News

October 23, 2002

9/11 Stiffens Foreign Student Visa Procedures

By Alison Tearnen

Foreign students hoping to travel to the United States will find that visa procedures have become more difficult since Sept. 11.

October 23, 2002

Wheel Debate Dizzies Solvang

By Kelli Thalman

Retired glass blower Gary Jensen is hoping to heighten the Danish feel of Solvang by building a replica of the Tivoli Wheel, a Ferris wheel found in Tivoli Gardens in Denmark.

October 23, 2002

Dance Clubs Step on Each Others’ Toes

By Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer Cameron Balakhanpour Staff Writer

Officers from one of UCSB's swing dance clubs have been accused of excluding dancers from a meeting because of their affiliation with another swing club on campus.

October 23, 2002

I.V. Halloween Bash To Offer Monstrous Fun

By Daniel Haier

Live music, face-painting, haunted houses, a pumpkin patch and costume contests are just a few of the activities that will mark the first night of the Halloween and D’a de los Muertos festivals in Isla Vista's Anis...

October 23, 2002

It’s Lonely at the Top of the Food Chain

By Staff

October 22, 2002

Debate Ends in Agreement

By Sara Smith

The debate was between Democrat Lois Capps, Republican Beth Rogers, and Libertarian James Hill. The League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women and Cox Digital Cable sponsored the event.

October 22, 2002

Students Respond to Racist Act

By Stephanie Tavares

A meeting was held Sunday at the Asian Resource Center to discuss a hate incident that occurred Oct. 10 in the San Nicolas residence hall and the circumstances that may have led to it.

October 22, 2002

Groups Call for Protection of Gaviota Coast

By Missy Maynarich

Local environmentalists are concerned that the last stretch of undeveloped land on the Southern California coastline faces the threat of commercialization.

October 22, 2002

St. Mark’s Church Opens a Window on the Heavens

By Bonnie Holladay

The recent renovations included the addition of skylights, energy efficient light fixtures, ceramic tiling, a chapel, a new sound system and a baptismal font.

October 21, 2002

Slough Draws FAA Study

By Tiye Baldwin

A newly approved Federal Aviation Administration study will monitor the effects of tidal restoration and the risk of collisions between aircraft and birds at the Goleta Slough.

October 21, 2002

Unknown Vandals Throw Eggs, Yell Racial Epithets

By Stephanie Tavares

Unidentified suspects took elevator number one to the fifth floor of the San Nicolas Residence Hall, at approximately 2:15 a.m. and threw hard-boiled egg yolks onto the floor of the Asian and Pacific Islander hall

October 21, 2002

Thieves Loot Unattended I.V. Homes

By Drew Mackie

Three burglaries at unattended Isla Vista residences were reported between Oct. 17 and Oct. 20. Sgt.

October 21, 2002

Campus Dorm Accommodates Wetland Rules

By Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer Bella Vulchanova Reporter

For the first time in decades, UCSB is full of the sounds of the Village people. Manzanita Village people, that is.

October 21, 2002

Voter Registration Drive Efforts Culminate Today

By Jennifer B. Siverts

With a much-debated recall on the Nov. 5 ballot, volunteers are scurrying about Isla Vista and UCSB to get last-minute potential voters registered.

October 21, 2002

By Staff

When officers restrained the man with a rip hobble - an instrument analogous to a hogtie for humans - he continued to behave wildly. He threatened to eat a spider off the floor of the interview room and intentionally ele...

October 21, 2002

UC Briefs: October 21, 2002

By Staff

A drunk UC Berkeley fraternity member allegedly attempted to force himself into an occupied Pi Beta Phi shower Oct. 11 in an attempt to bathe with an unwilling sorority member.