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Community Grieves Together at Campus Memorial

March 2, 2001 by

Thursday was a day of remembrance for approximately 5,000 people who gathered to celebrate the lives of the four victims of Friday night's fatal incident.
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Local Fraternity House To Celebrate Diversity With ‘Cultural Crossroads’

March 2, 2001 by

"Cultural Crossroads" will feature six acts from community and campus groups such as the Polynesian dancers, the Sherwood Players, the Chinese Lion Dance Club and a mariachi group, and begin...
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UCSB Race Issues: Not Entirely Black and White

March 1, 2001 by

At an overwhelmingly liberal college like UCSB, outright displays of racism are rare. So, a series of incidents directed at two individuals in the residence halls during Spring Quarter 1999 moved the ...
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Spring Elections Cause Division Between Leg Council, Executive Office

March 1, 2001 by

The upcoming Spring Elections have caused a division between Leg Council and executive officers, leading to a presidential veto and the council overriding one of A.S. President Mahader Tesfai's appoin...
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County Debates Future of Santa Barbara County Shores Park

March 1, 2001 by

The Santa Barbara County Park Commission hosted a public information gathering to debate the design of the Santa Barbara Shores Park Master Plan. The plan will determine the future of a 118-acre parce...
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Feature Photo: In Memory of Those Lost

March 1, 2001 by

Students Ross Hale, Mike Vos and Sean Nicholas (L-R) help to plant a liquidambar tree in Little Acorn Park as a memorial to the four people killed in last Friday night's deadly car crash. The three we...
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Attias’ Arraignment Delayed

February 28, 2001 by

The arraignment of UCSB freshman David Attias, charged with multiple counts of murder and manslaughter, was delayed until Tuesday, March 6, at the request of defense attorney Robert Sanger.
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Lecturer Focuses on U.S. Relations With Africa

February 28, 2001 by

At the end of his career as president of the National Peace Corps Association, Smith knows something about all of Africa, which, he said, is not given the attention it deserves by the United States.
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A.S. Leg Council To Back Week for Victims, Debate Voting Code Modification

February 28, 2001 by

Associated Students Legislative Council representatives will offer condolences to the victims of Friday's tragedy and call for a week of "reflection and remembrance," along with normal busin...
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Author Star Parker Speaks at MultiCultural Center Theater

February 28, 2001 by

Parker spoke to a diverse crowd of approximately 45 people about America's welfare system and attempted to answer the question, "Whose role is it to help the poor?"
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Students, Staff, Locals Come Together at Candlelight Vigil

February 27, 2001 by

More than 3,000 community members joined together by candlelight Monday evening to remember the four victims of Friday night's fatal accident.
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David Attias Faces Four Counts of Murder, Four Counts of Manslaughter

February 27, 2001 by

Attias is being charged with four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries.
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Faculty Provides Assistance for Grieving UCSB Students

February 27, 2001 by

Students who witnessed or knew people in the fatal car crash Friday night could be allowed extra time for academic projects, school officials said Monday.
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Former UCSB Professor Pioneers Medical Robotics

February 27, 2001 by

Tiny robots built by Yulun Wang, a former UCSB electrical and computer engineering professor, are giving doctors a new and safer tool to operate with.
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Testing Service Agrees to Change in Policy for Disabled Test Participants

February 27, 2001 by

The Educational Testing Service, a national, private nonprofit group which administers several standardized tests, including the GRE, GMAT and TOEFL, has agreed to stop "flagging" or placing...
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