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Students Gather for Memorial

January 11, 2002 by

Although Leo Lydon had only attended UCSB for about three months, the approximately 250 students who showed up for his memorial Thursday night proved the positive affect one person can have on others ...
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Family Members Remember Vibrant Spirit of Leo Lydon

January 11, 2002 by

Leo Lydon is remembered by those who knew him as a funny, witty and positive guy who above all else, loved life. Lydon, a freshman communications major, died Jan. 7 due to natural causes.
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Leo Lydon’s Letter

January 11, 2002 by

If I am not here then you are too late, I am gone and as you read this I do not want you to reflect on my last actions, but reflect upon any joy that I have brought you.
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Libertarians File Suit Over Secret IVRPD Meeting

January 11, 2002 by

The Libertarian Party of Santa Barbara allege that several members of the board and 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall held a secret meeting in IVRPD Chairman Ariana Katovich's backyard.
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California Begins Year With New State Laws

January 11, 2002 by

The new year rang in with 948 new California State laws, effective Jan. 1, that deal with labor, guns, civil rights, health, education, taxes and public safety.
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Four Vie for SB County Sheriff Position

January 11, 2002 by

As the March election nears, four candidates have stepped up to fill the position of Santa Barbara County Sheriff in a hard-fought campaign amidst contentious endorsements.
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UCSB Briefs

January 11, 2002 by and

UCSB Nobel Prize Winner Awarded Top Engineering Medal UCSB professor and Nobel Prize winner Herbert Kroemer has been awarded the 2002 Medal of Honor by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi...
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UCSB Cuts Available Parking

January 10, 2002 by

Parking services restricted 218 parking spaces previously available to C permit holders - mostly students - to staff (S) and faculty (A) permit holders during Winter Break.
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Plover Researchers To Request Fence Funding

January 10, 2002 by

UCSB's Coal Oil Point Reserve will turn in an application for a grant this Friday to pay for permanent fencing around the habitat of endangered western snowy plovers on Sands Beach.
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Capps Advocates Support for International Students

January 10, 2002 by

Capps said foreign students were important to America's diversity and progress, and their rights needed to be respected as security measures increase.
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New Pump House Improves EEMB Seawater Access

January 10, 2002 by

After 18 months of construction and $9.2 million in state money, the Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology Department now has access to some of the freshest water for research - freshest salt water th...
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SB Youth Arrested For Possession of Illegal Explosives

January 10, 2002 by

A Santa Barbara High School student was booked into juvenile hall on Monday, after Sheriff's deputies found enough materials at his home to make at least four pipe bombs.
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North Couty Group Seeks Redisticting

January 9, 2002 by

Citizens for County Organization (CCO) is seeking to create a new county north of the Santa Ynez Mountains as a solution to increasing population and what it perceives to be cultural differences in th...
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City Council Debates Zoning

January 9, 2002 by

One month away from incorporation, the new city of Goleta is tackling development right off the bat: a proposed housing project, called the Village at Los Carneros.
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Marshall To Chair SB Board of Supervisors

January 9, 2002 by

As chair, Marshall will run the board's weekly meetings, represent the county on several statewide committees, including the California State Association of Counties, and act as chair of the county's ...
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