Issue 140, Volume 81 2000-2001
Memorial Honors UCSB Philanthropist
Thursday, June 7, 2001
A day before he died, Don Gevirtz told lecturer Alan Wallace that he did not consider himself a compassionate person.
Defining Freedom of the Press
Thursday, June 7, 2001
The United States stands apart from other dairy-producing nations in its approval of a highly controversial animal pharmaceutical injected into cows to increase their milk yield by up to 30 percent.
Attias' Threat to Harm Self Causes Preliminary Hearing Postponement
Thursday, June 7, 2001
The 18-year-old former UCSB student faces 13 felony charges, including four counts of murder, for a Feb. 23 accident on Sabado Tarde Road that killed four pedestrians and left one seriously injured.
Website May Catch, Deter Plagiarized Work
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Professors and administrators at UCSB are deciding whether to continue using TurnItIn.com, a web-based service designed to deter and catch plagiarism in student papers.
Extra Fireman Requires Campus Funds
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Fire Marshal John Scherri is asking that the University pay the extra $300,000 a year to pay for a fourth fire fighter.
A Letter From the Editor ex-Editor
Thursday, June 7, 2001
"So, Ted, did being Editor in Chief make you a more tolerant or less tolerant person?" I had to think hard about the question because I wanted to answer honestly.
Feature Photo: Take that! And that!
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Senior philosophy and dramatic arts major David Huang receives a blow from sophomore CCS physics major Brendan Burke during Burke's Art 4D project.
Feature Photo: Bong!
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Feces and Flowers ... Ahh, Springtime
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Brilliant tulips to IVTV for filming A.S. President Brian Hampton in a state of drunkenness somewhere between "blitzed" and "trashed." Tulips also to Hampton for demonstrating why he holds the copyright on "Gauchoholics."
The Low Down
If I Get A Little Tired, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead ...
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Medical studies say cognitive ability drops 25 percent for every 24 hours without sleep. The areas of the brain hardest hit are always the higher mental functions like critical thought and analysis.
China Tries To Pave Over Tibet's History and People With Lies
Thursday, June 7, 2001
It seems very clear to me that Jiefeng Zhou is repeating the propaganda that the Communist Chinese government has been repeating for decades.
Nexus Fails Its Readers By Ignoring Motives Behind Isla Vista Brawl
Thursday, June 7, 2001
These stories have been one-sided, yet you still print this mediocre reporting which threatens to demolish the dream of building a community free of racial prejudice.