News

January 29, 2001

UCSB Removes Sweatshop Products Found in Bookstores

By Joseph Martinez

Sweatshop laborers in the world's developing countries work in poorly ventilated factories for 10-14 hours a day. When clothing made under these conditions appeared in UCSB's Bookstore a few months ago, students complain...

January 29, 2001

Police Blotter

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Compiled from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol.

January 25, 2001

BFA Faculty Votes Student Director Out of Program

By Ian Barker Staff Writer

Senior Matt Weinglass may be able to direct and sell out plays with the Sherwood Players, but he will not graduate from UCSB's theater program. On Dec. 8, Weinglass was voted out of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) progra...

January 25, 2001

Community Calls for Release of Chinese Restaurant Owner

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Approximately 80 people gathered under the American flag in front of the main post office downtown to protest the imprisonment of the China Castle restaurant's former owner Sui-Yi Paul Chang.

January 25, 2001

UCSB Provost Resigns to Focus on English Teaching, Research in Department

By Matt Sweetland

Everett Zimmerman, a UCSB English professor for the last 31 years, has stepped down as provost of the College of Letters and Science, ending a four-year tenure.

January 25, 2001

Leadership Conference in Corwin Pavilion To Feature Workshops, Guest Speaker

By Medea Torres

Movie passes, scooters, bookstore gift certificates, Cold Stone ice cream and motivational words from state Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) will be offered to students at tonight's fifth annual leade...

January 25, 2001

County Eyes I.V. Housing Conditions

By Staff

County officials are working on a proposal that would implement mandatory housing inspections to more than 4,600 Isla Vista apartments.

January 25, 2001

Town Hall Meeting Examines Housing Inspection Proposal

By Ray Bramson Reporter

Upon closer inspection of a newly proposed county plan, many Isla Vista residents fear being left out in the cold.

January 24, 2001

UCSB Strives to Improve Electrical Effeciency During Power Alerts

By Alex Sohn

The UC system consumes enough electricity per hour during peak usage to power over 300,000 homes for the same amount of time.

January 24, 2001

Governor Davis Opens Bids to Out-of-State Energy Suppliers for Long-term Contract

By Marisa Lagos

The state is hoping to receive bids as low as 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to the 40 or 50 cents Edison and PG&E have been paying.

January 24, 2001

Student Health Provides Coverage for Mandatory Health Insurance

By Kiersten Throndsen Staff Writer

Beginning Fall Quarter 2001, students in the University of California will be required to have health insurance.

January 24, 2001

Carrizo Plain Grassland Receives National Monument Designation

By Ian Barker Staff Writer

A long struggle by Rep. Lois Capps to protect an environmental and cultural refuge was brought to a successful conclusion by one of former President Bill Clinton's final executive actions.

January 23, 2001

Sheriff Announces Decision Against Seeking Re-election

By Kim Sadler

Three County Law Enforcement Veterans Declare Candidacy, Begin 2002 Campaigns

January 23, 2001

A.S. Hears Funding Requests, Dispenses Money To C.O.D.A., College Republicans

By Brendan Buhler, Angela Potter

Superman, the NRA and too many people needing too much money led to a four-hour Associated Students Finance Board meeting Monday.

January 23, 2001

True Stories of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol

By Staff

Real crime, real dumb.

January 22, 2001

UCSB Professors Build Communicative Device With New Photon Applications

By Josh Braun

Three UCSB faculty members reported building a device which emits individual photons on demand. This machine could be the first step toward building a new type of computer that operates using photons instead of electrica...