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Feature Photo: The Alternative is Going at 8 a.m.

April 4, 2001 by


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Arrest Brings UCSB Student’s Robbing Spree to a Quick End

April 3, 2001 by

Twenty-year-old UCSB student Gregory Ayala Jr. was arrested Thursday, March 15, for allegedly committing three armed robberies and two attempted robberies in a 20-minute period in Isla Vista.
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UCSB Professor Dies in Car Accident

April 3, 2001 by

Forty-two-year-old Lex Murray, a member of UCSB's Physical Activities Dept., was killed in an auto accident along Highway 154 on March 20.
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David Attias’ Lawyers Move to Dismiss Evidence, Claim CHP Violated Civil Rights

April 3, 2001 by

The preliminary hearing for 18-year-old David Attias, who is charged with 13 felony counts for the Feb. 23 fatal traffic incident in Isla Vista, was set for June 14 at an arraignment last week.
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A.S. Finance Board Allots $24,000 of Available Funds

April 3, 2001 by

Finance Board gave out over half its money in the three-hour meeting, leaving just over $16,000 available for the rest of Spring Quarter.
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True Stories from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol

April 3, 2001 by

When asked by the officers how old he was, the suspect said, "It doesn't matter because I am under arrest."
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UC Briefs

April 3, 2001 by

News bits from the UC campuses
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Family, Friends, Colleagues Remember UCSB Professor

March 9, 2001 by

The heavy-set Scotsman, Dr. Ninian Smart, was frequently seen riding his bicycle through Isla Vista at a snail's pace, wearing a kilt, bow tie and boutonniare, impacted generations of scholars and stu...
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UC Berkeley Rally Calls for Affirmative Action

March 9, 2001 by

Thousands of students filled Berkeley's Sproul Plaza on Thursday to call for the return of Affirmative Action in California.
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’70s Pro-Choice Plaintiff in Roe v. Wade To Speak on New Pro-Life Stance

March 9, 2001 by

Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" in the 1973 United States Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, will speak in Isla Vista Theater on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
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Campus Mourns by Candlelight

March 8, 2001 by

Miyaka Geh died last month. Wednesday night, under the first clear sky in days, over 100 friends gathered around the Reflecting Pool to remember a woman they said was remarkably beautiful, outgoing an...
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County Revokes Lease Due to Boy Scout Policy

March 8, 2001 by

After being granted the privilege to refuse membership to homosexuals, the Santa Barbara Boy Scouts hope the county will not discriminate against their group.
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Leg Council Covers Future Fee Increases, SP-1 Debate

March 8, 2001 by

In their final meeting of the quarter, Associated Students Legislative Council prepared for the Spring Elections by placing a measure for more money on the ballot.
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Attias Pleads Not Guilty to 15 Charges at Arraignment

March 7, 2001 by

UCSB freshman David Attias pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries and two c...
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UC Berkeley Paper Apologizes for Running Controversial Ad

March 7, 2001 by

The UC Berkeley Daily Californian is under fire from student groups objecting to a recent full-page advertisement titled "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea - And Racist Too."
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