City Planners Display Varying Visions of I.V. ■ 10-Day Exhibit Allows Locals to Critique Designs
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’Cuz I’m a Poet! And Then There Were Three The Rave Spend an evening of spoken word Isla Vistans nominate and bash the Senior driver Paul Rave leads UCSB with Henry Rollins tonight at 8 in I.V. Recreation and Parks District water polo in goals scored. Campbell Hall. candidates. See O p in io n p.4 See S p o r t s p.8 Friday J T . K Sunset November 3, 2000 ^ ^ 5 :0 2 p.m. www.ucsbdailynexus.com Tides ^ Low: 8:58 a.m. High: 3:04 p.m. U n iversity of Califo r n ia, S anta B arbara Volume 81, No.32 Two Sections, 12 Pages City Planners Display Varying Visions of I.V. ■ 10-Day Exhibit Allows Locals to Critique Designs By Sh a u n P. M c G rady 29 designs from all around the Staff Writer world, including designs from Iran, a n d N allely C am pos Paris, Mexico, Japan, Italy, New Reporter York, San Francisco as well as a handful of local entries. The design competition, co The future of Isla Vista sponsored by the County was on display Thursday of Santa Barbara, UCSB, night as world designers and the I.V. Recreation offered their solutions to and Parks District, is only local problems. the first phase in the Students and I.V. resi ongoing I.V. Master Plan dents gathered in process. From the 29 JA SO N SC H O C K / DAILY NEXUS Embarcadero Hall for the entries, a jury will choose Senior biology major Katy Eschleman (left) and senior sociology major Bridget Saltzman review an I.V. opening night of the [Re]Vision five finalists on Nov. 12. The five Master Plan submission at Embarcadero Hall (the former NBC) on Thursday evening. Saltzman is one Isla Vista Design Competition of five community jurors, and the only student juror out of the 10 community redesign judges. Exhibit. The exhibition consisted of See M ASTER PLAN, p.3 locals Encourage New Civil Rights Crusader Coming to Campus By B rendan Buhler did not matter what my neighbors would think, or Catholic Studies Dept. Stcff Writer the judges, the bankers or even my relatives.” Dees returned home and began filing lawsuits, By Sa r a h H ealy according to the 1995 World such as a 1968 suit to integrate the Montgomery, Staff Writer Almanac. Because of Morris Dees, an imperial wizard of Ala., YMCA, which earned him the enmity of his “Catholicism is the single the Ku Klux Klan is in jail for the rest of his life neighbors. In 1971, Dees and his law partner largest denomination in the and the Aryan Nations white-supremacist group Joseph Levin founded the Southern Poverty Law country, so it is of enormous The Santa Barbara Mission is homeless and bankrupt. Center (SPLC). importance socially and cultur is looking for large donations Dees has denounced hate groups such as the Since its founding, the SPLC has won a string ally in the U.S. It is very impor when the offering is passed Ku Klux Klan to juries across of crippling legal victories tant that the academia reflects around to further religious the nation since 1967. At 3 against numerous white in their studies the composi education at UCSB. p.m. on Sunday, he will supremacist groups. tion of our society,” he said. The Santa Barbara Catholic denounce them to UCSB . In 1998, Dees success The group plans to collect community is working with students in Campbell Hall. fully prosecuted Miss the $5 million through dinners, UCSB’s Religious Studies He is the most prominent issippi White Knights group meetings and other Dept, in order-to develop a crusader against violent big Imperial Wizard Sam fundraising events. Until the permanent chair of Catholic otry, Director of Global and Bowers for the 1966 studies, a future branch of the chair is officially established, International Studies Mark killing of Vernon Juergensmeyer said. Dahmer. Dahmer, a civil “Dees is one of the most rights worker registering is the single largest denomination in influential people in the black voters, was killed in the country, so it is of enormous importance country in fighting the the firebombing of his socially and culturally in the U.S. It Is very Impor Christian militia hate groups home. Before the inci — the far right wing. He has dent, Bowers was over tant that the academia reflects In their studies the followed them so they can’t heard talking to composition of our society. hide,” he said. “For that rea Klansmen about “doing - Thomas Cÿjrry son, he has been on the hit something about that list of several hate groups Dahmer nigger down Focus w o b p i who regard him as their south.” Bowers walked most serious enemy —and free when the case’s origi to a certain extent they’re nal jury deadlocked. The the committee will sponsor a department. The Catholic right. I regard him as a real 1998 jury gave the elderly series of quarterly lectures on Studies Research Focus Group, hero.” Bowers a life sentence. a 20-person committee formed different aspects of In 1967, Morris Dees was u nrr|* |t«M That same year, an Catholicism. a year ago, hopes to raise S5 a 31-year-old Alabama lawyer mwrn* Alabama jury ordered the The first lecture in the series million to endow the chair. with a thriving mail order and book publishing Christian Knights of the took place Wednesday, when The group is currently with company. While snowed-in at a Cincinnati air Ku Klux Klan, its leader and four other Klansmen Notre Dame Professor Jay out funds. However, it will port one night, Dees wresded with his conscience to pay the largest judgment against a hate group, Dolan spoke to a crowd of someday receive 1500,000 and decided to become involved in the civil rights 137.8 million — money the Klan didn’t have. The willed to it by Catholics. approximately 80 people. movement. verdict bankrupted the organization, which was Dolan compared the Latino Despite the Santa Barbara “I had made up my mind. I would sell the com responsible for a 1995 conspiracy to burn down and German-Catholic experi Mission’s involvement, focus pany as soon as possible and specialize in civil the predominately black Macedonia Baptist ences in the U.S. He said group Chair Thomas Curry rights laws,” Dees wrote in his 1991 autobiogra Church. German-Catholic immigrants said all the money raised would phy A Season fo r Justice. “All the things in my life “That jury’s decision was a day of reckoning for struggled to maintain their go to UCSB for the study of that had brought me to this point, all the pulls and Catholicism, which is also the tugs of my conscience, found a singular peace. It SeeDEES, p.5 largest religion in the world; See DOLEN, p.5 1. fc X 'A 7» .- V. » A V»/1* » 2 Friday, November 3,2000 Daily Nexus Daily Nexus Officers Face Allegations of Misconduct Editor in Chief Ted Andersen Managing Editor Elizabeth werhane bail hearing Nov. 9. plaint. Layout/Design Editor Cara Jennison to scrutinize all situations.” Training Editor Jerry Beers The alleged misconduct The officers also were He said 23 mostly drug Campus Editor Eric Simons took place against seven accused of falsely accusing possession cases in which Asst. Campus Editors Brendan Buhler, Sarah Healy men between June 13 and several men of possessing the officers were involved County Editor Shaun P. McGrady July 2 in West Oakland drugs and weapons. have been dismissed. Asst County Editors Marisa Lagos, Jennifer B. Siverts where the officers, who Mabanag’s lawyer, AP Wire Editor 1 Sarah Kent Oakland Police Chief Features Editor David Downs called themselves “The Michael Rains, said the Richard Word said he’s Opinion Editors ' Curtis Brainard, Erin James Riders,” patrolled late at officers are “both sad and confident the four officers’ Sports Editor, Brian Chong OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) night, Alameda County anxious to have their sto misconduct 'was isolated, Artsweek Editors j I Trey Clark, Jennifer Raub — Four Oakland police District Attorney Tom ries heard.” Attorneys for but the department has Asst. Artsweek Editor j | AndySywak Photo Editor Jason Schock officers face a combined 49 Orloff said Thursday. all three officers, who implemented additional felony charges including Asst. Photo Editors True B ui, Alex W ard Vazquez and Siapno remain on paid adminis protections — including a Art Director Shadi Muklashy assault, kidnapping and face the most serious trative leave, said they have strengthened internal Copy Editor Erin Coe .filing false reports in one charges of kidnapping and seen no evidence backing review and early warning Asst Copy Editors Katherine Knighten, Kelly Stephens of the city’s biggest crack system to help prevent CopyReadeis Chantal Boucher, Trey Clark, Oakland Police Chief Richard Word said Jaime Groves, Jaime Harris, downs on police miscon future problems. duct. Jamie Morrow, Amber Neff, he’s confident the four officers’ miscon He acknowledged, g Rebecca Pellman The officers — Jude duct was isolated, but the department has however, that his force Office Director | { Jen H all Siapno, 32, Clarence Chief Night Editor I [ Loran Marsan implemented additional protections — faces an uphill battle Mabanag, 35, and restoring the public trust. Night Editors [ j Armando Alvarado, Brendan Buhler, Matthew Hornung, 28 — including a strengthened internal review He said the department Cara Jennison, Twyla Johnson, were arraigned Thursday Sarah Kent, Jaime Long, and early warning system to help prevent will grow and learn from [ Emily McReynolds, Rebecca Vanegas in Oakland Superior future problems.