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Just Look at That Smile

May 10, 2001 by

Miss Isla Vista Pageant winner Shy Pilgreen receives a hug in Isla Vista Theater on Wednesday night.
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County Sheriff’s Dept. Investigates Rape of UCSB Student in I.V.

May 9, 2001 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. is investigating a possible rape case that occurred May 4 in Isla Vista.
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Filmmaker/Lecturer Uses Speakers, Volunteerism to Educate Students

May 9, 2001 by

Dr. Michael Tobias has traveled all around the world filming what he considers interesting issues needing in-depth coverage and advocating animal rights.
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Physicists Release Findings on Cosmos

May 9, 2001 by

BOOMERanG keeps coming back.The strange acronym is the name of the airborne telescope, Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation and Geophysics, which helped physicists determine the...
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Drag-stravaganza

May 9, 2001 by

Drag king "T. Drake" dances behind "Joey Thicke" during the Disposable Boy Toys' lipsynched rendition of "I'm Your Man" at the Pride Week drag show Tuesday at noon in Storke Plaza.
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National Academy of Sciences Elects Two UCSB Professors

May 8, 2001 by

UCSB Professors Alan Heeger and Arthur Gossard were elected to the Academy during its annual meeting May 1 in Washington, D.C. Election is one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
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Gaucho Gridiron: Play, Punt or Pass?

May 8, 2001 by

Associated Students President-elect Brian Hampton is working to bring back Gaucho football, as stated in his campaign platform, though if made a reality, the pom-poms may not be used for a minimum of ...
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Chumash Tribe, County Supervisors at Odds Over Proposed Casino Expansion

May 8, 2001 by

Negotiations between the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and Santa Barbara County representatives regarding the Chumash Casino expansion crapped out last week when tribal leaders said the county vi...
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SBCC Student Falls To Death From DP Home

May 7, 2001 by

Twenty-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Timothy Baptista was pronounced dead Sunday at 1 a.m. after falling off a 40-foot cliff onto the beach.
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Strange Alchemy

May 7, 2001 by

Steve Giddings comes into his office most mornings and sits down at his desk with a piece of paper and a pencil. Then, he stares off into space.
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2 Men Suffer Injuries in Reported Assault in I.V.

May 7, 2001 by

At approximately 11:55 p.m. on Friday, May 4, two male victims were reportedly attacked by a large group of Hispanic male suspects while walking through Estero Park, located at 889 Camino del Sur.
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Pardoned Inmate To Give Speech on Prisoner Activism, Gay Rights

May 7, 2001 by

Linda Evans was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 1985 for using false identification to purchase firearms. Women's and multicultural groups on campus say her unusually long sentence was the U.S. gov...
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Private Educator Claims Unfair Advantage for Minorities on Test

May 7, 2001 by

After studying the average scores of the 1999 SAT II tests, an Irvine educator has declared the tests biased against African-American and Caucasian students.
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Feature Photo: Not the Face, Not the Face!

May 7, 2001 by

Leo Zamora, representing Primo Boxing, gets rocked by a devastating right cross thrown by Austin Peck, fighting for Sigma Chi and State Street Boxing during Pi Kappa Alpha's tenth annual Fight Night i...
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I.V. Loses Bid for Incorporation

May 4, 2001 by

Thursday afternoon, in a 6-1 decision, the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted to exclude Isla Vista and UCSB from the proposed city of Goleta.
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