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13 Students To Present Films at REEL LOUD

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: “Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me!”

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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Feature Photo: The Things a College Grad Can Do

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

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

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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Dad Wanted Attias to Have ‘Normal Life’

David Attias' father, Daniel, testified in court on Tuesday that his son wanted to come home from UCSB in the months preceding the deadly Feb. 23, 2001 collision, but that he told the freshman he shou...
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Lawyers for Attias Rest Case

The David Attias' defense team rested their case on Wednesday, a little over five weeks after the murder trail began.
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New Ordinances To Affect I.V. Partying

Isla Vista residents will have to hide their kegs from passers-by but will not be penalized as severely for urinating in public as part of two ordinances the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors ...
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UCSB Lecturers Consider UC-Wide Union Strike

UCSB members of the University of California American Federation of Teachers met Wednesday to discuss striking over the current state of negotiations between lecturers and administration.
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Where Campus and County Meet: Locals Feel UCSB’s Presence – Whether They Like It Or Not

If county politics are a jungle, UCSB is the 800-lb gorilla. After decades of clashes, the county and the newly formed city of Goleta often feel trod on by the massive bureaucratic, state-funded night...
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Seniors, Staff Prepare for 2002 Commencement

Thousands of UCSB seniors are preparing this week to take the plunge into that other realm known as the "real world."
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La Cumbre Selects New Editors

The La Cumbre yearbook staff chose to have two co-editors next year, the first dual editorial position in the in the publication's history.
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Relatives Book Santa Barbara, Goleta Hotels Solid for Graduation Weekend

Students begin planning for graduation in April, but their parents must book hotel reservations by January. For those parents who did not - may their car seat cushions be comfy.
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Feature Photo: Foul Sign Language

First-year art studio major Justin Moodie holds a profane sign Tuesday near Storke Plaza as part of a project for Art Studio 4D. Moodie insulted passers-by from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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UC Admits Cloning Research

The bulk of the debate over human cloning has, to date, taken place on the East Coast in places like Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. As of Friday, California is taking its turn.
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