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I.V. Visitors Stab, Hospitalize Two

April 19, 2002 by

Two disputes resulting in stabbings last week in Isla Vista left two men hospitalized and two others in jail.
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Earth Day Celebration Continues Tradition

April 19, 2002 by

A Union Oil Co. platform stationed six miles off the coast of Summerland suffered a blowout that day. Oil workers struggled for 11 days to cap the rupture.
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Kermit the Frog Speaks at Bren Grand Opening

April 19, 2002 by

Administrators and a celebrity puppet celebrated the opening of what has been deemed one of the "greenest" buildings in the U.S. and a model for future construction within the UC system at the officia...
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A.S. Seeks Support to Raise Fees

April 19, 2002 by

Associated Students, which is $340,000 in debt and lost nearly $1 million in stock market investments over the last year, is asking students for an $8 per quarter tuition increase on the spring ballot...
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Feature Photo: Baila!

April 19, 2002 by

Members of Raices de Mi Tierra dance as part of a performance day to promote the lock-in fee for the MultiCultural Center and the Women's Center in Storke Plaza at noon on Thursday. Several different...
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UCSB Research Tops Rankings

April 18, 2002 by

Researchers at UCSB have scored yet another point in the continuing battle against the university's party school image. Several UCSB programs and departments were ranked highly by a U.S. News and Worl...
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Coming to a Head

April 18, 2002 by

From dealing with an influx of college applicants to changes in affirmative action to running their own respective industries, these UC Regents are busy. Frequently, too busy to answer the phone.
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Graduate Files Appeal in Thesis Ban Suit

April 18, 2002 by

The bench of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena heard arguments on April 8 from University of California lawyers and Christopher Brown, a former UCSB graduate student of material engineering...
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Men Against Rape Hold Penis Registration Drive

April 18, 2002 by

On Wednesday, men lined up at a card table in front of the Arbor to show their support for sexual assault victims by pledging not to be pricks with their penises.
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UC May Extend Military Employees’ Supplement

April 18, 2002 by

University of California employees that have been called to or volunteered for active military service may have to worry about defending their country, but they don't have to worry about pay.
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UCSB Uses Satellite to Study Rainforest CO2

April 18, 2002 by

A state-of-the-art Japanese satellite is helping UCSB researchers to study the Amazon rainforest from the comfort of their own offices.
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Feature Photo: Isn’t Diversity Scrumptious?

April 18, 2002 by


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Feature Photo: A Sign of Protest

April 18, 2002 by


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Video Suspects Enter Plea

April 17, 2002 by

Seven of the eight suspects standing trial for the videotaped assault of a Santa Barbara City College freshman pleaded no contest on Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor battery and felony false imprison...
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Alleged Attacker Must Stay in SB

April 17, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara Superior Court denied a motion Tuesday to allow a UC San Diego student accused of stabbing three women with a tranquilizer-filled syringe to return to San Diego for his studies.
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