Eric Simons

February 12, 2001

UCSB Black Studies Dept. Built From 1968 Black Student Union Protest

By Eric Simons

"We thought we were doing the right thing," said Dalton Nezy. "I still think it was the right thing."

February 7, 2001

Ukranian Artist Speaks and Donates Interactive Art to UCSB

By Eric Simons

Facing a crowd of 500 people as a UC Regents' lecturer, Ilya Kabakov talked trash.

February 6, 2001

UCSB Applicant Increase Illustrates System Trend

By Eric Simons

A record 39,935 students applied for admission to UCSB for Fall Quarter 2001, an 8.8 percent increase over last year that mirrors a systemwide trend of bolstered applications

January 16, 2001

A Live Wire With Plastics: Nobel Winner Alan Heeger

By Eric Simons

The first in a four-part series exploring the contributions of UCSB's nobel laureates. Today's article features the life of Alan Heeger.

January 12, 2001

Winter Storms Bring Big Waves, Hidden Dangers

By Eric Simons

As a week of winter storms stoked swells overhead Thursday, Isla Vista surfers braved the cold, chop and runoff hazard for a chance to catch some of the area's biggest waves of the year.

January 10, 2001

CalPIRG Aids in Effort to Protect Woodlands

By Eric Simons

Environmental groups are claiming victory after President Clinton and the United States Forest Service announced a plan Jan. 4 to protect 58 million acres of roadless national forest from road building and clear cutting.

January 9, 2001

UCSB, UCLA Team Up to Work on Nanotechnology

By Eric Simons

UCSB was selected as the site for one of three California Institutes for Science and Innovation, ensuring a big chunk of government and corporate money to build a campus nanosystems institute.

November 16, 2000

Armed Machines Ready to Unleash Fury, Annihilation

By Eric Simons

Meet Dr. Inferno Jr.: a 2-foot tall robot with saws for arms, carbon-fiber armor, a "Terminator 2"-style metal skeleton, and most importantly, a nasty penchant for destruction.