News

November 7, 2001

UC System Plans for Bigger Summer Sessions

By Brenda Castillo

UCSB and the rest of the University of California campuses have been pressured to increase summer enrollment in an effort to accommodate Tidal Wave II.

November 7, 2001

Runoff Pollutants Cause Ocean Health Hazard

By Victoria Hassid

The first storm after a dry period contains a collection and buildup of pollutants, resulting in hazardous water runoff. Last week, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services issued this season's first water runo...

November 7, 2001

Job Fair Offers Opportunities to UCSB Engineering Students

By Lisa Cooper

Over 1,200 students crowded into one giant tent yesterday as the College of Engineering held its fifth annual Fall Science and Technical Career Fair on Wednesday.

November 6, 2001

Residents To Vote On Measure H

By Kirk Hawkins Reporter

The proposal, Measure H, excludes Isla Vista, UCSB and eastern Goleta, and will be voted on by registered citizens living within the proposed city's boundary.

November 6, 2001

District Supervisor Fights Recall

By Ladan Moeenziai

"Trecall will waste taxpayers' money and divide us when unity and mutual support are what both our country and county need," said 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall.

November 6, 2001

Native American Ceremony Promotes Peace

By Staff

Approximately 23 people blessed the Tree of Peace behind Storke Tower on Monday to begin the two-week Celebration of Communities series of culture events, and to acknowledge the beginning of Native American Awareness Mon...

November 6, 2001

Four Residents Report Car Stereo Burglaries

By Staff

Four automobile burglaries in which suspects broke into different Hondas through the driver-side door and stole stereo equipment were reported to have occurred between Friday night and Saturday morning.

November 6, 2001

County Shuts Down Two I.V. Streets To Continue Repairs

By Staff

Camino Corto and Camino Pescadero will be closed to parking and traffic today and tomorrow, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., while the county continues work on Isla Vista roads

November 6, 2001

Music Industry Busts ResNet Users

By Lisa Cooper

The Record Industry Association has been notifying students on campuses nationwide who have been caught illegally sharing music files through programs such as Morpheus and Aimster to cease their activities.

November 6, 2001

Real Stories of the IV Foot Patrol

By Staff

Like, Your Tube Top is Too Big At approximately 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers at the intersection of Sabado Tarde Road and Camino Corto observed a 19-year-old male staggering westbound...

November 5, 2001

SB Residents Visit Vietnam War Memorial

By Curtis Brainard

A small, collapsible replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. will be leaving Chase Palm Park today after a six-day stop that drew hundreds of visitors to look at the 58,219 engraved names.

November 5, 2001

Voters Face Decisions About Goleta’s Future

By Staff

On Tuesday, Goleta residents will decide for or against Measure H, the Goleta cityhood proposal that excludes Isla Vista and eastern Goleta.

November 5, 2001

Enrollment Surge Could Prompt INES Expansion

By Michael Porzucki

Increased student interest in the Islamic and Near Eastern Studies program at UCSB has led professors to talk of expanding the introductory class into a series and getting larger classrooms for next quarter.

November 5, 2001

Group Awards UCSB Professor for Avian Biology Research

By Heather Levine Reporter

Ecology, evolution and marine biology dept. professor Stephen Rothstein recently received the Brewster Award for his research in ornithology, the study of birds.

November 5, 2001

UCSB Briefs

By Staff

Senate Makes Plans for Committee Consolidation The Academic Senate reviewed plans for reorganization in a presentation given by Senate Vice Chairman Walter Yuen during the Senate’s Nov. 1 meeting. Yuen, along with ...

November 2, 2001