News

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

Sheriff’s Department Transfers Police Veteran Arnoldi

By Marisa Lagos

Butch Arnoldi, the longest-running lieutenant in Isla Vista Foot Patrol history, spent his last day in the station yesterday.

February 20, 2001

Capps Chats with Locals at Store

By Ladan Moeenziai

The hour-long visit allowed local residents an opportunity to discuss local and national issues on a one-to-one basis with their elected official.

February 20, 2001

UC President Questions Relevancy of SAT Test Requirement

By Eric Simons

University of California President Richard Atkinson recommended Sunday that the University stop using the SAT I, a standardized test taken last year by almost 2.5 million prospective students, as a basis for admission.

February 20, 2001

Feature Photo: Oil See You at the Beach

By Staff

Fifty people attended a rally in Storke Plaza on Monday to draw attention to renewed interest in drilling off the South Coast. Co-sponsored by Get Oil Out(GOO), CalPIRG, Surfrider Foundation and EAB, the rally was follow...

February 16, 2001

Academy Selects UCSB Physicist for VP Position

By Eric Simons

Physics Professor James Langer, who has taught and researched at UCSB for 18 years, was elected Wednesday as vice president of the National Academy of Sciences, the country's most influential science organization.

February 16, 2001

Environmental Groups Combine Forces to Help Clean Up Coast

By Marisa Lagos

A rally, intended to draw attention to a proposal permitting new oil drilling leases off the South Coast and in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, will begin in Storke Plaza at 2 p.m.

February 16, 2001

Park or Parking? IVRPD Seeks Solution

By Ladan Moeenziai

Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District board members debated the future of the 49 parking spots behind Perfect Park at its meeting Thursday night.

February 15, 2001

Administration, CUE To Continue Contract Talks in Spring Quarter

By Christine Bai

The Coalition of University Employees (CUE), which has fought the University of California for years over working conditions and pay, plans to head back in May to the bargaining table, just months after ratifying its fir...

February 15, 2001

Leg Council Reviews Fees

By Angela Potter

In the true spirit of Valentine's Day, money and marriage were the heart of matters at Wednesday night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.

February 15, 2001