Issue 133, Volume 86 2005-2006
Residents Share Thoughts on I.V. Master Plan Options
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Approximately 30 long-term Isla Vista residents and a handful of students met in the Linda Vista room of Francisco Torres Residence Hall yesterday to discuss the recently released I.V. Master Plan's Draft Environmental Impact Report. During last night's open forum, a number of audience members voiced their opinions about the Master Plan. One of the most controversial issues discussed was a provision in one alternative of the Master Plan to significantly increase I.V.'s population. A second open forum will be held June 8 at the same location and time.
Court To Decide on Regents' Handling of Funds for Politics
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The UCSB Associated Students' lawsuit against the University of California Regents looks like it could be lost almost a year after being filed. UCSB A.S. - and later the UC Berkeley Associated Students Graduate Assembly (ASUCBGA) - filed a lawsuit against the UC Regents last October in an attempt to change the University's policy forbidding the use of student funds for campaigns supporting a political candidate or issue on a ballot.
Art Project Explores Personal Space
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Students may find themselves interacting in sometimes uncomfortable but always unique ways with members of the Art 7A class this week. The class' final project asks students to explore the idea of personal space by taking up an area anywhere on campus for two hours while performing a particular interaction.
IVFP Awaits Approval for New Office
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Within the next few weeks, the I.V. Foot Patrol may get the green light on its plans to build a new and larger station just a couple of blocks away from its current location.
Festival To Celebrate Environment, Community
Thursday, June 1, 2006
After months of planning, a venue change and bounds of advertising, Chilla Vista is set to rock, educate and even recreate the Isla Vista community.
Bicyclists Team Up to Reduce Traffic
Thursday, June 1, 2006
UCSB students can put their bicycling skills to use - and their Santa Barbara County neighbors to shame - by participating in the 2nd Annual Team Bike Challenge.
Leggies Vote to Support L.A. Farmers
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The 2006-07 Associated Students Legislative Council held its first full meeting yesterday to discuss various resolutions, including one asking the University of California Regents to sever ties with two research laboratories.
New Freshmen Registration to Increase
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The University of California released statistics yesterday about the number of freshmen who will be attending the nine undergraduate UC campuses in fall 2006.
Leaving the Nexus is Such Sweet Sorrow
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Sitting here in the Daily Nexus office, my eyes wandering - as they have for three years now - over the spectacular array of random crap covering the walls, I find myself struggling to put my thoughts into words. At least, words with some measure of humor or insightfulness. Or, failing that, just enough words to fill this enormous blank page stretching before me like a barren expanse of Arctic wilderness.
Faculty Botches Tuition
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Recently, the UCSB Faculty Legislature made a resolution, which if passed, could ultimately force university students to financially assist nonresident graduate students with their tuition. On May 11, the UCSB Faculty Legislature voted in favor of a memorial abolishing systemwide nonresident tuition fees for its graduate students in attempt to attract more qualified students and researchers.
Leave It All in I.V.
Thursday, June 1, 2006
With graduation rapidly approaching, departing seniors across campus and around Isla Vista are lamenting all the things they will lose come June.
When It Comes to the Big Decisions, If the Rainbow Show Fits, Wear It
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The sun is shining, the weather is clear and the Bob Marley references are already flowing like a nice, cold beer on a hot summer day.
Readers Should Remain Skeptical of the News They Read, Press Makes Mistake
Thursday, June 1, 2006
I was extremely disappointed after reading Elana Wenocur's column ("Iran's Wristbands Are Reminiscent of Nazi Germany," Daily Nexus, May 24, 2006).
SB Ends Season With Defeat in Cal Poly
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Even in the world of sports all good things must come to an end. The UCSB baseball team (26-28 overall, 9-12 in the Big West) dropped its first series since the beginning of May, ending the run that brought the Gauchos within a shot of third place heading into the final weekend of the season.
Interns Initiate Inaugral World Cup
Thursday, June 1, 2006
UCSB intramural soccer's best players will compete for a chance to display their skills in the limelight tonight at 6 p.m. at the Rec Cen field, as the first annual IM World Cup Soccer Tournament will showcase two of the best teams from this season's A League in the championship match.
Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Not even the thin air in Provo, Utah could slow down sophomore distance runner Bethany Nickless on her way to finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Western Regional last Saturday.
Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The UCSB men's track team is back at sea level after competing in the NCAA Western Regional in Provo, Utah. The unfriendly combination of BYU's high heat and altitude was rough on the Gauchos, and some athletes from other low-altitude schools did not even manage to finish their events.
X-traordinarily Ordinary
Thursday, June 1, 2006
"X-Men: The Last Stand" might as well have been titled "X-Man" or better yet, "Wolverine," because this movie is basically just about Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Although this may seem like a good thing, it is not. There could have been so much more to this movie if director Brett Ratner had decided to include some plot in it.
Don't Pass On This Cast
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Lately, there seems to be a wave of commercial Hollywood actors experimenting with independent films that generally have short, limited releases in the theaters and enjoy most of their success after they are released on DVD.
Get Reel
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Viva La Lucha Libre
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Seeing two enormous, masked men in the dark usually signals trouble. This was far from the case when attendees at last Saturday's screening of "Santo vs. the Martian Invasion" at I.V. Theater found themselves in the presence of Mexican wrestlers Enigma de Oro and Kayam of the Los Chivos wrestling team.
Painting The Town
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Set against the gorgeous Santa Barbara sunshine and the picturesque charm of the Old Mission, the 20th anniversary of the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival this weekend was a treat.
Acoustic Awesomeness
Thursday, June 1, 2006
In distressed jeans, tight green T-shirt, flashy sunglasses and bed-head hair, Josh Allan may seem like a typical young musician. But once he took the stage at SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara on Tuesday night, he proved that looks can be deceiving.
CD: Elefant - Black Magic Show
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Rather than churning out an album that you would love to love, or even something that you would love to hate, 80s throwback gurus Elefant have crafted The Black Magic Show - a record that jumps between infectious and infuriating.
Artsweek Calendar
June 1, 2005-June 7, 2005
Thursday, June 1, 2006
So Long, Farewell
Thursday, June 1, 2006
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