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May 13, 2002

Assemblywoman Speaks to Moms on Gun Safety

By Lana Burrows

In honor of Mother's Day, State Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson lectured about gun violence to a crowd of mothers and activists gathered at a Montecito home on Saturday.

May 13, 2002

By Staff

Upon contacting the suspects, the deputies noticed the male suspect "had a wet spot on the front of his pants at the crotch area and there was a small puddle on the cement as if someone had urinated."

May 13, 2002

Feature Photo: Olympic Glory

By Staff

Andrea Shaw and Dennis Daniels carry the torch and American flag at the Special Olympics on Saturday morning at the campus pool. The contestants were from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

May 10, 2002

Testimony in Attias Trial Continues

By Marisa Lagos Staff Writer Drew Mackie Staff Writer

Drugs, erratic behavior and car accidents dominated the majority of testimony this week as multiple witnesses testified regarding David Attias' behavior leading up to, and the night of, Feb. 23, 2001.

May 10, 2002

New Video Store To Open Soon in Isla Vista

By Kristina Ackermann

Isla Vista Primetime Video is scheduled to open in two weeks, just as soon as construction and renovation are completed. The store is located on the corner of Trigo Road and Embarcadero Del Mar.

May 10, 2002

Coalition Against Gun Violence To Hold Event

By Lana Burrows

The Coalition Against Gun Violence of Santa Barbara will host its third annual garden reception in honor of Mother's Day this Saturday.

May 10, 2002

UC Briefs: May 10, 2002

By Staff

UCSB professors Joseph G. Polchinski and William W. Murdoch have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the number of UCSB faculty who are a part of the academy to 23.

May 10, 2002

Feature Photo: Speaking of Bikes …

By Staff

Critical Mass, a political activist movement that began in San Francisco, is coming to Isla Vista this evening.

May 8, 2002

Groups Hold Xicano Latino Culture Week

By Alexis Nelson Reporter

Xicano Latino Culture Week events will focus on political campaigns, educational rights and labor rights, and will take place at several locations around campus through Friday. The main point behind these events is to re...

May 8, 2002

Upward Bound

By Jessica Jardine

Upward Bound, a federally funded outreach program, is just one of these organizations that works to help students achieve their educational goals.

May 8, 2002

Team Examines UCSB’s Water

By Cameron Balakhanpour

The Shoreline Preservation Fund recently granted CalPIRG and I.V. Surfrider Foundation $500 to test Goleta Slough waters for toxins and bacteria that wash into the ocean.

May 8, 2002

Forum To Cover God, Science

By Sarah Gorback

Lectures about God, science and psychology will cap off the second year of a three-year forum at UCSB called Science, Religion, and the Human Experience.

May 8, 2002

Jury Hears Expert Witness

By Drew Mackie

James Alessi, a Caltrans representative who investigated the fatal incident for which David Attias stands trial, testified in court Tuesday.

May 8, 2002

CA To Vote on Sewage Waiver

By Kristina Ackermann

The state government may soon force Goleta to clean up its shit. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board made a tentative vote April 19 to deny a renewing waiver that allows the Goleta Sanitary District to du...

May 8, 2002

Students Win Awards at Speech Contest

By Oliver Gunanto Reporter

On April 20,students from the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Dept. Chinese Language Program participated in the 27th annual Mandarin Speech Contest of California in San Francisco.

May 8, 2002

Research Team Observes Ocean Phytoplankton

By Cara Boroda

The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor Project, or simply the SeaWiFs project, has generated new quantitative data evaluating the relationship between ocean color and phytoplankton.