News

October 2, 2001

A.S. Unable To Satisfy Demands for Funding

By Beth Van Dyke

Associated Students Finance Board started the year with a lot less money than usual, and, in its first meeting of the year, gave away a lot less money than usual.

October 2, 2001

Repairs to I.V. Streets Continue

By Drew Mackie

Dimly-lit, skateboard-mangling sidewalks and uneven, pothole-dotted road surfaces may soon be a distant memory for Isla Vista residents.

October 2, 2001

SB County Receives Money for Ocean Clean-Up

By Lindsay Asbury Reporter

The purity of many Santa Barbara County beaches will soon be refined by two state-funded proposals. Santa Barbara County’s Project Clean Water received $2.5 million from the state this summer for the Clean Beaches ...

October 2, 2001

New Ordinance Would Keep Smokers at 20-Ft. Distance

By Ian McAvoy Reporter

If the ordinance passes at the second hearing on Nov. 20, it will change the county code to prohibit smoking within 20 feet of any area or building where smoking is prohibited, and would go into effect Dec. 20.

October 2, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

Residence Hall Elevator Traps Student Makiko Kosaka, a Japanese exchange student, was trapped in a San Rafael elevator late at night on September 25 after the elevator door jammed. She was rescued at approximately 12:45 ...

October 1, 2001

Police Report Second Rape In Two Weeks

By Staff

A 19-year-old Santa Barbara resident was arrested Saturday after allegedly raping a 20-year-old UCSB student.

October 1, 2001

Weekend Accident Kills Bicyclist

By Marisa Lagos

A 17-year-old male was arrested for striking and killing a bicyclist in a stolen car at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Saturday in Goleta.

October 1, 2001

Historical Santa Barbara Bowl Begins Face-Lift

By Michael Russell

"Everything we've known is gone," said Eric Lassen, an architect and the volunteer chair of the Santa Barbara Bowl Facilities Committee.

October 1, 2001

Suspect Robs Local K-Mart, Makes Off With About $300

By Staff

The suspect went through the gardening center entrance and informed the cashier that he had a gun and demanded the money in the cash register.

September 26, 2001

County Requires Cliff Fences

By Rebecca Turek

"I'd like to see somebody there like a designated driver who could monitor the keg and keep an eye out. With free beer, kids can wander into just about any backyard."

September 26, 2001

California’s ‘Greenest’ Building To Open on Campus in Jaunary

By Alex Sohn

The new building will include a lab wing, a central courtyard, faculty/staff offices and teaching rooms. Research conducted in the building will include experiments in hydrology, theoretical ecology and biogeography.

September 26, 2001

Coalition for Peaceful Justice To Rally Downtown

By Staff

Locals seeking "Peaceful Justice" in response to the recent terrorist attacks will gather tomorrow at noon in De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara.

September 26, 2001

Feature Photo: Congressional Meet and Greet

By Staff

September 25, 2001

Grand Jury Indicts Suspects in I.V. Assault Case

By Staff

Eight suspects on trial for assaulting a Santa Barbara City College student last fall on Trigo Road were indicted by a grand jury on Friday.

September 25, 2001

County Approves Plans for Improvement in I.V.

By Ladan Moeenziai

The quest for Isla Vista sidewalks, low-cost housing and other improvements inched forward Tuesday.

September 25, 2001

Media Alters Content After Terror Attacks

By Erin James

A now infamous Clear Channel e-mail, allegedly sent out to all its affiliates, lists more than 160 songs containing "questionable lyrics" and suggests these songs not be played in light of the recent tragedy.