Issue 86, Volume 81 2000-2001
Students, Staff, Locals Come Together at Candlelight Vigil
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
More than 3,000 community members joined together by candlelight Monday evening to remember the four victims of Friday night's fatal accident.
David Attias Faces Four Counts of Murder, Four Counts of Manslaughter
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Attias is being charged with four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries.
Faculty Provides Assistance for Grieving UCSB Students
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Students who witnessed or knew people in the fatal car crash Friday night could be allowed extra time for academic projects, school officials said Monday.
Former UCSB Professor Pioneers Medical Robotics
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Tiny robots built by Yulun Wang, a former UCSB electrical and computer engineering professor, are giving doctors a new and safer tool to operate with.
Testing Service Agrees to Change in Policy for Disabled Test Participants
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
The Educational Testing Service, a national, private nonprofit group which administers several standardized tests, including the GRE, GMAT and TOEFL, has agreed to stop "flagging" or placing asterisks or similar symbols on the score reports of students with disabilities to indicate that a test-taker is disabled.
A Letter to the Campus Community from Chancellor Henry Yang
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
"On the streets of Isla Vista in those early morning hours Saturday, we witnessed some extraordinary examples of courage, compassion, and humanity."
A Message from the Mother of Christopher Divis
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
A message from Sally Jo Divis, the mother of one of the UCSB students killed in last Friday's fatal car accident in Isla Vista.
'Globalization' Economically Exploits the Third World
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
What does any of this have to do with you? As the living and working conditions of Third World people are degraded, Third World people are pitted against us in the First World.
A.S. It Is: Coping With a Momentary Action, a Permanent Scar
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
"Why?" I'm sure that I don't have to go any further for you to know that this question, being asked over and over again, is referring to the horrible tragedy that occurred over the weekend. Speculation over why this incident occurred can and will go on forever with little resolution.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week Educates Students
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 26-March 2), I am asking fellow UCSB students to reconsider their dieting behaviors.
The Readers' Voice
Students Will Pay For Marshall's Representation
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Ask Gail Marshall if she dares to establish the same conditions for any of the other areas she represents.
Softball Takes Two Wins Before Rain Ends Tournament
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Just when the UCSB softball team got its bats swinging on the first day of the UCSB/Easton Invitational, the stormy weather forced the remaining two days of the tournament to be cancelled.
Men's and Women's Swim Teams Take Big West Championship Title
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
It's not quite time for spring cleaning, but the UCSB men's and women's swim team decided to start sweeping up a little early this year, while both teams completely cleaned house in the Big West championship meet at Long Beach this past weekend.
Gaucho Baseball Declaws Lions, Suffers Rain Delays
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
The UCSB baseball team endured another weekend of rain, playing only one game of its scheduled three-game series against Loyola Marymount.