Drew Mackie

January 15, 2003

Year Begins With 3 Assault Incidents

By Drew Mackie

In the first 10 days of January, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were made aware of three unrelated battery cases, two of which resulted in arrest.

January 15, 2003

Police Reports: January 15, 2003

By Drew Mackie

Jan. 11, at 2:08 a.m.: Once again, the epic struggle between those polar opposites of nature, fire and couch play out on the streets of I.V.

January 13, 2003

Caltrans To Rework SB Bridge, 101

By Drew Mackie

Motorists driving on the roadways of Santa Barbara County will see closures and construction beginning on Sunday, according to press releases from Caltrans.

January 9, 2003

Personality Is Not Negotiable

By Drew Mackie

It's true. Like hangovers, midterms and the occasional chlamydia flare-up, subleasers are a necessary evil of college life. The search is like looking for a kidney donor.

January 9, 2003

About Schmidt | Heeeere’s…Schmidt!

By Drew Mackie

"About Schmidt" essentially amounts to a road trip for the Centrum Silver age set wherein Payne replaces rowdy, horny teens with an old man whose life is empty and sad.

January 9, 2003

Residents Report Theft, Vandalism During Break

By Drew Mackie

Several Isla Vista residents reported burglaries to their vacant homes during or immediately after the winter break.

January 9, 2003

January 8, 2003

By Drew Mackie

Upon being asked how long she had lived at her home address, she replied, "Since the summer of '66." An unexpected answer, as she had already stated that she was born in 1981.

January 6, 2003

Burger King Passes Crown to Sushi

By Drew Mackie

During the winter break the deed to the property transferred to Sushi Teri proprietors Laxman Perera and Keiko Miyata.

December 5, 2002

Oil Suit Ends Well for California

By Drew Mackie

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to allow the California Coastal Commission (CCC) the chance to review and possibly cancel the state's 36 coastal oil leases

November 22, 2002

FT Man Pins Actions on Mania

By Drew Mackie

A former Francisco Torres resident is recuperating at home from a manic episode on Halloween that resulted in a 28-hour stay in Santa Barbara County Jail and an 11-day stay at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

November 22, 2002

Bill’s Bus Service To Arrive Ahead of Schedule

By Drew Mackie

Bill's Bus will resume delivering Isla Vista residents to Santa Barbara's downtown scene a bit earlier than expected. The owner, Bill Singer, received a new permit from the California Public Utilities Commission that all...

November 21, 2002

Even Prime Ministers Should Adhere to the Rules of Language

By Drew Mackie

Repeatedly, upper-division English professors and TAs at UCSB spend a ridiculous amount of class time explaining intricacies of grammar that students should have learned in elementary and high school.

November 19, 2002

A.S. Organizes Book Drive for Friendship Manor

By Drew Mackie

The Associated Students Community Affairs Board is asking UCSB students to drop off their books at the CAB office in room 2523 of the UCen, above the MultiCultural Center.

November 18, 2002

Car Catches Fire, Crashes Into House

By Drew Mackie

A small fire ignited when a burning car struck the corner of a house on the 2700 block of Williams Way, near the border of the city of Santa Barbara and an unincorporated area of the county, on Friday night.

November 18, 2002

Controlled Burn To Follow End of Fire Season

By Drew Mackie

The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Services will begin burning an approximately 4,840-mile area of Los Padres National Forest on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The area is near the Alamo Mountain area of the park.

November 15, 2002

By Drew Mackie

As roadside puddles of vomit often signal to police officers an evening gone awry, the officer approached Pukey McPuddles to see if he was reacting to a shot of pepper spray. "I drank way too much," McPuddles told the of...