News

April 10, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

News from around the UC system

April 9, 2001

Driver Crashes Car, ATO Party

By Brendan Buhler

A drunken driver ran into the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Friday morning.

April 9, 2001

UC, CSU Take Legal Action Against Energy Company

By Alex Sohn

The University of California and California State University have jointly filed a preliminary injunction to prevent Enron Energy Services, Inc. from allegedly altering a contract signed in 1998.

April 9, 2001

Locals Petition for I.V. Inclusion in Goleta Cityhood

By Ladan Moeenziai

With the deadline for boundaries of Goleta Now!'s cityhood proposal approaching in less than a month, local activists took to the street this weekend to solicit support for Isla Vista Too!

April 9, 2001

Pro-Palestinian Activist Inaugurates New Center

By Julia Rubin

Most speakers need to lecture before receiving a standing ovation. Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi received hers before she approached the podium to speak.

April 9, 2001

Feature Photo: April Showers Bring Campaign Flowers

By Staff

Campaign signs were officially allowed on campus April 8 at midnight. By Monday morning, students were inundated with a variety of campaign signs along the bikepath adjacent to HSSB.

April 6, 2001

Crowd of 800 Gets ‘Last Chance to See’ Author Douglas Adams

By Brendan Buhler

Adams has made a successful living as an author. His nine books have sold over 15 million copies. What he is most concerned about, however, is the environment.

April 6, 2001

Well-Known Activist To Give Opening Middle East Studies Center Lecture

By Diana Ray

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian political leader and human rights activist, will give the inaugural lecture for UCSB's Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Campbell Hall.

April 6, 2001

IVRPD Discusses Shelter for I.V. Homeless, Crime Rate Over Break

By Alison Dougherty

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District members questioned the feasibility of running a homeless center without the county's support at Thursday night's meeting.

April 6, 2001

Feature Photo: Vive La Resistance!

By Staff

University electrician and Union Steward Kurt Jahnke waves to honking supporters while holding a sign that reads "Yang Don't Give a Dang!" on Thursday.

April 5, 2001

UCSB Expands Bandwidth to Increase ResNet Speed

By Ted Andersen

In response to a continuing stream of on-campus resident complaints of snail-pace Internet traffic, UCSB's Housing and Residential Services has taken several steps since summer to plug students in to quicker connections ...

April 5, 2001

Construction Worker Discovers Human Remains in Lompoc Field

By Staff

An unidentified human skeleton was discovered in a field in Lompoc on Tuesday.

April 5, 2001

Leg Council Approves Ballot for Election; Declaration of Party Affiliation Remains

By Angela Potter

With elections just around the corner, Associated Students Legislative Council approved the ballot for the Spring 2001 General Elections last night at its first meeting of the quarter.

April 4, 2001

County Seeks State Funds to Provide Disaster Relief

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Santa Barbara County Administrator Michael Brown proclaimed a local emergency in the County of Santa Barbara on March 14, due to an estimated $1.3 million in damages to county facilities caused by recent rainstorms.

April 4, 2001

UCSB Accepts Record Number of Applicants, Begins Efforts to Recruit Prospective Students

By Eric Simons

UCSB admitted a record 16,450 high school students out of 34,000 applicants for Fall Quarter 2001, and plans to enroll 3,700 of those students.

April 4, 2001

Lecturers Fight For Children’s Rights, World Peace

By Staff

Marc Kielburger, director from Free the Children International, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Youth Outreach Coordinator Michael Coffey will speak in Broida Hall 1610 today from 2-3:15 p.m. as part of the "Global Fo...