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Feeling cold, feeling bold and watching for the gold

March 1, 2002 by

It was going to be our own Olympics Adventure in Salt Lake City, Utah, home of the 29th Winter Olympic Games. Since I was a child, I have wanted to go to the Olympics, and when Max, Brian and Andy dis...
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Police Arrest Suspects in SB Bank Robbery

March 1, 2002 by

Randall Menegon and Erik Sergott were arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of armed bank robbery after the car used in the robbery was spotted near Menegon's residence, less than a mile from the ba...
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Academy Adds UCSB Engineers to Ranks

March 1, 2002 by

UCSB electrical and computer engineering professor and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Director Evelyn Hu, and UCSB materials/physics professor and Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger were elected to t...
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County Begins Licensing Tobacco Vendors

March 1, 2002 by

The price of cigarettes may be on the rise, as local businesses try to make up for the cost of acquiring a Tobacco Retailer License, which will be required beginning today as part of a new county ordi...
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Feature Photo: Eat Your Veggies, Don’t Breed Them

March 1, 2002 by


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Deadline Draws Near for FAFSA Priority Filing

February 28, 2002 by

The March 2 deadline for priority filing for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2002-03 academic year is rapidly approaching.
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Leg Council Passes Bills to Legalize Pot, Increase Base Fees

February 28, 2002 by

Pot smokers everywhere received strong support at Wednesday night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.
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2 Speakers To Lecture in Forum on Religion

February 28, 2002 by

Ralph Reed, the former executive director of the Christian Coalition, and Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, will speak tonight in Campbell Hall...
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I.V. PAC Reviews Fair Political Practices Act

February 28, 2002 by

The members of the Isla Vista Project Area Committee (PAC) - elected to protect the interests of community business owners - discovered that they may have difficulty protecting their own interests.
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Feature Photo: Simon Says ‘Vote for Me!’

February 28, 2002 by

Bill Simon, one of the potential Republican candidates for governor of California, fielded questions from the general public at the Santa Barbara Airport on Wednesday.
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Analysts Say UC Fees Due for Increase

February 27, 2002 by

A Sacramento agency released a recommendation last Wednesday that has the potential to increase University of California undergraduate student fees.
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Series of Weekend Altercations Lead to Severe Injuries

February 27, 2002 by

Another string of fights in Isla Vista resulted in three hospitalizations last weekend.
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Advocates of Living Wage Hold Demonstration

February 27, 2002 by

Members and supporters of the Coalition for a Living Wage gathered yesterday in front of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, holding signs and yelling chants calling for an increase in wa...
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World-Renowned Mathematician Visits UCSB

February 27, 2002 by

Dr. Isadore Singer, a professor at MIT and one of the nation's leading mathematicians, visited UCSB from Jan. 14 to Feb. 14 to give a series of lectures on advanced topics in mathematics and their app...
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Feature Photo: Playing with Fire

February 27, 2002 by

Magician Mark Collier juggles a bowling ball, a flaming torch and a machete at the UCen Winter Carnival on Tuesday afternoon. The carnival also included baton twirling, Mardi Gras beads and bands.
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