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City Proposal To Receive Final Public Input

April 26, 2001 by

The Local Agency Formation Commission will meet today at 5 p.m. to hear public testimony regarding the possible inclusion of Isla Vista in the Goleta cityhood proposal.
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Armenian Group Fights for Genocide Recognition

April 25, 2001 by

On April 24, 1915, according to Armenians, the Turkish Ottoman Empire began a systematic genocide of Armenian people in Turkey. By 1922, 1.5 million people had died. In 2001, only one country in the w...
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A.S. Year Results in Creation of CODA, Position Papers, E-Code

April 25, 2001 by

This year, Associated Students Legislative Council passed approximately 35 resolutions and 25 bills, including a bill to create the Commission On Disability Access (CODA) and a controversial election ...
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Feature Photo: Life Savers, T-shirts and Ballots: It Must Be Spring Elections

April 25, 2001 by

Freshman electrical engineering major Omri Cohen, senior dramatic art major Matt Jower-Ho and junior sociology major Brian Barrios evaluate A.S. candidate information Tuesday in front of HSSB.
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Free Your Mind

April 24, 2001 by

Senior Black Studies and political science major Arron Jones speaks at the opening ceremony for Black Culture Week on Monday.
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10,000 Visit Sunken Gardens for Annual Earth Day Festival

April 23, 2001 by

The elusive sunshine joined approximately 10,000 people this weekend to celebrate Mother Earth in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Lecturer, Gevirtz School Patron Passes on at 73

April 23, 2001 by

Ambassador Don Gevirtz, guest lecturer and UCSB donor, died Sunday in Montecito from a heart attack at the age of 73.
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Candidates Bring Spring Debates to Conclusion

April 23, 2001 by

Five Associated Students presidential candidates faced off in the UCen Hub on Friday for a half-hour debate that was cut short because of a fire drill.
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Search Continues for Father of UCSB Student Lost Kayaking in Costa Rica

April 23, 2001 by

After five days of searching, the fate of a UCSB student's father, 55-year-old John Huber, is unknown after he was lost at sea last week in Central American waters.
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EVPSA Hopefuls Use Final Round to Come to Consensus Rather Than Dispute Differences

April 23, 2001 by

The two candidates for Associated Students external vice president for statewide affairs (EVPSA) Eneri Rodriguez and Richard "Circus" Varghese would not debate last week. They instead agreed.
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La Cumbre Turns a Page, Elects Next Editor

April 23, 2001 by

The University Press Council selected Jennifer Pearson as editor in chief of La Cumbre yearbook for the 2001-2002 school year Monday.
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Locals Gather in Support of Living Wage Movement

April 23, 2001 by

Rainstorms on Friday night may have slowed traffic, but they did little to dampen the spirits of those who attended a Unidos community celebration and fundraiser.
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Police Tow Cars on Sabado for Start of Repaving

April 23, 2001 by

Approximately 75 cars were towed from the 6500 to 6800 blocks of Sabado Tarde Road early Monday morning in order to clear the road for construction.
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Science, Religion Forum Attracts Large Audience

April 23, 2001 by

UCSB Professor Emeritus Walter Kohn attracted a crowd worthy of a rock concert to Kohn Hall on Friday afternoon.
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April Showers Wash Out 4/20 Day Festivities

April 23, 2001 by

Plans for last weekend's 4/20 festival went up in smoke due to bad weather conditions.
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