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April 9, 2003

April 9, 2003 by

The officer then lowered his body to speak to the woman - whose head was hunched over on her chest - and asked where she lived. The woman raised her head and yelled, "Fuck you!"
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IVFP Faces Criticism in Jury Report

April 8, 2003 by

A report released by the Grand Jury on Thursday stated that the IVFP "has failed to maintain control of the community in which it serves." Lt. Tom McKinny, head of the IVFP, said he disagreed with man...
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Planners Request Student Opinions

April 8, 2003 by

Planning consultants hired by UCSB Campus Design and Planning, who will be in the UCen today and tomorrow, are asking students, faculty and staff for input on what physical changes they think should b...
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County Secessionists Enlist 2,000 in 6 Days

April 8, 2003 by

A release from Citizens for County Organization (CFCO), the group heading the effort to create the proposed Mission County, stated that in the first six days of signature-gathering, over 2,000 residen...
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A.S. Puts Parking Fee on Ballot

April 8, 2003 by

If passed, the lock-in will charge undergraduates $3.33 per quarter per student beginning Fall 2003. The fee will be raised to $4.00 per quarter per student in 2005 to account for inflation.
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Bill Seeks to Increase Water Cleanup Funds

April 8, 2003 by

The Drinking Water Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara), would allow Congress to spend $200 million per year to clean Central Coast water supplies contaminated by the gasoli...
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UC Lawsuit Aims to Hold AOL Time Warner Accountable

April 8, 2003 by

The University of California announced it is going to sue AOL Time Warner. The UC claims accounting problems at the company led to plummeting stock prices and nearly a half billion dollars in lost Uni...
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Marine Gets Citizenship After Death

April 8, 2003 by

When Filipino-born Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, died for the United States during combat in Iraq on March 27, he was not a U.S. citizen. By the time he is buried in Tracy, Calif., later this week, ...
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Author Brings ‘A Problem From Hell’ To University

April 8, 2003 by

Power is speaking as part of the "Global Forces in the Post-Cold War World" lecture series sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UCSB Arts & Lectures, the Global and Intern...
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Actors To Present American Voices

April 8, 2003 by

"American Dreams: Lost and Found," a theatric adaptation of a book of interviews published by Pulitzer Prize-winner Studs Terkel will be performed by The Acting Company on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Campb...
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How To Freeze Your Moguls Off in April

April 8, 2003 by

Wesley Smith, pictured here, took first place skiing the moguls while representing the UCSB ski and snowboard team this past weekend at Mammoth Mountain. The event was the club team's last race of the...
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DP Blaze Damages Home

April 7, 2003 by

A two-alarm fire at 6622 Del Playa Drive Sunday evening left eight students without a place to live for at least two days. The SB County Fire Dept. investigator will begin looking for the cause of the...
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Locals Support, Protest War

April 7, 2003 by

The downtown intersection of State and De La Vina streets also hosted an intersection of two opposing viewpoints on the ongoing war Saturday afternoon.
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Police Make Arrest In Motel Standoff

April 7, 2003 by

A nearly seven-hour standoff between a transient and Santa Barbara police ended peacefully at about 1 a.m. Saturday. The incident began at 5:53 Friday afternoon, when Santa Barbara resident 51-year-ol...
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New Reality Game Show Aims to ‘Score’ in I.V.

April 7, 2003 by

A new reality television show "Score!" premiered at a packed I.V. Theater on Friday night. The racy show turns innocent hooking up into pure competition as two opponents hit the streets of I.V. lookin...
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