News

January 17, 2001

Holocaust Survivor, Nobel Prize Winner: UCSB’s Walter Kohn

By Sarah Healy

From his escape of Nazi-controlled Austria, to the transformation of two university physics departments, to a Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1998, UCSB physics Professor Walter Kohn has made his mark on the world.

January 17, 2001

SBRCC Offers Many Services for Victims of Sexual Assault

By Nallely Campos

The Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center (SBRCC) was established 26 years ago as a resource for victims of sexual assault, their friends and family.

January 17, 2001

Leg Council Favors Living Wage Increase, Mulls Leader Status

By Sarah Kent

In a testy four-hour meeting Wednesday night, Associated Students Legislative Council passed a position paper and debated its status as campus leaders.

January 17, 2001

Isla Vista Foot Patrol Reports

By Staff

An update on all the drunken revelry you may have missed over the holiday weekend.

January 17, 2001

Feature Photo: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

By Staff

January 16, 2001

A Live Wire With Plastics: Nobel Winner Alan Heeger

By Eric Simons

The first in a four-part series exploring the contributions of UCSB's nobel laureates. Today's article features the life of Alan Heeger.

January 16, 2001

Speakers Honor King

By Brendan Buhler

To honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, 38 people - students, staffers and families from the community - gathered around UCSB's Eternal Flame at noon Monday.

January 16, 2001

Locals Gather to Discuss Substance Abuse

By Brett Bisceglia

Friends and family remembered victims of alcoholism and drug addiction Monday night during Santa Barbara's second-annual candlelight procession.

January 12, 2001

University Housing Tenants Claim Apartments Befouled by Fungus

By Yasmine Abbasov Reporter

Low rents and a safe community have made University Family Student Housing a popular living choice, although some residents claim fungus has soiled its reputation.

January 12, 2001

Winter Storms Bring Big Waves, Hidden Dangers

By Eric Simons

As a week of winter storms stoked swells overhead Thursday, Isla Vista surfers braved the cold, chop and runoff hazard for a chance to catch some of the area's biggest waves of the year.

January 12, 2001

Speaker Addresses Consequences of “Virtual” Warfare, U.S. Intervention

By Rowena Lambert

Journalist Michael Ignatieff spoke to a crowd at Campbell Hall about the consequences and future of "virtual" warfare and intervention for humanitarian reasons, in a lecture sponsored by the Global Studies Dept...

January 12, 2001

Officials Warn Locals of Increased Levels of Bacteria in Storm Runoff

By Marisa Lagos

Campus Point and Depressions surfers beware: Recent rainy weather has lead to an increase in runoff in local creeks and beaches, and prompted Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services to issue a storm water advi...

January 12, 2001

Leggies Begin Quarter With Search for Executive Director

By Angela Potter

It was rough going in stormy weather for Associated Students Legislative Council, which worked its way through the first meeting of the quarter Wednesday night.

January 12, 2001

Feature Photo: If a Tree Falls on Your Car in I.V., Does It Make a Sound?

By Staff

Strong winds from the first storm of Winter Quarter knock a tree over, nearly hitting a parked car on El Nido Lane on Wednesday.

January 12, 2001

Santa Barbara Foundation Awards $237,000 to Local Nonprofits

By Alison Dougherty

A Santa Barbara-based group honored community activists Thursday afternoon for their dedication to improving the environment and local neighborhoods.

January 10, 2001

UCSB Student Faces Felony, Misdemeanor Charges

By Ted Andersen and Jennifer B. Siverts Staff Writers

Giles' preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 17, where he is being charged for felony possession of mushrooms, possession of bomb-making materials and a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession of fireworks.