Issue 133, Volume 84 2003-2004
Parking Plan Put Off 'Til June
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to postpone its decision to reject or approve the proposed Isla Vista parking plan until June 1, in response to a large turnout of concerned I.V. residents. Of the 80 I.V. community members who attended the meeting, 14 spoke against passing the proposed parking plan, 16 urged the board to delay their decision until the plan could be revised, and 23 spoke in favor of passing the parking plan.
Outreach Cuts May Diminish UCSB Diversity
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
The 2004 incoming freshman class has a higher average GPA and a more diverse ethnic makeup than the last three freshman classes, but budget cuts to outreach programs may hinder the diversity of future classes.
UCSB Physics Professor Given Notable Honor
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
UCSB physics professor Guenter Ahlers has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Ahlers, who joined the faculty in 1979, is a physicist specializing in experimental condensed matter.
UCSB Offers New Queer Studies Minor
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
A new minor in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer studies was recently added to the academic pool at UCSB. The university officially sanctioned the LGBTQ minor last week, and students can sign up for it immediately.
Olsen Trial Delayed by Defense Motion
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
At a hearing Tuesday morning, a Santa Barbara County judge agreed to postpone the jury trial of Slava Olsen until August 2004. Olsen faces felony charges of involuntary manslaughter, assault with intent to create bodily injury and battery for allegedly causing the death of 19-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Bradley Jones.
Fraternity Sponsors Marrow Drive
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
More than 60 students pledged to donate bone marrow at an on-campus registration drive yesterday, and more will have the chance today. Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity will be in front of the UCen from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. as part of the Asians for Marrow Matches bone marrow drive.
The Wednesday Hump
Strutting With Pride
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
You know it when you see it. It's 10 a.m. on a Saturday, and a girl walks by your house carrying her Steve Maddens, make-up smeared from here to next Tuesday, hair messed up beyond recognition and in a black tube top with her butt cheeks just barely peeking out of that small strip of fabric she calls a skirt.
The Readers' Voice
Praising Drag Queens Perpetuates Lack of Treatment for Mentally Ill
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
In February I wrote a letter to the Nexus in which I argued against gay marriage while promoting the "slippery slope" idea that if we accept homosexuality as normal we will soon see the emergence of other even more unnatural behaviors attempting to become mainstream.
Track & Field: Washington Eyes Next Step
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Senior sprinter Jasmine Washington should seriously consider becoming an author because she has been rewriting the Gaucho track and field record books since she first stepped foot on UCSB.
Congress Debates NCAA Reform Ideas
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amidst the dust created in our nation's capital by the political stampede surrounding the troubles in Iraq, sports can still compete with other policy issues for time on the national agenda.
Leftovers
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
NBC extended Carson Daly's contract to host "Last Call" through 2007. In related news, the weatherhuman extended its personal commitment to change the channel immediately at the end of Conan O'Brien through 2007.