News

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."

February 8, 2001

Free Concert in Estero Park to Promote Unity

By Shaun P. McGrady

Latin funk, local bands and activism will take to Estero Park this evening to break down barriers and bring people together.

February 8, 2001

Retired Doctor To Discuss Practice in Bolivia

By Sarah Healy

Retirement meant more than golf and cruises to Dr. Lou Netzer, who spent the last five years practicing medicine in the tropical forest of Bolivia.

February 8, 2001

Leg Council Considers Changes in By-Laws, Funding for Organizations

By Angela Potter

In one hour, Associated Students Legislative Council talked money and tabled four bills Wednesday night.

February 7, 2001

Prosecution Against Asbestos-Dumping Landlord Never Went to Court

By David Downs

The APCD wanted to prosecute KAMAP owner John Warkentin for breaking multiple air-pollution, public-health and fair-business laws.

February 7, 2001

SB Board of Supervisors Pays SB Libertarian Party Settlement

By Ladan Moeenziai

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors paid $15,000 to the SBLP in an out-of-court settlement, ending the party's lawsuit against SB County Sheriff Jim Thomas.

February 7, 2001