News

February 23, 2001

20-Year-Old UCSB Student Takes Own Life

By Brendan Buhler

Junior law and society major Miyaka Geh died at her home in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.The gunshot wound was apparently self-inflicted.

February 23, 2001

Driver Kills Four Pedestrians in Isla Vista

By Staff

An 18-year-old UCSB student was arrested and charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter after crashing his car on Sabado Tarde and killing four pedestrians Friday night. Two of the victims' names have been released.

February 23, 2001

[Re]Vision Isla Vista: Orlando Firm Aims to Join I.V. to UCSB, Make Anisq’ Oyo’ Central Point

By Ladan Moeenziai

If chosen, a master plan proposal submitted from the East Coast promises much ado about parks, and very little else.

February 23, 2001

[Re]Vision Isla Vista: L.A.-Based Firm Urbanus Suggests Bluff-Top Park, Pier, ‘Town Centre,’ Tram

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Once upon a time, a small town began to grow and grow until it could no longer fit into its suburban environment. That town was Isla Vista, and according to an L.A. architectural firm, the answers may be found downtown.

February 23, 2001

Town Hall Meeting Examines Issue of Housing Inspections

By Brett Bisceglia

Renters and property owners alike competed for the ear of their supervisor Thursday night to voice their support of or opposition to a controversial inspection proposal.

February 23, 2001

Feature Photo: For Crying Out Loud

By Staff

Armed with a megaphone and an oil-stained jumpsuit, Gabriel Scherger, a junior political science major, speaks out in front of the UCen in a protest organized by CalPIRG to collect students' signatures on a petition oppo...

February 21, 2001

Former Black Panther Party Leader Lectures on Activism in Corwin Pavilion

By Eric Simons

Last time Elaine Brown was in Santa Barbara, a bank burned down.

February 21, 2001

County Proposal Allows Homeless Places To Sleep

By Alison Dougherty

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is considering the proposal, intended to reduce the strain on the county's homeless population.

February 21, 2001

Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Berkeley Company Envisions Downtown, Permit Parking, Shuttles, Connection to UCSB

By Marisa Lagos

The plan focuses on an overlap between the university and I.V., which would be achieved by the construction of structures to be used by both the community and UCSB.

February 21, 2001

Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Blackbird Architects Propose Park, Gateways, Car Garages, Renovated Public Transit

By Shaun P. McGrady

Not one, not two, but if a local design is adopted, Isla Vista might find itself right smack in the middle of a six-mile continuous oceanview park.

February 21, 2001

Maya Angelou Speaks to 2,000 at Arlington Theater

By Sarah Healy

"It is important, I think, for each of us to see ourselves as lights, not just as having lights, but being lights."

February 21, 2001

Sheriff’s Dept., Council Award Locals for Community Action

By Rebecca Turek

This year, 18 people were recognized at the luncheon ceremony, held at Timber's Restaurant in Goleta.

February 21, 2001

Study Proves Marine Reserve Preserves Coastal Life

By Jimmy Yeh Staff Writer

Gaines said the future focus of marine reserve establishments is on creating a network of multiple "no extraction" reserves of a variety of sizes.

February 21, 2001

Leg Council Approves Revisions to Election Code, Discusses Base Fee

By Angela Potter

In an attempt to avoid a Florida-type disaster, Associated Students Legislative Council took almost two-and-a-half hours to pass an amendment eliminating runoffs in the upcoming A.S. elections.

February 20, 2001

Design Entry Plans to Create CORR-idor Through UCSB, I.V.

By Kim Sadler

An Isla Vista master plan submission from the East Coast seeks to substitute auto traffic on Pardall Road with electric-powered shuttle buses to blur the lines between campus and community.

February 20, 2001