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Heater May Be Cause of Picasso Fire

January 9, 2002 by

The fire that tore through an apartment at 6651 Picasso Rd. on Nov. 30, leaving two people dead and two others injured, may have been caused by a space heater, authorities say.
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Male Student Dies in San Nicolas Hall

January 8, 2002 by

Campus police responded to a 911 call from the residence hall at 9:42 a.m. and discovered Leo Lydon unconscious and unresponsive, a UCPD statement said. Paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene.
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UCSA Lobbies for Three Main Goals in ’01-’02

January 8, 2002 by

The University of California Student Association is working this year to get money for student housing while lobbying against a state budget cut that would leave the UC with less funding.
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Police Report Drop in Isla Vista Burglaries

January 8, 2002 by

Home burglaries in Isla Vista significantly declined in 2001, while the number of sexual assaults, alcohol-related offenses and arrests for couch fires did not change notably in the last year.
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Authorities Arrest Man for Child Molestation

January 8, 2002 by

Gonzalo Arambula, a 42-year-old Goleta resident, was arrested on Dec. 31 for sexually assaulting three juveniles between 1991 and 1998.
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Feature Photo: Bon Apetit

January 8, 2002 by


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Attias Judge Dismisses Evidence

January 7, 2002 by

At a hearing for David Attias last month, Judge Thomas Adams ruled to dismiss evidence collected by the prosecution, but upheld the 13 felony counts, including four counts of murder.
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UC Probes Intercepted Phone Calls

January 7, 2002 by

University Auditors and the UC General Counsel are investigating charges that two UCSB administrators' phone calls were intercepted and are looking into possible privacy or security violations that ma...
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Board To Vote on Ordinance for Tenants’ Rights

January 7, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a proposed "Renter's Rights" ordinance, which would grant more rights to Isla Vista tenants.
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Tarter To End Term As Livermore Lab Chief

January 7, 2002 by

Bruce Tarter, the director of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, announced on Dec. 7 that he would step down as the lab's chief.
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ITP Receives $7.5 Million Gift

January 7, 2002 by

The money will be used to support programs at the ITP that are not federal funding targets, to provide immediate funds for cutting-edge research and for a physical expansion of Kohn Hall, which houses...
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CHO Releases 2002 Survival Guide

January 7, 2002 by

The UCSB Community Housing Office will release the 2002 Rental Housing Survival Guide today as a tool for students and UCSB staff who are looking for housing in the Santa Barbara area.
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Feature Photo: Wave Goodbye to Winter Break

January 7, 2002 by

An unidentified surfer spends the last day of Winter Break in aquatic style, getting a good noseride at Campus Point on Sunday afternoon not long before sunset. Classes resume today, the first day of...
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I.V. Apartment Fire Kills Two

November 30, 2001 by

Arcadio Lopez Castrejon, a 41-year-old Isla Vista resident, and his seven-year-old son, Fabian Arcadio Lopez, died early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 30, after a fire raged through their 6651 Picass...
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New Park To Open on Del Playa

November 30, 2001 by

After a nearly two-year delay, Pelican Park will officially open Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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