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Volume 78, No. 27 Two Sections, 24 Pages Cup of Culture Walter Capps Dies at Age 63 The Multicultural Center pre sents "Under the Domim ■ Clinton, Colleagues free’' today in the MCC UCSB Loses Theater at 5 p.m. Coffee, tea Mourn Passing of and refreshments will accom 22nd Congressional pany this tale of teenagers C Former Prof who excape a Nazi concentra District Peacemaker tion camp in 1953. LOS ANGELES (AP)— Rep. By Jodie St o u t S t a f f W rite r Walter Capps, a freshman Demo crat who narrowly won a bitter INSIDE: election last year in a Central Cali Tuesday afternoon marked fornia district held by Republicans the passing of a former UCSB Keep Tahoe since World War II, died Tuesday professor and United States Washoe!? after collapsing at a Washington- congressman. area airport. Congressman Walter Capps One hundred years after Capps, 63, suffered an apparent collapsed and died Tuesday of being driven from the area, heart attack at Dulles International an apparent heart attack at Dul the Washoe Indians will Airport while returning front his les International Airport after reclaim native lands on the district to vote on a defense author his arrival in Washington, D.C., shore of Lake Tahoe due to ization bill and other issues, col according to press secretary Lisa a bill signed by Clinton. leagues said. His death was con Finkle. firmed by press secretary Lisa Many friends, work associates See Top of the News, p.2 Finkle in Washington. and students responded with Capps "brought constant values, praise and fond memories of the a rare perspective and a sense of former professor and expressed The Violence moral grounding that public life support for his family. District Persists too often lacks, and will sorely representative for Walter Capps miss,” President Clinton said in a Ben Romo spoke on behalf of The string of sexual assaults statement. Clinton campaigned Capps’ Santa Barbara office re in the Isla Vista communtiy for Capps in Santa Barbara last garding his death. continues with the alleged Congressman Capps spoke Saturday, Oct. 25, in Las Positas Park at a year. ceremony presenting the Bronze Star Award to Vietnam veteran and "All I can do is confirm that rape of a 19-year-old UCSB For 30 years, Capps was a reli local photograher Rick Carter. Congressman Walter Capps student occurring over the gious studies professor at the Uni passed away this afternoon,” he weekend. versity of California, Santa Bar Marty Stone, a longtime friend again in 1996 after he lost to for said. "Our condolences are with bara. After his election to Congress and western political director for mer Republican Rep. Andrea Sea- his family.” See News, p.5 to represent San Luis Obispo and the Democratic Congressional strand by 1,600votes in 1994. Ker According to UCSB Santa Barbara counties, the soft- Campaign Committee. rey, a Vietnam veteran, had been a Chancellor Henry T. Yang, spoken Capps focused on educa "I know Congress could have featured lecturer in Capps’ class on Walter Capps will be remem tion and human rights as well as re used a peacemaker like him for the Vietnam War. bered and admired for his overall The Time Has ducing partisan conflicts. longer than he served,” said Stone, "He showed people that a man excellence. "He talked extensively about a who lost to Capps in the 1996 can be decent and principled in the “I’m terribly saddened by this Com e... more compassionate Congress primary, but remained friends with House. H e will be sorely missed,” shocking news. Walter touched Hey, I.V. residents! • where we didn’t have the partisan him. Kerrey said Tuesday. “He was just the lives of tens of thousands of We must reclaim our ¿ y bickering, where people tried to sit Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) See CAPPS, p.9 See REACTION, p.10 Halloween! How, you ask? down and work out issues,” said urged Capps to run for Congress See Opinion, p.9 I.V. Grammar School To Be Reconstructed by Fall 1999 Cool Customer By A lison Finley R e p o rte r So you think stopping 50 mph shots is easy, huh? Well it ain’t, but UCSB water A local elementary school will be demolished and rebuilt in order to polo goalie Lance Wahlert improve its on-site facilities and enlarge its campus. Isla Vista Elementary School will be reconstructed between the sum makes it look like a piece mer of 1998 and September 1999. The new classrooms, which will re o’ cake. He’s our Athlete of place existing portables, will be equipped with properly functioning heat the Week. ing and ventilation systems, as well as accommodations for upgraded technology like computers, according to Goleta Union School District Superintendent Richard Shelton. Though the orientation of the buildings will be different, the school will be rebuilt on its current site. The modified facilities will be adequate to meet the needs of today’s students, Shelton said. “You’ll have a brand-new facility with state-of-the-art technology,” he said. “It will be a much more pleasant site and environment for students.” The rebuilt campus will be able to accommodate all students in grades K-6, according to Shelton. Currently, with 620-630 students enrolled at I.V. Elementary School, 90 kindergartners have to be bussed each day to Brandon School due to lack of space, he said. I.V. Elementary School Principal Steve Flores expressed the impor tance of a school that is capable of supporting all students at one site. “It will really become a community school,” he said. “We are all I.V. community members and we all belong together.” ERIN DERBY / daily nexus The construction process will force the school to shut down for a little Want to know what’s going over a year, according to Shelton. During this time, students will be on around here? Attend the bussed to El Camino School, which will be renovated and reopened to Ball and Crane? A.S. Legislative Council host the temporary transfer students, he added. meeting today at 6:30 p.m. Parent Ann Marie Kopeiltin is pleased about the reconstruction of her An industrial-size crane helps in the re-roofing of Snidecor Hall on in the UCen State Street children’s school and is willing to work with the inconvenience of student Tuesday. Room. It’s where you’ll be sure to get the low-down. See SCHOOL, p.9 2 Wednesday, October 29,1997 Daily Nexus Daily Nexus Editor in Chief 1: Marc Valles Managing Editor Ryan Altoon Training Editor •**•** Kerri Webb Technical Director i Chris Koch Use of Police Canines Upheld by Court Layout/Design Editor ■ Stacy Jones David Reaver, a police ca ments in police dog and Campus Editor Zack Musa nine unit pioneer in the SWAT team liability cases, Asst. Campus Editor n I Kerri Webb County Editor said “Once you put aside the m Jodie Stout West at his kennel, Asst. County Editor ’ Tony Biasotti Adlerhorst. goriness of the picture and features Editor Kelly Parkinson RIVERSIDE, Calif. tain the dog and its handler Five years ago, Dennis, look at the facts objectively, AP Wire Editor ¡ ¡ 1 1 I Alan Traeger (AP) — Early June 10, were doing exacdy what they who is black, sued Los they realized this guy was a Opinion Editor [ Luis Morales 1990, Charles Dennis stole a were trained to do with a vi Angeles County, the Sher threat.” Asst. Opinion Editor Sandy Wood carton of tennis shoes from a olent suspect. iff s Dept, and the City of La Throughout the trial, de Sports Editor Scott Hennessee pickup truck in Fullerton, puties claimed they only fol Asst. Sports Editor Ben Alkaly hopped into a car and led lowed guidelines learned Artsweek Editors Antony Bogdanovski, Jolie Lash police on a chase into an east Everyone has these visions of guard dogs with during training at Adler Asst. Artsweek Editor Patrick Reardon Los Angeles neighborhood. horst. Reaver insists he has teeth. Photo Editor ! Alan Jacoby He ditched the car and hid nothing to hide and wel Asst. Photo Editor i¡J - Deputy Keyon Evers Jeff Clark in a backyard, beneath a dis comes critics to observe Art Director Kazuhiro Kibuishi carded Venetian blind. Sheriffs Dept, canine unit what goes on at his kennel. That’s where Loebas “We don’t base any Copy Editor Bryan Pon Asst. Copy Editor Tad Ramspott found him. Authorities amount of success on how Copy Readers Amanda Green, Renee Heyming, claim Dennis pushed the Now cops have the law on Palma for more than $5 mil many people get bitten. On Nancy K. Olivas, Vanessa de Veritch, Los Angeles County Sher their side. The 9th U.S. Cir lion, alleging excessive force, the contrary, I like it when Elizabeth Weihane, Emily West iff s Dept, dog away, cuit Court of Appeals ruled racial discrimination and people don’t get hurt. But Daily Friday Magazine/ I prompting Loebas to bite in on Oct. 3 that the use of po other civil rights violations. the dogs do their job,” Weekend Connection Editor | Nick Robertson Special Supplements Editor j1 Eric Steuer self-defense. But Dennis’ lice dogs cannot be consid A Los Angeles Superior Reaver said. attorney, Timothy J. Midg- ered a method of deadly Court jury cleared the de Because Ids dogs are so Night Editors 1 Megan Herr, Carolyn Mom'sroe ley, claims a handler re force. fendants of liability, saying widely used, Reaver should Advertising Manager 1 Matt Slatoff peatedly instructed Loebas “Everyone has these vis Dennis was warned several be responsible for the ac 1 Advertising Representatives Jim Davis, Laurel House, to bite Dennis’ face.