News

January 9, 2002

Marshall To Chair SB Board of Supervisors

By Marisa Lagos

As chair, Marshall will run the board's weekly meetings, represent the county on several statewide committees, including the California State Association of Counties, and act as chair of the county's Flood Control Distri...

January 9, 2002

Heater May Be Cause of Picasso Fire

By Rebecca Turek

The fire that tore through an apartment at 6651 Picasso Rd. on Nov. 30, leaving two people dead and two others injured, may have been caused by a space heater, authorities say.

January 8, 2002

Male Student Dies in San Nicolas Hall

By Eric Simons

Campus police responded to a 911 call from the residence hall at 9:42 a.m. and discovered Leo Lydon unconscious and unresponsive, a UCPD statement said. Paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene.

January 8, 2002

UCSA Lobbies for Three Main Goals in ’01-’02

By Stephanie Tavares

The University of California Student Association is working this year to get money for student housing while lobbying against a state budget cut that would leave the UC with less funding.

January 8, 2002

Police Report Drop in Isla Vista Burglaries

By Ladan Moeenziai

Home burglaries in Isla Vista significantly declined in 2001, while the number of sexual assaults, alcohol-related offenses and arrests for couch fires did not change notably in the last year.

January 8, 2002

Authorities Arrest Man for Child Molestation

By Marisa Lagos

Gonzalo Arambula, a 42-year-old Goleta resident, was arrested on Dec. 31 for sexually assaulting three juveniles between 1991 and 1998.

January 8, 2002

Feature Photo: Bon Apetit

By Staff

January 7, 2002

Attias Judge Dismisses Evidence

By Marisa Lagos

At a hearing for David Attias last month, Judge Thomas Adams ruled to dismiss evidence collected by the prosecution, but upheld the 13 felony counts, including four counts of murder.

January 7, 2002

UC Probes Intercepted Phone Calls

By Sarah Healy

University Auditors and the UC General Counsel are investigating charges that two UCSB administrators' phone calls were intercepted and are looking into possible privacy or security violations that may have occurred.

January 7, 2002

Board To Vote on Ordinance for Tenants’ Rights

By Elizabeth Lovero

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a proposed "Renter's Rights" ordinance, which would grant more rights to Isla Vista tenants.

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.