News

May 24, 2001

New UCSB Website Acts As Sex Reference for Viewers

By Alison Dougherty

Students have been working on a virtual "sex encyclopedia" for the past two quarters with Sociology professors John and Janice Baldwin.

May 23, 2001

Activists Protest UC Investment in Petroleum Company

By Angela Potter

Community members and Students for a Free Tibet protested the University of California Board of Regents' investment in BP Amoco Tuesday.

May 23, 2001

‘IVTV’ Airing Stalled Due to ‘Obscene’ Fellatio in New Episode

By Ladan Moeenziai

An IVTV episode originally scheduled to air May 9, and postponed after Channel 17 questioned its graphic nature, will be broadcast this evening.

May 23, 2001

Feature Photo: One Dildo at a Time

By Staff

Sophomore psychology major Nancy Jones demonstrates condom application techniques at the Annual Safe Sex Fair on Tuesday afternoon in Storke Plaza.

May 22, 2001

‘Paper Bullets’ Rip Through Campus, Kip Fulbeck Discusses Hapa Culture

By Jennifer Bentley

Kip Fulbeck, a UCSB professor and award-winning author, will read tonight at 7 in the MultiCultural Center from his book Paper Bullets, a novel based loosely on his own life.

May 22, 2001

Woman Disappears Camping

By Staff

Lanora Sue Loyd, a 49-year-old Goleta resident, has been missing since Thursday, May 17, when she was last seen leaving the Upper Oso campground alone.

May 22, 2001

Res Hall Restroom Re-Opens After Long Week for Students

By Stephen Hall

UCSB maintenance re-opened a bathroom in Santa Rosa Residence Hall after a week with the door locked in response to vandalism.

May 22, 2001

Feature Photo: A Flying Piece of History

By Staff

Curious visitors, young and old, come to the Santa Barbara Airfield to climb aboard Sentimental Journey, a World War II-era B-17 bomber.

May 22, 2001

Feature Photo: I’ve Got the Hippie-Hippie Shake

By Staff

Robyn Bachini, a member of Iaorana Te Otea, performs a traditional Polynesian dance in Storke Plaza on Monday at noon as part of several performances to mark the start of Asian/Pacific Islander Culture Week.

May 21, 2001

Brutal Weekend Attack in I.V. Hospitalizes 3 Male Students

By Marisa Lagos

Three Isla Vista residents were reportedly assaulted by 10 to 12 male suspects at the intersection of Camino Pescadero and Pardall Road at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 19.

May 21, 2001

Lecturer Advocates Union of Social Responsibility, Science

By Josh Braun

Technophiles and humanitarians found a rare common ground Friday in Isla Vista Theater in the lecture of renowned physicist and science writer Freeman Dyson, who spoke on technology and social justice as part of the "Sci...

May 21, 2001

Authorities Discover Child Pornography inSanta Ynez Residence

By Staff

UCSB student Kyle Lopin was charged with felony distribution of child pornography on May 17 after a month-long police investigation.

May 21, 2001

Party at Ground Zero

By Staff

Frontman Angelo Moore and drummer John Steward of Fishbone perform Friday afternoon in Storke Plaza as part of a rape-awareness rally.

May 18, 2001

Chemical Fire Flares Up in Physical Sciences Lab

By Stephanie Tavares

A lab fire in the Physical Sciences North Building caused minor damage and forced an evacuation early Thursday morning.

May 18, 2001

UCSB Men Against Rape To Rally for Prevention

By Jenny Shovel

The band Fishbone will join forces with Men Against Rape (MAR) to demonstrate against sexual assault at a rally in Storke Plaza today at 11. State Assembly Representative Hannah-Beth Jackson, 3rd District Supervisor Gail...

May 18, 2001

Tobacco Settlement Provides Free Bill’s Bus Service Tonight

By Ladan Moeenziai

Local barflies won't have to worry about a designated driver or bus ticket Friday night, thanks to a free ride downtown paid for by the likes of Joe Camel and the Marlborough Man.