Issue 112, Volume 85 2004-2005
Students' Party Sweeps Elections, Run-off To Determine Next President
Friday, April 22, 2005
For the second year in a row, the UCSB undergraduate electorate voted Students' Party into the majority of executive positions and A.S. Legislative Council seats - beating out candidates from the Student Action Coalition.
Campus Voters Choose to Increase Student Costs by Approving Five Initiatives, Reinstating Current Fees
Friday, April 22, 2005
Undergraduate students are now responsible for paying an additional $13.74 per quarter in Associated Students and campus-based fees after passing all existing reaffirmations and five new initiatives in this week's student elections.
UCSB Officials Reject 8 of 17 Eviction Appeals
Friday, April 22, 2005
The university has denied eight of the 17 recently evicted residents of Santa Cruz Residence Hall an appeal, forcing them to now pack up and leave their rooms by 2 p.m. today.
IVRPD Agrees on Preliminary Budget, Office Renovations
Friday, April 22, 2005
The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) is trying to make the best of a tight financial situation, having approved a preliminary plan to budget its time and money during the next fiscal year.
'Green Power' To Rev Up Earth Day
Friday, April 22, 2005
This Earth Day, local environmentalists are trying to make the owners of gas-guzzling automobiles green with envy with a celebration showcasing the latest trends in hybrid vehicles and alternative fuel sources.
Tech Research Earns Professor Prestigious Prize
Friday, April 22, 2005
Distinguished visiting professor Ram Rao was awarded the $1 million Dan David Prize for his research in material chemistry. Rao shares the prestigious award with Harvard University chemist George Whitesides and chemical engineer Robert Langer of MIT.
Queer Pride Week Swings Into Action
Friday, April 22, 2005
UCSB's Queer Student Union (QSU) will be kicking off its annual Queer Pride Week tonight at 8 with an opening dance party in the Graduate Student Association Lounge.
Sea Center Opens on Stearns Wharf
Friday, April 22, 2005
Stearns Wharf will swell with visitors tomorrow at noon, as the Ty Warner Sea Center -- a project six years in the making -- celebrates its grand opening.
Police Blotter
April 22, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
Officers responded to reports of a person passed out in the grassy area on the west side of the Francisco Torres Residence Hall. Upon arrival, the deputies found the subject, an unconscious 18-year-old man, lying prostrate in the grass next to the sidewalk.
Staff Editorial
Lost in Rhetoric
Friday, April 22, 2005
As this year's candidates for various student government positions begin taking down signs, picking up fliers and figuring out where it all went wrong, A.S.'s newly elected officers must face their most formidable enemy: student apathy.
40 oz. to Freedom
The Downfall of Street Smarts
Friday, April 22, 2005
If you listen real carefully, someone up at the top of the UCSB ladder is popping open a bottle of bubbly. Haven't you heard? Next year's crop of undergrads is the smartest -- statistically at least -- than the last influx of bookworms.
The Readers' Voice
Don't Worry About the IVFP, The Law Will Back You up
Friday, April 22, 2005
The UCSB Police Dept. recently ticketed a large number of students on bicycles for running a stop sign where the bike path crosses a road. Their concern for student safety is commendable, but even so, proper procedure needs to be observed.
The Readers' Voice
Join in Today at Campbell to Remember the Genocide
Friday, April 22, 2005
April 24 marks the 90th year since the genocide in Armenia that took the lives of over 1.5 million people. The Armenian Student Association and the Armenian Sisterhood Organization have come together to commemorate the lives lost and bring awareness of the event to the UCSB community.
Baseball: Gauchos Resume Big West Action
Friday, April 22, 2005
For UCSB baseball, the real season starts this weekend. Despite facing the likes of nonconference opponents UCLA, USC and Washington, the Gauchos' challenge is only ahead of them.
Men's Volleyball
MPSF Playoffs Arrive
Friday, April 22, 2005
The #7 UCSB men's volleyball team is anticipating a match of such proportions Saturday against #6 Brigham Young in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Quarterfinals. Though the stakes may not be as monumental as the fall of an empire, a trip to Malibu for the semifinals is just as cool.
M.Tennis: Santa Barbara Seeks Return to Big West Glory
Friday, April 22, 2005
The UCSB men's tennis team will write what it hopes is not the final chapter in a long, winding season this weekend at the Big West Championships in Indian Wells, Calif.
W.Tennis: #2 Seeded UCSB Thinking Big in Championships
Friday, April 22, 2005
A conference championship, an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and a little bit of respect are all at stake for the resurging UCSB women's tennis team this weekend at the Big West Tournament.
Softball: SB Rides to Pacific on Win Streak
Friday, April 22, 2005
As she gets closer to the end of her senior year and her best offensive season with UCSB, senior first base Lindsey Herrin and the rest of the Gaucho softball team look to continue its five-game win streak this season as it heads to Stockton to face Pacific in a three-game series this weekend.
Track and Field: Santa Barbara Treks to Fresno for Mellow Meet
Friday, April 22, 2005
Like most things in Fresno, the Cal-Nevada Championships has become a lackluster spectacle, but the UCSB track and field team will be heading there this weekend to fine-tune its skills.
W.Water Polo: Gauchos to Host Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount
Friday, April 22, 2005
The UCSB men's tennis team will write what it hopes is not the final chapter in a long, winding season this weekend at the Big West Championships in Indian Wells, Calif.
Please Don't
Friday, April 22, 2005
The other day I saw a car with a sign on the windshield that read, "Please don't take me." I guess this makes sense... after all, what sort of thief wouldn't be moved by the word "please"?