Issue 51, Volume 84 2003-2004
Teen Stabs 16-Year-Old in I.V. Brawl
Monday, January 5, 2004
A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, Jan. 2, following a confrontation in Isla Vista that left a 16-year-old boy with a stab wound to the stomach.
I.V. Homes Suffer Little Theft
Monday, January 5, 2004
Isla Vista had another winter break with relatively few burglaries, continuing the low crime rate that has become a trend over the past few years. As of Monday, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol had received reports of a total of seven burglaries over the three weeks of Winter Break, Lt. Tom McKinny said - a rate lower than the 25 burglaries reported during the six weeks before the break.
Caller Leaves Bomb Threat at Beep
Monday, January 5, 2004
A suspected client or former client of the Devereux Medical Center on UCSB's West Campus left a bomb threat on the center's answering machine sometime late Dec. 29 or early Dec. 30, according to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol.
C.U.E., UC Return to Negotiations
Monday, January 5, 2004
The Coalition of University Employees (C.U.E.), the union that represents University of California clerical workers, has re-opened talks with UC on wages, parking and health benefits.
Visiting Professor Wins 'German Nobel Prize'
Monday, January 5, 2004
Frank Allgoewer, a visiting professor in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, was awarded the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize on Dec. 11 by the German Research Foundation.
UCSB Sacrifices Trees, Prepares for Construction
Monday, January 5, 2004
Students returned to school on Monday to find the empty lot near Snidecor Hall a little emptier after the university cleared roughly a dozen trees from the area.
Scholar Wins Honor for Work in Chicano Studies
Monday, January 5, 2004
A UCSB professor will receive a national award for his research and writing about Mexican Americans and for contributions to developing Chicana and Chicano studies as an academic discipline.
Anthropology Professor Dies During Break
Monday, January 5, 2004
Professor Emeritus William Madsen died of lung cancer on Dec. 24 in his home in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. His wife, Claudia Madsen, said he had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks before he died.
County Briefs
Monday, January 5, 2004
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, a man walked into the South Coast Community Federal Credit Union on Calle Real with a handgun and demanded money .
Feature Photo: Out With the Old
Monday, January 5, 2004
Post-Christmas Rush
Monday, January 5, 2004
Drugstore Cowboy: Two Thousand and Four?!
Monday, January 5, 2004
Here we are. The beginning of the Year of Our Lord 2004 and the tail-end of the Chinese Year of the Ram, which ends on Jan 21.
The Artful Dodger: The Cultural Aftershocks
Monday, January 5, 2004
I spent Winter Break in a television trance. But whenever I broke away from VH1's marathon sessions of C-grade celebrities telling me what to remember from the '70s and '80s, I checked out the newspaper to see if anything was happening in the current decade .
Hey Thieves: Embrace the Karma Payment Plan
Monday, January 5, 2004
My computer was stolen. My snazzy Gateway portal to the world was taken from my bedroom during a little shindig - on my birthday, no less - that my roommates and I had.
Peace on Earth is Too Damn Quiet!
Monday, January 5, 2004
With Winter Break over and all of you back in town, the peace that comes with the end of finals is officially over. I must admit, I missed all of you and some of your alcohol-fueled antics.
Men's Basketball
Gauchos Stunned by Beach
Monday, January 5, 2004
he UCSB men's basketball team, favored by both the coaches and media in preseason polls to win the Big West Championship, blew a 21-point lead in the final 17 minutes of the second half in the conference opener at Long Beach State's Pyramid on Saturday night.
Women's Basketball
Santa Barbara Stuffs 'Eaters
Monday, January 5, 2004
Down 5-0 against 1-9 Irvine, the UCSB women's basketball needed an answer. They found one in senior forward Lisa Willett. Willett scored the Gauchos' first eight points en route to a 20-point performance that included four three-pointers in 32 minutes of play.
Women's Basketball
LBSU Out-Manned at Thunderdome
Monday, January 5, 2004
With the UCSB women's basketball team stumbling during Winter Break, Long Beach State hoped to catch the Gauchos off-guard and steal a win in the Big West Conference opener on Saturday. Santa Barbara wasn't buying it.
Men's Basketball
Santa Barbara Stuffs 'Eaters
Monday, January 5, 2004
The Gauchos (7-4, 1-1 in the Big West) slid past rival Irvine 84-77 at the Bren Events Center, one of the toughest places for visiting opponents to win basketball games in the Big West.
Bruinville Gets Gaucho Love
Monday, January 5, 2004
WESTWOOD - After upsetting UCLA on its home floor on Dec. 16, Gaucho fans began making reservations to the NCAA's Final Four in San Antonio, Texas.
Men's Volleyball
Gauchos Begin 2004 Season Against Quincy
Monday, January 5, 2004
To open its 2004 season, the UCSB men's volleyball team will host Quincy tonight at 7:05 at Rob Gym. The match will be the third contest of the academic year for the Gauchos, who split two matches with Pepperdine on Oct. 18.
No Cost, No Receipt
Monday, January 5, 2004
Back to school time - I'd call it Hell if it weren't so fucking freezing outside.
Now it's Time to Relax
Monday, January 5, 2004
Feeling better today. Feeling like it's good to be home (when you've been here as long as the 'human has, this is home).