News

November 13, 2002

Science Briefs: November 13, 2002

By Staff

New Materials from Bloodworms: Researchers from UCSB's Biological Sciences and Chemistry depts. recently discovered that bloodworms incorporate copper into the skeletal structure of their jaws.

November 12, 2002

Rescue Workers Extricate Dudes

By Jennifer B. Siverts

At 10:15 on Friday morning, a resident on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive called 911 to report a surfer trapped among the large swells and waves near the cliff. Minutes later, dispatch received a second call that anoth...

November 12, 2002

First UC Vice President of Lab Management Quits

By Josh Braun

John McTague, the first vice president of laboratory management for the University of California's national labs, announced plans to resign the position last Friday.

November 12, 2002

Fire Department Announces End of Fire Season Due to Rain

By Drew Mackie

Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. Capt. Charlie Johnson said the amount of rain that fell this weekend was more than the minimum necessary to declare the 2002 fire season officially over.

November 8, 2002

Thefts Spark Investigation of FT Woman

By Drew Mackie

A UCSB freshman's fate is now in the hands of the District Attorney after allegedly stealing approximately $1,631 worth of items from her roommates.

November 8, 2002

UCSB Recovers From Power Outage

By Stephanie Tavares

Power went out on campus for nearly two hours Wednesday night after a capacitor bank switch in the top level of the campus power grid in lot 14 failed, creating a spark in one of the transmitters which exploded, showerin...

November 8, 2002

Pool Indefinitely a Puddle

By Travis Hunter

Despite the torrential downpour Thursday, the reflecting pool will remain empty for quite a while. A broken water pipe leading into the pool forced university maintenance officials to drain it prior to the beginning of F...

November 8, 2002

Unions Reject UC’s Latest Offers

By Chris Seabock

After a year of deliberation, three days of strikes and dozens of complaints to the state's labor board, two unions and the University of California have not agreed on contracts.

November 8, 2002

Greeks Hope for Big Turnout at Blood Drive

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Today FIJI (Phi Gamma Delta), ATO (Alpha Tau Omega), Theta (Kappa Alpha Theta) and Alpha Phi will be hosting a blood drive in conjunction with the Tri-County Blood Bank in front of FIJI located at 765 Embarcadero del Nor...

November 8, 2002

IVRPD Plans to Fix Up Parks

By Blake Buford

The recent passage of propositions 12 and 40 - which mainly support cleaner water but also contain provisions for the preservation of parks and their surrounding communities - has granted the IVRPD $518,466.

November 7, 2002

Fire Sparks Campus Blackout

By Staff

Power went out at 9:03 after a capacitor bank switch in the top level of the campus power grid in lot 14 failed, creating a spark in one of the transformers, Edison employee John Hernandez said.

November 7, 2002

Power Outage Affects KCSB Fund Raising

By Alex Benowitz-Fredricks

UCSB radio station KCSB-FM 91.9 experienced almost two hours of dead air on Wednesday night after a power failure crippled Storke Communications Building and 75 percent of the rest of campus.

November 7, 2002

Parental Notification Proves Promising

By Adam Brown

Every time a student is arrested or cited by the police for breaking an alcohol or drug related law, the Office of Student Life sends a letter to mom and dad.

November 7, 2002

IVFP Reports Mild 2002 Halloween Crime Rates

By Jennifer B. Siverts

The three-day Halloween period, which began on last Thursday, yielded a total of 103 arrests and 143 criminal citations - a significant drop from the 123 arrests made during the same period last year and only one-tenth t...

November 7, 2002

World Record Holding Cyclist Visits SB

By Bonnie Holladay

World record holder Pierre Doré travels across the United States and Canada in his Green Machine, leaving trails of postcards describing him and his accomplishments in his wake.

November 5, 2002

Unarmed Man Robs Bank

By Marisa Lagos

The Goleta branch of Montecito Bank and Trust was robbed Monday afternoon when a single male suspect entered the bank and demanded cash from a teller.