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Attias Murder Trial Begins

April 23, 2002 by

Opening arguments in the David Attias murder trial began Monday, more than a year after the horrific incident that claimed the lives of four young people and almost killed a fifth.
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UCSB Parties Campaign for A.S. Elections

April 23, 2002 by

The two major campus parties are Student Action Coalition (SAC) and Gauchoholics, with both parties currently holding two of the four executive offices.
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Police File Lawsuit to Protect Privacy

April 23, 2002 by

Santa Barbara County law enforcement groups recently filed a lawsuit against District Attorney Thomas Sneddon because they believe one of his office's policies threatens police officers' right to priv...
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Animal Rights Group To Protest on Campus

April 23, 2002 by

Protestors will be on campus starting today to protest animal experimentation at UCSB, including the use of primates in research.
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A.S. Staff Hires New Executive Director

April 23, 2002 by

After two years of applications and interviews, Associated Students has hired Don Daves-Rougeaux as its new executive director.
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UC News Briefs

April 23, 2002 by

Two UCSB professors were selected out of a pool of 2,845 applicants to receive the very distinguished Guggenheim Fellowships on April 15.
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Crowd Rallies for TBTN

April 19, 2002 by

Low temperatures did not deter approximately 200 men and women from gathering in Anisq' Oyo' Park to support breaking the silence about sexual assaults at the Take Back the Night closing rally and mar...
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420 Fans Toke, Muse

April 19, 2002 by

The stoner attack hit Isla Vista's Espresso Roma around 4:40 p.m. Saturday when hordes of glassy-eyed revelers from the Fourth Annual 420-Fest in Anisq' Oyo' Park streamed in oohing and ahhing at Roma...
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UCSD Student Provides Valid Alibi for Assault

April 19, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. cleared UC San Diego student Peter Butcher of the syringe attack that occurred on April 5 at the beach in front of Sandpiper Golf Course.
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Locals Celebrate Earth Day in I.V., Downtown

April 19, 2002 by

Both Isla Vista and downtown Santa Barbara hosted festivals in honor of Mother Earth on Sunday, with a vast assortment of tie-dyed T-shirts, organic granola bars, compost heaps and hemp jewelry for al...
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IVRPD Prohibits Sleeping in Parks

April 19, 2002 by

After four hours of debate, the board voted 3-2 to approve a final draft of the ordinance, which makes it unlawful for anyone to sleep from a half-hour after sunset until 6 a.m.
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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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