News

January 19, 2001

Research Focus Pays Off; What Does It All Mean?

By Ted Andersen and Eric Simons Staff Writers

The school's scientific strength has grown in the last 20 years, as committed researchers, such as Nobel Laureates Alan Heeger, Walter Kohn and Herbert Kroemer, changed the way the school practices science.

January 19, 2001

Locals Purchase KDB Radio Station, Plan to Sell to UCSB

By Stephanie Tavares

A group of local investors purchased one of the largest classical music stations on the West Coast with plans to sell it within the year to UCSB.

January 19, 2001

I.V. Foot Patrol Releases Holiday Crime Stats

By Ladan Moeenziai

On Thursday, the I.V. Foot Patrol released its annual burglary report for Nov. 23 through Jan. 17, which showed an increase in residential burglaries and decline in vehicle burglaries.

January 19, 2001

Ceremony Opens New Rooms for Juvenile Rehabilitation Program

By Staff

The Santa Barbara County Probation Dept. and the Villa Esperanza Counseling and Education Center opened a new modular group room Thursday off of Hollister Avenue.

January 18, 2001

The Information Age’s Father: UCSB’s Herbert Kroemer

By Brendan Buhler

Electrical and computer engineering Professor Herbert Kroemer invented the last 10 years. His work is at the core of everything from cellular phones, to satellites, to the fiber-optic cables rewiring the world.

January 17, 2001

Veteran Officer Assumes Control of Santa Barbara-Area Highway Patrol

By Shaun P. McGrady

Capt. Bob Clements assumed the duties of commander of the Santa Barbara California Highway Patrol Station on Jan. 2, 2001.

January 17, 2001

Donation Aids Dying Tree Research

By Medea Torres

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome (SODS) has turned California's hills into killing fields of dead and dying trees.

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.