News

June 27, 2001

Court To Sentence UCSB Senior for Felony, Misdemeanor Convictions

By Ladan Moeenziai

Senior biopsychology and art studio major Slade Giles - convicted on April 30 of felony possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin and a misdemeanor charge of possession of fireworks without a permit - will be sente...

June 27, 2001

Police Locate Bank Robbery Suspect Hours After Crime

By Staff

A 40-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday, June 25, three hours after robbing over $18,000 from a Carpinteria Bank of America.

June 27, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

What's happening in the UC system.

June 27, 2001

Feature Photo: Solstice Queen

By Staff

Santa Barbara mayor Harriet Miller joins in the 2001 Summer Solstice Parade on Saturday June 23.

June 7, 2001

Memorial Honors UCSB Philanthropist

By Sarah Healy

A day before he died, Don Gevirtz told lecturer Alan Wallace that he did not consider himself a compassionate person.

June 7, 2001

Defining Freedom of the Press

By Erin James

The United States stands apart from other dairy-producing nations in its approval of a highly controversial animal pharmaceutical injected into cows to increase their milk yield by up to 30 percent.

June 7, 2001

Attias’ Threat to Harm Self Causes Preliminary Hearing Postponement

By Marisa Lagos

The 18-year-old former UCSB student faces 13 felony charges, including four counts of murder, for a Feb. 23 accident on Sabado Tarde Road that killed four pedestrians and left one seriously injured.

June 7, 2001

Website May Catch, Deter Plagiarized Work

By Diana Ray

Professors and administrators at UCSB are deciding whether to continue using TurnItIn.com, a web-based service designed to deter and catch plagiarism in student papers.

June 7, 2001

Extra Fireman Requires Campus Funds

By Sarah Healy

Fire Marshal John Scherri is asking that the University pay the extra $300,000 a year to pay for a fourth fire fighter.

June 7, 2001

A Letter From the Editor ex-Editor

By Ted Andersen

"So, Ted, did being Editor in Chief make you a more tolerant or less tolerant person?" I had to think hard about the question because I wanted to answer honestly.

June 7, 2001

Feature Photo: Take that! And that!

By Staff

Senior philosophy and dramatic arts major David Huang receives a blow from sophomore CCS physics major Brendan Burke during Burke's Art 4D project.

June 7, 2001

Feature Photo: Bong!

By Staff

June 1, 2001

Former Senator Lectures in Honor of Walter Capps

By Stephanie Tavares

Bob Kerrey honored the philosophies and life of Walter Capps last night in a lecture, "The Ethics of Walter Capps: From Popular Mechanics to the Beatitudes."

June 1, 2001

Rise in Couch Burnings Concerns Authorities

By Kate Shaw

After cleaning up 83 burned couches within a one-month period last summer, local law enforcement is encouraging Isla Vista residents to give their old furniture away.

June 1, 2001