News

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...

January 22, 2001

Santa Barbara County Officials Appeal to Stop Chumash Casino Growth

By Jim Keiser

The Chumash Indian tribe was dealt a blow last week after Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors voted to request Gov. Gray Davis' help to halt an expansion of the tribe's casino.

January 22, 2001

Three Part Lecture Series To Address Ocean of Trouble in Santa Barbara Channel

By Nallely Campos

The Continuing Education Division of Santa Barbara City College has called upon three specialists to answer the public's concerns over the deterioration of local coastal waters.

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