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Feature Photo: The Partridge Family, Revisioned

Hal Kopeikon, a professor in the UCSB Psychology Dept., plays bass in the I.V. garage band K, which includes his two sons Zak (middle) and Mason (left), with family friend Aaron on drums. The band, pl...
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UCSB Briefs: May 3, 2002

Gov. Gray Davis authorized an education bond package April 26 that will allocate $23.35 billion to improving physical facilities of public schools throughout the state; it is the largest such package ...
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Parking Fees Could Rise

If Chancellor Henry Yang listens to his advisory committee, undergraduate students will have to pay for weekend and nighttime parking starting July 1 in order to generate funding for the expansion of ...
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Naked as a Jaybird … and Sounding Twice as Sweet

People like to sing naked. In the shower, in bed ... you get my point. So it seems only natural that some of the best singers at UCSB should be in Naked Voices, the a cappella student group at UCSB.
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D.A. Expects to Charge 2 Grad Students

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney expects to file felony charges today against two graduate students in the Chemistry Dept. for possession of an illegal substance suspected to be Ecstasy.
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Homeless Ignore Ordinance

A new ordinance that prohibits sleeping and camping in Isla Vista parks hasn't persuaded local homeless to take down their tents.
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UC Unions Unite for May Day Protest

University of California union representatives and students gathered in Storke Plaza on the first of the month to celebrate International Workers Day, or May Day.
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Overhaul of Los Carneros Bridge To Start in 2003

The Los Carneros Road overpass will be rebuilt in the next year - as soon as the Goleta City Council determines whether or not it is responsible for overseeing the task.
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GSA Confirms Elections, New Constitution

The Graduate Students Association met Wednesday to unanimously instate its newly revised constitution, although changes to the graduate health insurance plan were postponed.
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State to Consider Bill to Track Oil

The State Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill last Wednesday that will allow the state to more closely monitor the marine transport of petroleum and refined oil off the coast of California...
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May 1, 2002

The suspect looked at the officers and yelled, "Fuck yeah! Woo-hoo!" and ran along the side of a parked car, where he slipped and fell.
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Feature Photo: As Good As it Gets?

A student peddles past the steps of Physical Sciences South along a mock Broida Expressway laid out with Duct Tape. The path appeared two days ago and runs from Broida Hall to Engineering II.
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State To Vote on Privacy

A proposal by UC Regent Ward Connerly that would eliminate "race" check-boxes on employment forms, police records and UC applications by 2005 has drawn criticism.
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Groups Seek New County, Redistricting

In two separate attempts to redefine Santa Barbara County, a North County group is petitioning to split the county in two and another group has filed suit against the present district county lines.
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Prosecution Attempts to Prove Attias’ Drug Use

Deputy District Attorney Patrick McKinley advanced his argument on Monday that murder suspect David Attias was under the influence of marijuana on the evening of Feb. 23, 2001.
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