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Jury Declares Attias Insane

June 6, 2002 by

David Attias was legally insane on February 23, 2001, when he killed four people, and seriously injured another person, a jury found on Thursday.
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IVFP Re-Arrests Pike Member for Resisting

June 6, 2002 by

Russell Bryant Lester, a 21-year-old UCSB junior and member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, was arrested by Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies on various drug-related charges on May 18.
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UC Cancels Fall 2002 EAP in India After State Dept. Alarm

June 6, 2002 by

The University of California Office of the President announced Wednesday that the Education Abroad Program in India will be suspended for the Fall 2002 term in light of increasing tensions with neigh...
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UC Approves New National Lab Director

June 6, 2002 by

UC President Richard Atkinson appointed Michael Anastasio the next director of the lab on Tuesday. The regents approved the appointment and Anastasio, formerly Livermore's deputy director for strategi...
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SB Citizens Take Sides Over North, South County Split

June 6, 2002 by

A group of North County residents called The Responsible Taxpayers Against the County Split (R-TAX) hopes to keep Santa Barbara County from splitting in two in 2005.
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IVFP Reports No Change in Yearly Crime

June 6, 2002 by

As the 2001-02 school year comes to a close, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol reflects on the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Where Campus and County Meet: Building Consesus On Ellwood

May 31, 2002 by

When associate history professor Mark Elliott was looking for a new house last December, he found the perfect one with a yard for his eight-year-old son and his own space for grading papers or doing o...
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Building Consensus On Ellwood: A Closer Look at the Ellwood Developement Plans

May 31, 2002 by

In what might mean an end to 17 years of debate, real estate developers, Santa Barbara County and UCSB have agreed on a tentative plan for development near the Ellwood Bluffs.
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UCSB Faculty To Vote on New GE Requirements

May 31, 2002 by

The Academic Senate decided to let UCSB faculty vote on a proposal to eliminate three required classes and reorganize the university's general education requirements.
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Lawyers Discuss Jury Deliberation Rules

May 31, 2002 by

Prosecution and defense lawyers in the David Attias murder trial met informally and briefly on Thursday morning to discuss the deliberation instructions jurors will receive following the lawyers' clos...
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Feature Photo: “Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me!”

May 31, 2002 by

With ale in hand and the song from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride echoing across Storke Plaza, junior art studio major Nick Ko soaks in the sun.
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13 Students To Present Films at REEL LOUD

May 31, 2002 by

The 10th annual student film festival, which has attracted sold-out crowds for the last six years, is a collection of 16-mm short films produced by UCSB students.
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Feature Photo: The Things a College Grad Can Do

May 31, 2002 by

Senior psychology major Karen Booth wears Fatal Vision Goggles, which replicate being drunk, as she tries to put a condom on a dildo at UCSB's 21st annual Safe Graduation on Thursday in Storke Plaza.
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Case Rests on Attias’ Sanity

May 30, 2002 by

During closing arguments for the David Attias murder trial on Monday and Tuesday, prosecutor Patrick McKinley said the psychiatric defense is "based on lies," and defense attorney Jack Earley said Att...
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Where Campus and County Meet: UCSB Students Do More Than Drugs

May 30, 2002 by

UCSB students are involved in all aspects of Santa Barbara County through jobs, internships and volunteering, though many times the more negative contributions - crime and partying - receive more atte...
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