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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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Hillel Celebrates Opening of I.V. Jewish Center

May 4, 2001 by

The Hillel building became a reality Thursday afternoon, when the Milton Roisman Jewish Student Center officially opened its doors.
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Annual Fight Night Fundraiser To Help Kids

May 4, 2001 by

Tonight 18 UCSB students will box to benefit Say Yes to Kids, an organization that teaches children how to box.
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Local Poets To Participate in ‘Mayday’ Event to Raise Funds for UCSB Catalyst

May 4, 2001 by

The editors of Catalyst, UCSB's student literary magazine, give new meaning to the phrase "starving poets."
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Police Hunt For Male Offender Connected to Solvang Bank Heist

May 3, 2001 by

Sheriff's deputies received a 911 call at approximately 11:57 a.m. Wednesday regarding an armed robbery at Solvang Mid-State Bank.
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Local Motel Clerk Held at Gunpoint; Police Search for Suspect

May 3, 2001 by

The Carpinteria Motel 6, located at 4200 Via Real Ave., was robbed Tuesday night.
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Coastal Commission Seeks to Appeal Violation Verdict

May 3, 2001 by

The California Coastal Commission, which ultimately governs planning and development on the UCSB campus, was declared unconstitutional last week by a Superior Court judge in Sacramento.
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Leg Council Considers A.S. Budget; Advocates Shuttle

May 3, 2001 by

Like many UCSB students, Associated Students Legislative Council is looking for money for next year.
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Real Stories of the I.V. Foot Patrol

May 3, 2001 by

At approximately 2:11 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the 6500 block of Pardall Road observed a 25-year-old female having difficulty attempting to zip her purse sh...
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