News

March 7, 2001

UC Briefs

By Staff

Investigators are still trying to determine if UC Davis student Andrew V. Wieman was murdered or committed suicide.

March 5, 2001

SB Fire Chief Cites Inadequate Preparations on UCSB Campus

By Brendan Buhler

Fire Chief John Scherri said the university has expressed little interest in helping to pay $1 million for a new fire truck and another full-time firefighter - measures he said are necessary to potentially save student l...

March 5, 2001

DP Fall Victim Named; SBCC Student Dies in ‘Saltwater Drowning’

By Marisa Lagos and Jennifer B. Siverts Staff Writers

The victim who fell from a Del Playa Drive balcony Saturday night has been positively identified as 20-year-old Clint McDonnell.

March 5, 2001

FAFSA: My Anti-Drug; Removal of Aid Sparks Congress Battle

By David Downs

Drug War promoter Mark Souder, R-Ind., has leveled his legislative guns at the financial aid of hundreds of thousands of college students, but anti-drug war activists nationwide are taking their own potshots and mounting...

March 5, 2001

Environmental Group Helps Homeless, Local Shoreline

By Eric Simons

Alan Hunterman says he'd clean up the beach below Del Playa Drive whether he got paid or not.

March 5, 2001

Party-Goer Accidentally Falls to Death During Party at Del Playa Residence

By Jennifer B. Siverts

An unidentified male was pronounced dead on the scene Sunday morning after falling from a Del Playa Road balcony.

March 5, 2001

Conference Is Held in Honor of UCSB Physicist

By Eric Simons

The weekend meeting, called "Heterototic Dreams and Asymptotic Visions: The 60th Birthday Celebration for David Gross," featured speakers on topics such as black holes, string theory, M-theory and inflation theory.

March 2, 2001

Community Grieves Together at Campus Memorial

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Thursday was a day of remembrance for approximately 5,000 people who gathered to celebrate the lives of the four victims of Friday night's fatal incident.

March 2, 2001

Local Fraternity House To Celebrate Diversity With ‘Cultural Crossroads’

By Sarah Healy

"Cultural Crossroads" will feature six acts from community and campus groups such as the Polynesian dancers, the Sherwood Players, the Chinese Lion Dance Club and a mariachi group, and begins at 7 p.m. Saturday...

March 1, 2001

UCSB Race Issues: Not Entirely Black and White

By Eric Simons

At an overwhelmingly liberal college like UCSB, outright displays of racism are rare. So, a series of incidents directed at two individuals in the residence halls during Spring Quarter 1999 moved the university to react.

March 1, 2001

Spring Elections Cause Division Between Leg Council, Executive Office

By Angela Potter

The upcoming Spring Elections have caused a division between Leg Council and executive officers, leading to a presidential veto and the council overriding one of A.S. President Mahader Tesfai's appointments to Elections ...

March 1, 2001

County Debates Future of Santa Barbara County Shores Park

By Alison Dougherty

The Santa Barbara County Park Commission hosted a public information gathering to debate the design of the Santa Barbara Shores Park Master Plan. The plan will determine the future of a 118-acre parcel located adjacent t...

March 1, 2001

Feature Photo: In Memory of Those Lost

By Staff

Students Ross Hale, Mike Vos and Sean Nicholas (L-R) help to plant a liquidambar tree in Little Acorn Park as a memorial to the four people killed in last Friday night's deadly car crash. The three were roommates of Chri...

February 28, 2001

Attias’ Arraignment Delayed

By Marisa Lagos and Jennifer B. Siverts Staff Writers

The arraignment of UCSB freshman David Attias, charged with multiple counts of murder and manslaughter, was delayed until Tuesday, March 6, at the request of defense attorney Robert Sanger.

February 28, 2001

Lecturer Focuses on U.S. Relations With Africa

By Brendan Buhler

At the end of his career as president of the National Peace Corps Association, Smith knows something about all of Africa, which, he said, is not given the attention it deserves by the United States.

February 28, 2001

A.S. Leg Council To Back Week for Victims, Debate Voting Code Modification

By Eric Simons

Associated Students Legislative Council representatives will offer condolences to the victims of Friday's tragedy and call for a week of "reflection and remembrance," along with normal business tonight in their...