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Bourdakis’ Parents To Donate Scholarship

March 8, 2002 by

As a tribute to their son's love for geography, Nick Bourdakis' parents decided to donate memorial contributions toward a student scholarship for undergraduates in the UCSB Geography Dept.
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Panel Explores Evolution Theories

March 8, 2002 by

Three prominent evolutionary scholars held a discussion in Corwin Pavilion yesterday that added two hours to the long, controversial debate over evolutionary theory.
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UC Briefs: March 8, 2002

March 8, 2002 by

The models — built from Lego bricks, a computer chip and thermal motion and optical sensors — will search for ice. "It makes me want to go into aerospace engineering even more than before....
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Judge Denies Motion in Attias Case

March 7, 2002 by

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams denied a motion by murder suspect David Attias' defense attorneys Wednesday to suppress evidence collected by the California Highway Patrol.
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IVRPD To Consider No-Camping Law

March 7, 2002 by

Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District board members will negotiate a no-camping ordinance at their meeting Thursday night - a law they assumed already existed under Santa Barbara County law.
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Economist Locates Unused UC Funds, Suggests Pay Raise

March 7, 2002 by

An economist hired by a University union to hunt for extra dollars within the UC found $2 billion that employees want for raises - but the University says it does not have the money to boost salaries.
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MTD Plans To Add More Alternative Energy Buses

March 7, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District is taking a step toward protecting the environment by replacing 40 of its diesel-running buses with hybrid and pure electric buses.
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Van Gieson Takes on Director Status

March 7, 2002 by

Christine Van Gieson assumed responsibility as UCSB's director of admissions on March 1.
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Feature Photo: ‘Take a Look, It’s in a Book’

March 7, 2002 by

Senior CCS literature major Reagan Wilson displays her piece in the Please Take Your Hands Off My Spine show, running March 6-8 in the Arts Building Gallery 1434.
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Anderson Wins Outright

March 6, 2002 by

What was surprising about Jim Anderson winning the sheriff's race last night wasn't that he won but that he took over 50 percent of the vote. Anderson received 50.34 percent of the votes and became th...
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Victims’ Families Sue Attias for Wrongful Death

March 6, 2002 by

The four families whose children were killed on Sabado Tarde Road last year filed wrongful death and personal injury suits against David Attias and his parents, Daniel and Diane.
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Voters Choose Holland Over Herrera For Clerk

March 6, 2002 by

Joe Holland, a 17-year veteran of the county assessor's office, recorded a huge victory over Assistant County Clerk Larry Herrera in the race for Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.
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Property Owners Resist Texaco’s Pipe Removals

March 6, 2002 by

A group of local homeowners is appealing a decision to allow ChevronTexaco Corp. to abandon and remove pieces of seven miles of pipeline running through their residential neighborhood.
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’02 Winter Ranks as 5th Warmest Nationally

March 6, 2002 by

Unusually high surface pressure that lowered temperatures and dried out winds descending from the east led to a warm February in Southern California, with an average high of 64 degress, said Chief Cli...
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Select Your Local Sheriff

March 4, 2002 by

Whoever the new county sheriff is, if he keeps all his campaign promises, Isla Vista won't see much change - at least not for the worse.
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