Ted Andersen

January 15, 2002

Selling Off Your Arm, Leg and Spleen for a Quality Education

By Ted Andersen

I walked into the Isla Vista Bookstore on Monday afternoon with a bantamweight bank account and high hopes. I left a half an hour later a confused and broken man.

November 16, 2001

Regents Award Raises to Officials, Discuss Budget

By Ted Andersen

The University of California Board of Regents raised salaries for top UC officials Wednesday after considering a host of budget-slashing options in response to California's economic slowdown.

November 15, 2001

Regents Pass Admissions Policy, 13-2

By Ted Andersen

The "Comprehensive Admissions Review," unanimously recommended by the UC Assembly of the Academic Senate on Oct. 30, allows campuses to admit all eligible students on criteria not limited to academic achievement.

October 22, 2001

Filipino Club Wins Teamwork Award

By Ted Andersen

UCSB's Kapatirang Pilipino club now has a four-foot tall trophy to prove its spirit. KP won first place overall in the 15th annual "Friendship Games" Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.

October 18, 2001

UC To Face Budget Cut for ’02-’03

By Ted Andersen

After seven years without raising undergraduate student fees, the regents talked of fee hikes along with a host of possible cost-cutting methods Wednesday in their meeting at UC San Francisco.

October 11, 2001

mi6 | Lunchbox | Kung Fu Records

By Ted Andersen

mi6's second album Lunchbox comes complete with fire-roasted lyrics, deep-fried power-punk guitar and a side of strange-ass confessions.

October 3, 2001

Vargas Hits Canvas In Court

By Ted Andersen

I used to have a word to describe World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas: thug. I now have a more concrete description: felon.

September 25, 2001

Bookstore Sells Custom Computers

By Ted Andersen

Bookstore Computer Dept. Assistant Manager Clayton Riness, who spearheaded the project, said some customers complained about the Dell computers, which, he said, have trouble handling high workload levels.

September 20, 2001

A Whirlwind Tour of Unemployment, Poverty and Violence

By Ted Andersen

Trip was two weeks of exposing us to the complexity of problems in Eastern Europe and Israel and the need for tolerance among all groups.

September 20, 2001

Freeloading at UCSB, or How To Get Your Eating Essentials on the University’s Tab

By Ted Andersen

In college, simply filling your stomach can be an arduous adventure. There are thousands of ways to spend money locally, and especially downtown, mostly at overpriced bars and restaurants.

June 7, 2001

A Letter From the Editor ex-Editor

By Ted Andersen

"So, Ted, did being Editor in Chief make you a more tolerant or less tolerant person?" I had to think hard about the question because I wanted to answer honestly.

May 31, 2001

Falsehood | Falsehood

By Ted Andersen

Falsehood has a truly sharp edge.

May 24, 2001

Council Reviews Marine Sanctuary Changes

By Ted Andersen

After two years of attempted collaboration between local environmentalists and fishermen, plans to extend the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary are still floundering.

April 16, 2001

Justice Is Neither Blind Nor Cheap if You Lack Privilege

By Ted Andersen

Frank was charged with burglary and dubbed "the hot prowler" of Winter Break (a hot prowler is a burglar who is seen while committing the crime). There was only one problem: He didn't steal anything.

April 5, 2001

UCSB Expands Bandwidth to Increase ResNet Speed

By Ted Andersen

In response to a continuing stream of on-campus resident complaints of snail-pace Internet traffic, UCSB's Housing and Residential Services has taken several steps since summer to plug students in to quicker connections ...

March 9, 2001

Family, Friends, Colleagues Remember UCSB Professor

By Ted Andersen

The heavy-set Scotsman, Dr. Ninian Smart, was frequently seen riding his bicycle through Isla Vista at a snail's pace, wearing a kilt, bow tie and boutonniare, impacted generations of scholars and students in his 46-year...