Kate Shaw

June 1, 2001

Rise in Couch Burnings Concerns Authorities

By Kate Shaw

After cleaning up 83 burned couches within a one-month period last summer, local law enforcement is encouraging Isla Vista residents to give their old furniture away.

May 17, 2001

Sexual Outreach Program Decreases SB County Teenage Pregnancy Count

By Kate Shaw

Planned Parenthood's distribution of education and contraception has helped reduce the number of babies having babies in the Santa Barbara area by almost 40 percent since the early '90s.

May 14, 2001

Locals Gather to March for Economic Justice

By Kate Shaw

Eight hundred people from around Santa Barbara County flooded State Street on Saturday for the First Annual People's March for Economic Justice.

April 23, 2001

Locals Gather in Support of Living Wage Movement

By Kate Shaw

Rainstorms on Friday night may have slowed traffic, but they did little to dampen the spirits of those who attended a Unidos community celebration and fundraiser.

April 16, 2001

Week Highlights Rape Awareness

By Kate Shaw

Students and faculty began to take back the night Monday with a noon rally in Storke Plaza, kicking off a week of sexual assault awareness.