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Underwater Photographer Presents Work

April 23, 2003 by

"People are fascinated by sharks because they can literally swallow you whole," David Doubilet, an underwater photographer for National Geographic, told a capacity crowd in Campbell Hall on Tuesday ni...
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Police Look Into Goleta Man’s Death

April 22, 2003 by

Goleta resident David Montanes, 23, was shot to death outside of his grandmother's apartment complex on Ortega Street in Santa Barbara on Saturday night.
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UCSB Alum Finds Place at C.O.A.S.T.

April 22, 2003 by

A UCSB alumna will help a local advocacy group carry out its mission of reacquainting community members with the sidewalk. The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation named Jessica Scheeter as the or...
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Tan Students Court Sun, Skin Cancer

April 22, 2003 by

They appear on campus and on the beach with the arrival of Spring Quarter. Wearing minimal bodily coverage, they don dark sunglasses and perch on towels or lawn chairs. They bare their skin to the sun...
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Talk To Bring Ocean to Light

April 22, 2003 by

Acclaimed underwater photographer David Doubilet is returning to Santa Barbara tonight to present a lecture on his craft in Campbell Hall at 8. Doubilet has shot photographs for more than 60 stories f...
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Students Participate in Model Arab League

April 22, 2003 by

Ten UCSB students participated in the Model Arab League at San Francisco State University April 11 through April 13, competing against schools across the state in an annual simulation of the Arab Leag...
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April 22, 2003

April 22, 2003 by

Friday, April 11, approximately 2:30 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers walking down the 900 block of Embarcadero del Mar noticed a 19-year-old woman squatting near the corner of a building.
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A Smokin’ Good Time

April 22, 2003 by

Senior film studies major Lindsay Schoenfeld dances to the beat of drums during a 4/20 festival held in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Sunday afternoon. The festival was a chance for Isla Vista residents to cele...
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Rooftop Leaper Breaks Leg

April 21, 2003 by

A man visiting Isla Vista from out of town this weekend thought he could jump from the roof of a three-story Cordoba Road apartment complex, clear a power line and land on the roof of a two-story buil...
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Earth Day Fun Draws Crowds

April 21, 2003 by

Earth Day festivities attracted upwards of 1,000 revelers Saturday afternoon and evening at Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park. Activities accommodated people of all ages, ranging from an arts and crafts, ...
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Anisq’ Oyo’ Park Goes Up in Smoke

April 21, 2003 by

Music from several bands and the words of pro-hemp activists mingled with swirling wisps of marijuana smoke in the air above Anisq' Oyo' Park on Easter Sunday. Although the police kept a low profile, ...
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Locals Hold Pro-Troops Rally

April 21, 2003 by

For the third straight week, demonstrators gathered in front of the Army Reserve building on the corner of State Street and Las Positas Road to support American troops in Iraq. About 100 people waved ...
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Dancing the Night Away

April 21, 2003 by

UCSB's Polynesian Dance Club performs at the Take Back the Night rally in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Thursday night. The night was filled with speakers and performances, marking the culmination of a weeklong...
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County Shuns Pesticide Use

April 18, 2003 by

Rather than spraying toxic chemicals to deter pests, the agriculture department has adopted a sustainable alternative to improve crop health and lessen the impact of chemicals in the environment.
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Cartoonist Presents Work at MCC

April 18, 2003 by

Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated comic "La Cucaracha," gave a workshop and multimedia presentation of his strips. About 60 people heard Alcaraz read hate mail aloud, answer questions ...
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