News

November 14, 2001

I.V. Business Owners Sue SB County

By Marisa Lagos

Isla Vista business owners, afraid of losing their property as the county moves forward with plans to redevelop I.V. have filed a lawsuit against Santa Barbara County.

November 14, 2001

UCSB Opts Against Plagiarism Finder

By Traci Bank

After an extended trial period, the UCSB administration decided not to subscribe to a website service designed to detect plagiarism. But professors and departments remain free to use the program at their own cost.

November 14, 2001

Woman Reports Attempted Kidnapping to Authorities

By Staff

A male suspect attempted to force a woman into his car on Hollister Avenue on Tuesday morning.

November 13, 2001

Residents File Suit Disputing Revised Map

By Elizabeth Lovero

Three groups and five citizens filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 8, requesting that the Santa Maria Superior Court throw out changes made to the county map last spring.

November 13, 2001

Annual Ceremony Recognizes Activists

By Alissa Anderson Staff Writer

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation held its 18th annual "Evening for Peace" dinner to the tunes of John Lennon's "Imagine" and Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Teach Your Children" as they imagined a future shaped by well-taught c...

November 13, 2001

Groups Work to Unite Communities

By Scott Davis

The seventh annual UCSB Celebration of Communities will hold its primary fundraiser today behind Building 434 at noon, with student groups selling ethnic foods and performing dances and music.

November 13, 2001

Police Arrest Suspected Pickpocket

By Staff

Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept. detectives arrested a Santa Barbara resident last week who they believe is involved in a number of cross-country wallet theft and fraud crimes.

November 13, 2001

Feature Photo: Timber!

By Staff

High winds caused a huge tree (along with other natural debris) to fall on this truck Monday at about 3 p.m. on the 6700 block of Pasado.

November 9, 2001

Tibetan Chair Talks on Culture

By Sarah Healy

The Tibetans are often considered a people who have suffered under Chinese occupation and as exiles, but Tibetans have also been misrepresented by Western ideals that still consider them as "enlightened barbarians," the ...

November 9, 2001

Unidentified Man Assaults UCSB Student in I.V. Home

By Rebecca Turek

An unknown suspect attacked a 21-year-old senior in her home Halloween night, which friends say resulted in her withdrawal from the university.

November 9, 2001

Speaker Presents Religions’ Similarities

By Medea Torres

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam share many of the same traditions and UCLA graduate student Hisham Mahmood lectured Thursday night to the Muslim Student Association on what he argues is one of the most important: the pr...

November 9, 2001

Feature Photo: Open Wide for Social Justice

By Staff

November 7, 2001

SB Students, Staff Debate Housing Plan

By Beth Van Dyke

"We want housing that builds a meaningful sense of community, not just an array of apartment buildings that make up Isla Vista," UCSB Director of Physical and Environmental Planning Tye Simpson said.

November 7, 2001

Voters Approve Goleta Cityhood

By Marisa Lagos

The cityhood proposal - which failed twice in the past when Isla Vista was included in the boundaries - was voted on by 6,689 of the 15,179 registered voters in the area.

November 7, 2001

I.V. Garbage Damages Coastal Land

By Dan Bishop

Leftovers from weekend parties in Isla Vista are ending up in local waters - causing adverse effects on the animals that call these beaches their home.