News

April 11, 2002

Ex-Student May Be Let Out on Bail

By Cameron Balakhanpour

A 19-year-old former UCSB student who has threatened police with violence and recently purchased a shotgun is now in custody, but police said he may be released soon.

April 11, 2002

EVPSA Candidates Debate in UCen

By William Paisley Reporter

The three candidates for Associated Students external vice president for statewide affairs began the first round of their debates like every other candidate group - they agreed with each other.

April 11, 2002

EVPLA Hopefuls Split on Housing Issue

By Melissa Thomas-Anderson

Two candidates debated Wednesday for the position of external vice president for local affairs, a position that maintains and strengthens the relationship between UCSB students and the local community.

April 11, 2002

Feature Photo: “I’m melting. Meeeeeelting…”

By Staff

Senior history major and Gauchoholic Lee Gientke gets dunked as a part of A.S. President Brian Hampton's kick-off for a website that would allow students to evaluate and look at other student's evaluations of professors ...

April 10, 2002

Learning to Teach For America

By Elizabeth Lovero

"Nearly 70 percent of inner-city and rural fourth graders cannot read even at a basic level. Imagine that: in the greatest, wealthiest nation the world has ever known, nearly seven out of every 10 fourth graders in big c...

April 10, 2002

CCC Approves Safety Strips at SB Airport

By Lana Burrows

The California Coastal Commission approved the proposal to build 1,000-foot safety strips at each end of Santa Barbara Airport's main runway on Tuesday despite strong concern about the plan's environmental impact.

April 10, 2002

Regents Pick Cordova as New Riverside Chancellor

By Diana Ray

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April 10, 2002

Police Book Suspects

By Marisa Lagos

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. has identified the three suspects arrested Monday morning on suspicion of stealing a truck from a Montecito residence and then burglarizing $18,000 worth of property from the same home.

April 10, 2002

UC Outreach Brings Ocean to Classroom

By Haichi Fuerman Reporter

UCSB's Marine Science Institute outreach program, Oceans to Classrooms, introduces UCSB ocean science research into the state-standardized curriculum of the university's partner middle school classrooms.

April 10, 2002

Program Teaches Kids About Nature

By Justin Scott

The Chancellor's Outreach Advisory Board at UCSB recently allocated an additional $10,000 to its "Kids in Nature" program, guaranteeing at least another year of operation for the freshly created program

April 10, 2002

Feature Photo: We Will Remember

By Staff

Senior business economics major Jourdan Konier reads the names of Holocaust victims in front of the UCen during a 24-hour vigil held from noon Monday to noon Tuesday. The reading was one of many activities planned for H...

April 10, 2002

Feature Photo: The Monster in Me

By Staff

The mascot for Monstor.com waves at passersby. The monster was part of the Counseling and Career Services Summer Job Workshop on Monday afternoon in front of the CC&S building. Monstor.com, a job search service, was one...

April 9, 2002

Tip Leads to Arrests

By Rebecca Turek

Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers arrested three male burglary suspects early Monday morning outside their acquaintance's residence on the 6500 block of Trigo Road.

April 9, 2002

UCPD Detains Former Student

By Staff Report

The University of California Police Dept. arrested a 19-year-old UCSB student April 4 for unlawfully entering the campus.

April 9, 2002

Commission To Decide Future of Airport Runway

By Kristina Ackermann

The $16 million plan would shift the position of the current runway 800 feet to the west in order to create the 1,000-foot safety areas

April 9, 2002

Outreach Program Gives K-12 Students Robotic Exploration

By Cara Boroda

With professional backgrounds in subjects such as engineering, computer science, robotics and physics, the three directors of Robochallenge are taking time out to play with LEGOs.