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D.A. Plays IVTV Footage

May 3, 2002 by

As families of both the victims and the defendant looked on tearfully, District Attorney Patrick McKinley showed a packed courtroom footage of the aftermath of the incident for which David Attias stan...
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Rival Parties Clash in A.S. Over Budget

May 3, 2002 by

It took about five hours, but the Gauchoholic Party concluded Wednesday night's marathon Associated Students Legislative Council meeting with a victory and a 2002-2003 budget that cuts all funding to ...
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Physicist Withdraws Candidacy for Lab Director

May 3, 2002 by

UC President Richard Atkinson and the regents postponed appointing a new director for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory after United States Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham made inquiries ...
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Goleta Discusses Moratorium Extension

May 3, 2002 by

The Goleta City Council is debating whether or not to extend the current building moratorium in the new city to curb coastal development. The council voted to schedule a public hearing on May 6 to add...
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Dance Group To Perform for Cinco de Mayo

May 3, 2002 by

This year's theme is "Cruzando Fronteras," and the event will feature dance troupes from Las Aguilas High School, Isla Vista Elementary School and Danzantes Aztecas, a local Aztec dance group, as well...
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UC Holds Conference on Economic Legacy of Slavery

May 3, 2002 by

Reparations for descendents of slaves is just one topic of discussion at "Legacy of Slavery: Unequal Exchange," a conference which began yesterday and will continue through Saturday.
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New Policies in Isla Vista Include Parental Notification Program

May 3, 2002 by

The Parental Notification Program, which will go into effect Fall Quarter 2002, will send the parents of UCSB students arrested for alcohol or drug-related offenses a letter to notify them of the arre...
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Saturday Night Block Party Offers Alcohol-Free Alternative

May 3, 2002 by

For those looking to party on a block other than 6600 Del Playa Drive, the second annual Isla Vista Block Party will take place Saturday night to provide an alcohol-free event for the community.
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Board Supports Need for Admissions Exams

May 3, 2002 by

The UCSB division of the Academic Senate unanimously endorsed a proposal to continue the use of standardized tests in the University of California admissions process on Thursday.
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Feature Photo: Ready to Rumble

May 3, 2002 by

Two-time champion Alex Osante and Dustin Graybell weigh in at Woodstock's for Pi Kappa Alpha's Fight Night XI. The event is tonight in the Thunderdome.
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Feature Photo: The Partridge Family, Revisioned

May 3, 2002 by

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

May 3, 2002 by

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

May 1, 2002 by

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

May 1, 2002 by

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

May 1, 2002 by

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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