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Homeless Ignore Ordinance

May 1, 2002 by

A new ordinance that prohibits sleeping and camping in Isla Vista parks hasn't persuaded local homeless to take down their tents.
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UC Unions Unite for May Day Protest

May 1, 2002 by

University of California union representatives and students gathered in Storke Plaza on the first of the month to celebrate International Workers Day, or May Day.
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Overhaul of Los Carneros Bridge To Start in 2003

May 1, 2002 by

The Los Carneros Road overpass will be rebuilt in the next year - as soon as the Goleta City Council determines whether or not it is responsible for overseeing the task.
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GSA Confirms Elections, New Constitution

May 1, 2002 by

The Graduate Students Association met Wednesday to unanimously instate its newly revised constitution, although changes to the graduate health insurance plan were postponed.
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State to Consider Bill to Track Oil

May 1, 2002 by

The State Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill last Wednesday that will allow the state to more closely monitor the marine transport of petroleum and refined oil off the coast of California...
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May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002 by

The suspect looked at the officers and yelled, "Fuck yeah! Woo-hoo!" and ran along the side of a parked car, where he slipped and fell.
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Feature Photo: As Good As it Gets?

May 1, 2002 by

A student peddles past the steps of Physical Sciences South along a mock Broida Expressway laid out with Duct Tape. The path appeared two days ago and runs from Broida Hall to Engineering II.
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State To Vote on Privacy

April 30, 2002 by

A proposal by UC Regent Ward Connerly that would eliminate "race" check-boxes on employment forms, police records and UC applications by 2005 has drawn criticism.
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Groups Seek New County, Redistricting

April 30, 2002 by

In two separate attempts to redefine Santa Barbara County, a North County group is petitioning to split the county in two and another group has filed suit against the present district county lines.
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Prosecution Attempts to Prove Attias’ Drug Use

April 30, 2002 by

Deputy District Attorney Patrick McKinley advanced his argument on Monday that murder suspect David Attias was under the influence of marijuana on the evening of Feb. 23, 2001.
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CEC Releases Ballot Tallies, Results Await Official OK

April 30, 2002 by

The Campus Elections Commission announced the official election numbers for the 2002 initiatives Monday.
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Feature Photo: Don’t Bite the Mic

April 30, 2002 by


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Fields of Dreams Intiative Fails

April 26, 2002 by

On this week's spring ballots, the $1.75 Women's Center and MultiCultural Center lock-in fees passed, and the $33.83 Sports and Activity Facility lock-in fee failed, but the margins are still unknown.
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Nader Joins Annual March

April 26, 2002 by

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader joined Santa Barbara's second annual People's March for Economic Justice on Saturday and gave a lecture about corporate abuses later that night at...
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Author Puts History of I.V. on Internet

April 26, 2002 by

Longtime Isla Vista activist Carmen Lodise will launch a website version of his book Isla Vista: A Citizen's History from Chumash Times to the Present.
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