19, 2003
Those who know little of the ancient Vedic culture of India should be prepared for an awakening when the UCSB Bhakti-Yoga Club presents the 8th annual Festival of India, a hands-on exposure to the food, music and history of an ancient way of life.
Why You Frontin'?
Monday, May 19, 2003
'Buffy' Fans To Unite for Final Show
Monday, May 19, 2003
Students have a chance to watch Buffy before she - like the vampires she stakes - bites the dust. The Santa Barbara Film Society is sponsoring a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" farewell party tonight at 7 in Room 1004 of Girvetz Hall.
Author To Relate Islamic, U.S. Culture
Monday, May 19, 2003
People looking to establish a connection between their lives in Santa Barbara and war in the Middle East are invited to a lecture by essayist and journalist Pico Iyer on Wednesday. The lecture is scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
A.S. Finance Board Empties Its Pockets
Monday, May 19, 2003
In its final meeting of the year, A.S. Finance Board allocated the last of its funds to three on-campus groups. The board also recommended against the passage of bill being proposed to Leg Council on Wednesday that would shut the public out of next year's Finance Board discussions.
Police Blotter
May 20, 2003
Monday, May 19, 2003
Saturday, May 17, at 12:35 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers observed the beginnings of a street fight at the intersection of Camino Pescadero and Sabado Tarde Road. A woman approached two men standing in the street and punched one in the face.
Feature Photo
Monday, May 19, 2003
Staff Editorial
CRECNO-Blind
Monday, May 19, 2003
Ward Connerly has a notion to make California the first truly colorblind society. His Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin (CRECNO) initiative, expected to go to California voters on the March 2004 ballot, not only fails to achieve that goal but actively hinders progress toward it.
Flat Notes for Extravaganza
Monday, May 19, 2003
Staff writers Jessica Jardine and Drew Mackie accuse the members of A.S. Program Board of purposely creating an Extravaganza with a lineup that students won't like while patting themselves on the back for being the supposed trendsetters of UCSB. Both accusations are completely absurd.
Safe Grad Offers Students Information on Booze and Safety
Monday, May 19, 2003
I am writing you to express my excitement about the event coming up called Safe Grad. I am an intern on campus for Student Health called S.T.A.R., which stands for Students Teaching Alcohol and other drug Responsibility. Out motto is to promote moderate and responsible use for those who choose to use and support those who choose not to use.
He Said: Nude Dancers---Demeaning or Delightful?
Monday, May 19, 2003
These two types, along with foreign businessmen, are the bread and butter of the stripper industry. Geek type 1 usually goes with a mass of other geeks, tittering like adolescent boys at the thought of naked women, despite the fact they go every weekend after slaying a nasty horde of orcs.
Letter Blows the Meal Plan Problem Out of Proportion
Monday, May 19, 2003
Is Nick Pasto serious in his column (Daily Nexus, "Don't Play Games With Students' Meals," May 16)? I agree that the food in both dining commons could be better, but to call it harmful and offensive? That's going a bit too far.
She Said: Nude Dancers---Demeaning or Delightful?
Monday, May 19, 2003
I'm not quite sure what it is about stripping that makes people become the morality police. Is it nudity that they find immoral? Is it the display of sexuality that they have a problem with? These both seem like perfectly natural things. I personally have no problem with strippers.
The Readers' Voice
Ward Connerly May Be Extreme, But He's Got the Right Idea
Monday, May 19, 2003
I have benefited greatly from previous generations of equal opportunity programs (Educational Opportunity Program in my case), which I have knowingly and approvingly participated in.
The Readers' Voice
Words to Eat By
Monday, May 19, 2003
College freshmen living in the dorms enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet offered by UCSB's local five-star restaurant, Ortega. With the buffet, however, come the dumpsters full of wasted food, thrown away, perhaps, in retaliation to its mediocre taste. Not only is the quality sub-par, the cost is higher than Bob Marley on 4/20.
Think
Monday, May 19, 2003
Baseball: UCSB Bucks SLO For Series Victory
Monday, May 19, 2003
The Gauchos endured grueling 14- and 12-inning games to kick off this weekend's series against Cal Poly. Those extra-inning contests made Sunday's nine-inning game seem all the shorter, as five Gaucho seniors suited up for the last time at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
Women's Track and Field: Santa Barbara Senior Superstar Appenrodt Runs Wild
Monday, May 19, 2003
Appenrodt has qualified to run the 1,500 and 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional Championships at Stanford on May 30-31.However, she will only run the 5,000 meters."I have a shot at nationals in the 5,000; I'm going to go for it," she said.
Men's and Women's Track And Field: Listless Gauchos Drag to Finish Line
Monday, May 19, 2003
With the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships concluding this past Saturday at Northridge both the men's and women's teams posted subpar showings while key individual performances sparked some fire. The men took sixth with a score of 77, and the women placed seventh with a score of 63.
Women's Soccer
Offensive-Minded UCSB Returns Talent in 2003
Monday, May 19, 2003
Santa Barbara will welcome two freshmen to the squad next year, both of which should make an immediate impact. Darci Gwartz should look to make a run for a position vacancy located at the defensive central-midfielder spot. Megan Rourke, a two-time Adidas nationally recognized performer, shows great promise as a scoring threat.
Skittles and LSD
Monday, May 19, 2003
I spent the weekend listening to old sixties albums. After careful consideration, I don't think that you need acid to write drug induced music.
Advertise Online!
Monday, May 19, 2003
I love Google. More specifically, I love their corporate advertising scheme. A friend of mine mentioned the other day that several character actors at Disney World had sued the company because their costumes required that they wear special underwear that the theme park refused to wash.