News

October 17, 2002

Woman Alleges Rape at Party

By Jennifer B. Siverts

A third-year UCSB student is asking the community for help in tracking down men she alleges sexually assaulted her late in the evening of Oct. 5 at a party.

October 17, 2002

Proposition A.S. Comes Up Short

By Stephanie Tavares

Associated Students' base fee measure, Proposition A.S., which would have increased the institution's basic services fee by $10 per student per quarter - fell 443 votes short of passing.

October 17, 2002

Strikers Return to Work, Negotiations Continue

By Stephanie Tavares

Wednesday was National Boss' Day, and, coincidentally enough, it was also the last day of a three-day walkout during which the university workers picketed the University of California and complained it was bargaining wit...

October 17, 2002

SB County To Install Public Restrooms in I.V.

By Daniel Haier

About 20 I.V. residents, along with 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall and her staff assistant Mark Chaconas discussed issues related to public bathroom locations at an Isla Vista Town Hall Meeting Wednesday evening.

October 17, 2002

Bone Marrow: Finding the Right Match

By Staff

Nurse Michelle Kalin takes a blood sample from UCSB physics researcher Dan Schmidt as part of Nu Alpha Kappa's bone marrow drive for the Latino and African-American communities. The drive was held Tuesday in the MCC meet...

October 16, 2002

Why Are There Many Cops in Isla Vista?

By Brendan Buhler

Halloween in Isla Vista is part Mardi Gras, part riot and part police state, with wholesome family fun lurking on the edges, trying to look brave.

October 16, 2002

Campus Feels Strike’s Effects

By Cameron Balakhanpour

Approximately 400 strikers and their supporters paraded through campus Tuesday in a series of picket lines and campouts throughout campus.

October 16, 2002

County May Push Couches Inside

By Travis Hunter

The ordinance, set to go before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in the next couple months, would prohibit indoor furniture from outdoor areas.

October 16, 2002

I.V. Recycling Rate Increases, Fails to Match Rest of County

By Sara Smith

Santa Barbara County currently recycles 59 percent of its solid waste according to the most recent annual report from 2000. However, the report also states that the rate of recycling in Isla Vista is still significantly ...

October 16, 2002

Isla Vista Gears up for Halloween

By Marisa Lagos

The I.V. Foot Patrol historically steps up enforcement at the start of the school year, during what it calls the "Fall Education Period," and makes its presence felt even more on the days before and after Halloween.

October 16, 2002

Marshall Asks for Input on Park Restroom

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Tonight's Isla Vista town hall meeting has on its agenda a discussion on the placement of a proposed public restroom to alleviate problems of public urination and defecation.

October 16, 2002

Local Wildlife Reserve Also Welcomes People

By Katie Sowell

The thrills of Isla Vista attract most UCSB students, but some choose to venture beyond Del Playa Drive and Sands Beach to explore the Coal Oil Point Reserve.

October 16, 2002

Tenacious Tar Sticks Around

By Courtney Weaver

Due to the high presence of tar, walking on Santa Barbara beaches can quickly become a sticky situation. But before you call the Environmental Protection Agency and start protesting oil drilling off the coast, there are ...

October 16, 2002

October 16, 2002

By Staff

On Friday, Oct. 11 at 10:39 a.m., IVFP officers responded to a report that someone was spitting in customers' food at Burger King on the 900 block of Embarcadero Del Mar.

October 15, 2002

MCC Fee Wins; A.S. Fails

By Stephanie Tavares

In UCSB's first-ever online election, students reaffirmed their support for the MultiCultural Center lock-in fee, but were less supportive of the Associated Students' base fee increase, which failed.

October 15, 2002

Employees Walk Out on UCSB

By Nathan Clarke

As offices around campus shut down and cars honked to support strikers Monday, UCSB made it through the first of three days without many of its clerical workers and lecturers.