Marisa Lagos

April 18, 2001

Panel Points to Intoxication as Major Factor in Sexual Assault

By Marisa Lagos

Take Back the Night took over the Hub on Tuesday afternoon to discuss sexual assault in the Isla Vista community and its relation to alcohol use.

April 3, 2001

David Attias’ Lawyers Move to Dismiss Evidence, Claim CHP Violated Civil Rights

By Marisa Lagos

The preliminary hearing for 18-year-old David Attias, who is charged with 13 felony counts for the Feb. 23 fatal traffic incident in Isla Vista, was set for June 14 at an arraignment last week.

March 7, 2001

Attias Pleads Not Guilty to 15 Charges at Arraignment

By Marisa Lagos

UCSB freshman David Attias pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries and two counts of assault.

February 27, 2001

Students, Staff, Locals Come Together at Candlelight Vigil

By Marisa Lagos

More than 3,000 community members joined together by candlelight Monday evening to remember the four victims of Friday night's fatal accident.

February 21, 2001

Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Berkeley Company Envisions Downtown, Permit Parking, Shuttles, Connection to UCSB

By Marisa Lagos

The plan focuses on an overlap between the university and I.V., which would be achieved by the construction of structures to be used by both the community and UCSB.

February 20, 2001

Sheriff’s Department Transfers Police Veteran Arnoldi

By Marisa Lagos

Butch Arnoldi, the longest-running lieutenant in Isla Vista Foot Patrol history, spent his last day in the station yesterday.

February 16, 2001

Environmental Groups Combine Forces to Help Clean Up Coast

By Marisa Lagos

A rally, intended to draw attention to a proposal permitting new oil drilling leases off the South Coast and in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, will begin in Storke Plaza at 2 p.m.

February 6, 2001

‘The Vagina Monologues’ Come to Campus

By Marisa Lagos

Vagina was printed all over Isla Vista this weekend to promote the midweek opening of a play.

February 5, 2001

Lecture Series To End With Speech on Watershed, Ocean Connection

By Marisa Lagos

Dr. Michael McGinnis, director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center at UCSB, will present the final installment of a free three-part lecture series, "The Ocean in Trouble: Where Do We Go from Here?" tonight a...

February 1, 2001

No ‘Faith’ in the System: Bush Cracks the Wall Between Church and State

By Marisa Lagos

"If the government can fund a program whose content and purpose is to promote religion, it means nothing short of a constitutional revolution."

January 24, 2001

Governor Davis Opens Bids to Out-of-State Energy Suppliers for Long-term Contract

By Marisa Lagos

The state is hoping to receive bids as low as 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to the 40 or 50 cents Edison and PG&E have been paying.

January 17, 2001

Dubya’s Questionable Cabinet

By Marisa Lagos

I may hold personal grudges about the promises made in this election due to my firsthand experience at the Republican headquarters' party on election night. In addition to a few too many date offers, my evening was fille...

January 12, 2001

Officials Warn Locals of Increased Levels of Bacteria in Storm Runoff

By Marisa Lagos

Campus Point and Depressions surfers beware: Recent rainy weather has lead to an increase in runoff in local creeks and beaches, and prompted Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services to issue a storm water advi...

December 7, 2000

IVFP Advise Residents on Holiday Crime Trends During Winter Break

By Marisa Lagos

As Isla Vista prepares for the Winter Break student exodus, the I.V. Foot Patrol has a few suggestions to keep personal belongings from ending up under someone else's tree.

November 21, 2000

Faculty Member Faces Scrutiny in Book

By Marisa Lagos

Allegations that anthropologists, including one former UCSB professor, deliberately infected a South American Indian tribe with an epidemic and falsified evidence of violence among the group have sparked fierce debate in...