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Suicide Follows Failed Robbery

After attempting to rob a Goleta Rite Aid on Monday night, 29-year-old Santa Barbara resident Derrick Kirby fired multiple gunshots in a field north of Aero Camino and then took his own life.
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Measure Reduces Speed Limits in I.V.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors recently passed a measure to reduce speed limits on Camino del Sur, Camino Pescadero and Camino Corto by five miles per hour, due to heavy pedestrian and ...
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Lack of Funding Causes Davidson to Decline in Research-Library Rating

UCSB's Davidson Library has fallen dramatically in its ranking as a research library over the last decade. The library is ranked 80th out of 111 in the Association of Research Libraries, down from 69t...
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RecCen Field Lacks Funds to Renovate

The eight-acre field in front of the RecCen consists mostly of uneven dirt with patches of grass, and Physical Activities and Recreation Dept. Director Jon Spaventa said if the condition gets much wor...
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NanoSystems Institute Could Improve UCSB Reputation

The institute, a joint project between UCSB and UCLA, also stands to improve UCSB's reputation as a resource facility as well as increase job and internship opportunities on campus.
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UCPD Responds to Suspicious Mail Parcels

The University of California Police Dept. and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. have been on alert for suspicious packages the last few months, but large increases in reports seen at other scho...
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Feature Photo: The Spirit of Giving


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Atkinson Criticizes Use of SAT

Top UC officials and scholars convened at UCSB this weekend for a conference to discuss the SAT and to try to answer who should be admitted into the UC and by what standards.
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Lecturer To Discuess Sept. 11’s Political Effects

A visiting professor at UC Santa Cruz, Daniel Sheehan will speak about the political effects of the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and how the tragedy can be used to bring together multip...
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CCC Votes To Close Parts of Sands Beach

The 12-member California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Friday to close off a 400-meter stretch of Sands Beach for two years to protect western snowy plovers.
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RAWA Rep Calls for End to Abuse

The Taliban recently issued a fatwa, or religious edict, ordering Tahmeena Faryal's death, in part because of her speeches accusing the Taliban and the northern alliance of civil abuses toward women.
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Concert Raises Money for Sept. 11 Victims

The "Unity" concert to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center drew about 100 people to Ansiq' Oyo' Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Feature Photo: A Kick in the Shins


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Attorneys for Attias Move to Dismiss Case

Defense attorneys for murder suspect David Attias have filed a motion to dismiss the case and four motions to suppress evidence on the grounds that law enforcement violated the defendant's rights in j...
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CCC Considers Sands Beach Closure

The California Coastal Commission will consider permanently closing a large portion of Sands Beach to protect endangered snowy plovers at its meeting Friday in Los Angeles.
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