News

January 7, 2002

Tarter To End Term As Livermore Lab Chief

By Staff

Bruce Tarter, the director of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, announced on Dec. 7 that he would step down as the lab's chief.

January 7, 2002

ITP Receives $7.5 Million Gift

By Josh Braun

The money will be used to support programs at the ITP that are not federal funding targets, to provide immediate funds for cutting-edge research and for a physical expansion of Kohn Hall, which houses the institute.

January 7, 2002

CHO Releases 2002 Survival Guide

By Sarah Healy

The UCSB Community Housing Office will release the 2002 Rental Housing Survival Guide today as a tool for students and UCSB staff who are looking for housing in the Santa Barbara area.

January 7, 2002

Feature Photo: Wave Goodbye to Winter Break

By Staff

An unidentified surfer spends the last day of Winter Break in aquatic style, getting a good noseride at Campus Point on Sunday afternoon not long before sunset. Classes resume today, the first day of instruction of 2002...

November 30, 2001

New Park To Open on Del Playa

By David Klein Reporter

After a nearly two-year delay, Pelican Park will officially open Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

November 30, 2001

Apartment Fire Kills Two on Picasso Road

By Marisa Lagos

Arcadio Lopez Castrejon, a 41-year-old Isla Vista resident, and his seven-year-old son, Fabian Arcadio Lopez, were killed early Friday morning after a fire raged through their Picasso Road apartment.

November 30, 2001

I.V. Apartment Fire Kills Two

By Marisa Lagos

Arcadio Lopez Castrejon, a 41-year-old Isla Vista resident, and his seven-year-old son, Fabian Arcadio Lopez, died early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 30, after a fire raged through their 6651 Picasso Rd. apartment.

November 30, 2001

UCSB Science Professor Receives Award, Grant for Further Research

By Lisa Cooper

Atac Imamoglu, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. and the Physics Dept., received the Wolfgang Paul Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany on Nov. 6.

November 30, 2001

Coalition Drops Black Rat Poison on Anacapa Island

By Rebecca Turek

In a controversial effort to rid Anacapa Island of rats, a helicopter dropped bait containing the poison brodifacoum on the eastern end of the island on Wednesday morning.

November 30, 2001

CalPIRG Ends Annual Drive

By Ashley Chapman

The UCSB chapter of the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) concluded its fall pledge drive with close to 1,000 student signatures, bringing the total number of students who have agreed to give $5 a quart...

November 30, 2001

GSA Demands Election Policy Revision

By Sarah Healy

Graduate students passed a resolution Wednesday night that could potentially hold back graduate votes in the Spring 2002 elections and invalidate the results of the election.

November 30, 2001

Motorcyclists To Ride With Toys for Charity

By Stephanie R. Nissan Reporter

Motorcyclists will ride this Saturday with unwrapped toys to benefit Unity Shop Christmas Cheer, a local charity organization, in its 14th annual toy run.

November 30, 2001

Hallucinating Student Runs Naked Into Traffic

By Ladan Moeenziai

Four drivers will need to check if their insurance covers collisions with hallucinating naked men after an incident on Mesa Road Sunday night.

November 30, 2001

Campus Pro-Israel Group Holds Discussions

By Jessica Jardine

The American Students for Israel, a pro-Israel student group formed at the beginning of Fall Quarter, has attracted roughly 30 members to its meetings, which give students a chance to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian c...

November 30, 2001

Famous Explorer Returns to UCSB

By Josh Braun

Robert Ballard, UCSB alumnus, famed oceanographer and deep-sea explorer, returned on Wednesday to speak in Campbell Hall. He spent his first few minutes on stage attempting to remember what he had learned here.

November 30, 2001

PAC Holds First Meeting in I.V., Faces Lawsuit

By Alissa Anderson Staff Writer

An audience of approximately 25 business owners and community members gathered to watch the Project Area Committee hold its first meeting in the University Religious Center on Pardall Road Tuesday night.