Issue 112, Volume 84 2003-2004
Car-Modifiers Face Legal Woes Due to Hobby
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
There was a crowd of over 50 car enthusiasts in the In-N-Out parking lot last Friday night, like there has been every Friday night since late last year. The gathering of mostly local college students meets around 10 p.m. to talk about their cars, eat hamburgers and meet new people.
Activists Urge The Man to Lighten Up on Pot
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Cannabis, hemp, grass, weed and Mary Jane lovers unite this week in celebration of Cannabis Awareness Week. Several events this week sponsored by the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will offer cannabis education.
Hearing OKs Vote on Cervin Morris' Run
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
In a hearing Monday, Associated Students Judicial Council unanimously upheld a Legislative Council vote to allow A.S. presidential candidate Cervin Morris to run for office, though he is four units short of the requirements to declare candidacy.
Probe To Aid Understanding of Space-time
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
NASA will put Albert Einstein's theory of gravity to the test today with a satellite scheduled to launch at 10 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
A.S. Finds More Green for Groups
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
With its dwindling Spring Quarter budget bolstered by an extra $1,000 this week, the Associated Students Finance Board managed to appropriate $2,178.99 at its meeting Monday and still have money to spare.
UCSB Dominates Model Arab League
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
UCSB students who spent a weekend in San Francisco playing the part of Saudi Arabian diplomats are not being diplomatic about the results of the conference.
Blue Traffic Lights: The Age of Multi-Party Education
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
A one-party university is no more conducive to intellectual rigor than a one-party state, so I do not see why anyone would be untroubled by our current situation - that liberal professors outnumber conservative professors by a margin of 10 to one, and a far left bias in campus programming is as indisputable as it is overwhelming.
Damn Skippy: Recent I.V. Decisions Should Concern Us All
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Normally, I try to avoid local issues. Most of the time, they're boring, and even if they're not, regional matters are usually of little importance. Sometimes, they're both, like A.S. elections. But right now, there are a couple of issues that are worth our precious time. Isla Vista parking permits and the recent anti-alcohol sentiment are excellent case studies in how to legislate poorly.
Women's Basketball
Desert Taylor-Made for SB Center
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
For UCSB women's basketball star Lindsay Taylor, the move to the WNBA could not have resulted in a more ideal situation. On Saturday, the WNBA's Houston Comets chose the senior center as the 26th selection overall before her rights were traded to the Phoenix Mercury for the 27th pick.
While Professionals Abuse, Collegiate Athletes Refuse
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
The shadow of the steroids issue tints every monster home run hit by a major league baseball player not named Shawn Green. There are guys in college baseball, though, who can pop the ball nearly as far, albeit with metal bats off less-than-professional-level pitching, without raising any eyebrows and attracting few questions as to the validity of their performance.
Great Day for Demockracy
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Today is A.S. Election Day, and while I'm sure that most of you have already decided who will get your vote... Wait a minute. You haven't decided a damn thing.