Daniel Haier

May 19, 2003

High School Seeks Funds for New Pool

By Daniel Haier

A feasibility study has drowned plans for an $8.5 million aquatic and recreation complex at Dos Pueblos High School, but a smaller renovation and pool construction project is still set to leave Goletans and students spla...

May 15, 2003

Burglar Steals Door-to-Door

By Daniel Haier

Members of Lambda Phi Epsilon are taking precautions to protect their belongings after a weekend burglary of their fraternity house cost them $3,000 to $4,000 worth of DVDs, electronics, a new computer and a snowboard.

May 13, 2003

Foot Patrol Goes Undercover

By Daniel Haier

Undercover police officers working with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol have infiltrated throngs of weekend Del Playa crowds to combat increasing occurrences of street fights and violent assaults.

May 13, 2003

Forum To Give Public Chance to Talk to IVFP

By Daniel Haier

Representatives from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, California Highway Patrol, UC Police Dept., Office of Student Life and the Associated Students Legal Resource Center will be on hand at 7 p.m. to answer questions related ...

May 12, 2003

Locals Plan Frisbee Golf Tourney

By Daniel Haier

Estero Park will host more airborne Wham-Os than a 1960s episode of "Batman" this Saturday during the first annual Isla Vista Frisbee Golf Tournament. Senior global studies major Colin Buck, who organized the event with ...

May 9, 2003

On a Path to the Edge of the World: The Sands of Jalama

By Daniel Haier

An unspoiled stretch of sand curves into the northern horizon, bending beneath rolling coastal hills turned light brown by the approaching summer.

May 8, 2003

Greek Wrestler To Recover Fully

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student who suffered severe neck injuries in a playful wrestling match April 26 has been moved to a Northern California rehabilitation center, where fellow Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members say he is expected to ...

April 30, 2003

Housing Group Looks To Better Options, Prices

By Daniel Haier

With Santa Barbara south coast median home prices swollen to $859,000, the new non-profit Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara aims to increase the availability of affordable housing countywide.

April 29, 2003

Friendly Fighting Leads to Severe Neck Injury

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student was listed in fair condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Monday, two days after incurring a severe neck injury during a front lawn wrestling accident in front of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity hou...

April 28, 2003

Local Boy Sets Mattress on Fire; Sister Douses Blaze

By Daniel Haier

A four-year-old Santa Maria resident has his sister to thank after she extinguished a small blaze he began while his parents were away. The boy allegedly set fire to a mattress Thursday while playing with matches in his ...

April 21, 2003

Earth Day Fun Draws Crowds

By Daniel Haier

Earth Day festivities attracted upwards of 1,000 revelers Saturday afternoon and evening at Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park. Activities accommodated people of all ages, ranging from an arts and crafts, to the amphitheater ...

April 16, 2003

Supervisors Vote to Protect Oak Trees

By Daniel Haier

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt new guidelines designed to protect local native oak trees by closely regulating their removal.

April 14, 2003

Police Charge Vandal With 2 Felonies

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student is facing charges of unlawful entry, felony vandalism and felony drunk driving in an April 6 incident that included the smashing of a computer screen with a pair of hedge clippers and a brief police pursui...

April 11, 2003

Ask Val: Val Answers the Tough Questions About the War

By Daniel Haier

In these uncertain and confusing times of international terrorism, political disputes and armed conflict, answers your tough questions on the war with Iraq.

April 11, 2003

Club Security Guards Face Assault Charge

By Daniel Haier

Police arrested two bouncers from the Zelo Restaurant and Nightclub after they allegedly beat an unruly patron early Tuesday morning.

April 10, 2003

SB Species May Bounce Back

By Daniel Haier

In a victory for environmentalists - and fish dwelling in the sea surrounding the Channel Islands - Santa Barbara coastal waters became part of the second-largest "no-fishing" zone in the United States on Wednesday.