News

February 15, 2001

Police Blotter

By Staff

True stories of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol!

February 15, 2001

Feature Photo: There’s Snow In Them Thar Hills!

By Staff

A snow-covered fire road in Los Padres National Forest overlooks the Santa Barbara Harbor. Cold temperatures and high precipitation levels caused an uncommonly low altitude snowfall on local mountains Tuesday. Snow fell ...

February 14, 2001

I.V. Master Plan Design Finalists Display Drafts

By Marisa Lagos and Shaun P. McGrady Staff Writers

The winner will receive an additional $10,000 and an opportunity to negotiate a contract to produce the finalized master plan with the county.

February 14, 2001

Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Parcel at Rob Gym

By Eric Simons

UC Police Dept. Capt. Michael Foster said the police dispatcher received a report regarding the package, which was about two inches thick and did not have an address or any identifying marks.

February 14, 2001

State Law Bars Unvaccinated Freshmen From Registration

By Rowena Lambert

The law was supposed to take effect Jan. 1, 2000, but did not apply to the University of California until October.

February 13, 2001

Alleged Mail Bomb Explosion Results in Death of UCSB Freshman

By Shaun P. McGrady

The explosion, which was determined to be the cause of death of 18-year-old Patrick Wen Tsu Hsu, is currently being investigated as a possible homicide, according to San Jose Police Dept.

February 13, 2001

UCSB Sues for Cost of SAASB’s Faulty Design

By Alex Sohn

Citing nearly a half million dollars lost to repairs, the university is taking action against an architectural firm in Los Angeles.

February 13, 2001

Women’s Sports Crusader Talks on Campus

By Yasmine Abbasov Reporter

"The only thing I've wanted to do since I was five that I haven't done is to become a pitcher for the New York Yankees."

February 13, 2001

Committee Chooses Dean of Bioengineering Program

By Matt Sweetland

Professor Alison Butler, a 15-year veteran of UCSB's chemistry and biochemistry departments, was recently appointed as the first associate dean of the bioengineering program.

February 12, 2001

UCSB Black Studies Dept. Built From 1968 Black Student Union Protest

By Eric Simons

"We thought we were doing the right thing," said Dalton Nezy. "I still think it was the right thing."

February 12, 2001

Animal Rights Group Protests Santa Barbara’s Last Fur Retailer

By Brett Bisceglia

Despite bad weather and low turnout, Animal Emancipation, Inc. staged an anti-fur protest Saturday in front of Ursula's.

February 12, 2001

IVRPD Completes Bathroom and Storage Project

By Rebecca Turek

Excursions to a local park will no longer be interrupted by the call of nature, thanks to new facilities that took five years in the making.

February 9, 2001

Advisory Council Will Meet to Discuss Expansion of Marine Sanctuary

By Diana Ray

Members of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS)advisory council and the public will discuss potential boundary-expansion alternatives for the National Marine Sanctuary from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ho...

February 9, 2001

Debates Take Flight at Community Meeting to Address Development

By Kim Sadler

The particularities of monarch butterflies' mating practices and a proposed housing project's proximity to their love nests filled a county official's ear last night.

February 9, 2001

Monthly Concert To Benefit Local Historical Sites

By Ladan Moeenziai

The RedStar Acoustic Series will feature local bands and benefit the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, an organization which maintains historic sites throughout Santa Barbara.

February 8, 2001

Students Celebrate V-Day With ‘Vagina Monologues’

By Jennifer B. Siverts

The first UCSB V-Day, a national movement celebrated around Valentine's Day to stop violence against women, drew a packed Isla Vista Theater audience last night for "The Vagina Monologues."