Issue 28, Volume 84 2003-2004
Piru Fire Remains Burning
Monday, October 27, 2003
Smoke from wildfires burning out of control in Ventura County choked the Santa Barbara area Sunday as high temperatures, windy conditions and steep terrain plagued containment efforts.
Ceremony Dedicates Site for CNSI Building
Monday, October 27, 2003
UCSB's newest big building will be a place where very small things are built. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Friday at the site of what will become the $53 million 63,000-sq. ft. California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI).
UCSB To Renovate Bike Path Markers
Monday, October 27, 2003
Over Christmas break, the Physical Facilities and Maintenance Dept. plans to replace current strips of bump-covered tiles at intersections where bike paths meet pedestrian walkways with new sturdier concrete ones and add parallel-striped concrete before the bumps.
Arbor to Face Redesign, Expansion
Monday, October 27, 2003
The Arbor is getting more than a facelift - it's getting a full-body replacement. A 4,200-square foot convenience center will appear in the area where the current Arbor store now resides.
March for 'Truce' Draws Mixed Reactions on DP
Monday, October 27, 2003
A group of 20 students, three-fourths of which were female, marched on Del Playa Drive supporting the "I Want A Truce" campaign on Friday and Saturday nights. The demonstrators chanted, "We want a truce; end sexual assault." The event met different reactions each night.
UC Briefs: October 27, 2003
Monday, October 27, 2003
UC Berkeley scientists Yoram Rubin and Susan Hubbard have developed a radar system that caters specifically to winemakers. The ground-penetrating radar can accurately map soil moisture over multiple acres.
Blue Traffic Lights: Shades of Gray: Little Certainty in World Affairs
Monday, October 27, 2003
Being for peace should not mean perpetually opposing the use of the U.S. Military abroad, for that is the peace of the ideologue: because the deployment of U.S. soldiers is surely interlaced with imperialism, it must always be denounced.
Partying at Sundown
Monday, October 27, 2003
A few weeks ago, a group of Isla Vista's finest Foot Patrol officers served and protected our community by issuing my roommate a citation for violating the infamous midnight noise ordinance.
Police Blotter
Police Reports a Blot on Nexus' Reputation
Monday, October 27, 2003
Over the years - more than 25! - I have looked forward to reading the Daily Nexus. As an alumna and long-time employee of UCSB, I have been alternately informed, impressed, amused, and outraged by the quality and content of the news articles printed in the Nexus.
Assault on Marriage Protection Falls Flat
Monday, October 27, 2003
In his Thursday column, "Marriage Protection Week Is a Time to Fight Love," (Daily Nexus, Oct. 23) Loren Williams ridicules his opponents instead of constructing any logical replies to their arguments.
Men's Soccer
Gauchos Suffer Titan-ic Loss
Monday, October 27, 2003
Unfortunately for the UCSB men's soccer team, all good things must come to an end. The #7 Gauchos were upset at Cal State Fullerton, losing 4-1 for their first Big West Conference loss since 2001.
Santa Barbara Regains Sole Possession of First Place
Monday, October 27, 2003
With the wins, the #19 ranked-Gauchos regained sole possession of first place in the Big West standings, improving to 13-6 overall and 9-2 in conference.
Women's Soccer
UCSB Shuts Out Tigers, Matadors
Monday, October 27, 2003
Junior forward Jen Borcich scored at the 3:33 mark in Friday's match against Pacific, boosting the UCSB women's soccer team to its first shutout of the weekend and snapping the Gauchos' six-match winless streak.
Monday Night Football Relocated
Monday, October 27, 2003
Due to the fires in and around the San Diego area, tomorrow's Monday Night Football game between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins will be moved from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
Marlins Make All the Right Moves
Monday, October 27, 2003
Anyone who predicted the Florida Marlins would win the World Series before the season started is a liar. So how did a team eight games below .500 in May become the World Champion?
Where's Baldo?
Monday, October 27, 2003
As sure as there's an American dream, there's an IV dream. Baldo lived it to its depraved extent. He hotboxed FT. He stole booze from the local marts and hats from sorority girls.