College Board To Alter SAT I for 2005-06

September 20, 2002 by

The trustees of the College Board, the organization that administers the Scholastic Assessment Test, have voted to modify the SAT I exam for the 2005-06 academic year.
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New Class Has Its Ups and Downs

August 28, 2002 by

Reflecting a new, more comprehensive admissions policy, UCSB's incoming freshman class of 2002 continues to improve the campus' ethnic and economic diversity, but average test scores and grades droppe...
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Prospective Vice Chancellor Awaits UC Approval

June 26, 2002 by

The University of California Santa Barbara named an Oregon administrator the new permanent vice chancellor of administrative services earlier this month.
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Enter the Field

May 21, 2002 by

In a cramped, well air-conditioned, florescent-lighted room, UCSB's version of HAL sits. Well, sort of - the Engineering I building is home to the Gargleblaster Cluster Parallel Computing Facility, bu...
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UCSB Station Needs to Hire 1 Firefighter

February 6, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara County fire chief said understaffing at UCSB's on-campus station endangers students and faculty. However, the university and county are at odds over how and who should pay for that p...
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If You Think Celebrities Are Paid Too Much, Don’t Help Pay Them

January 17, 2002 by

The public has no right to dictate where corporations should funnel their money unless you are a shareholder, nor does it make any sense to do so.
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Digital Mouse

November 20, 2001 by

A new field of research known as bioinformatics is the use of technology to aid biological research. Ming Li, a UCSB computer science professor, along with his graduate students, stand to give the fie...
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UCSB Sees Increase in Behavioral Misconduct

May 31, 2001 by

The number of student behavior misconduct cases this year has been growing closer to the number of academic incidents, causing concern among campus officials.
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Ballot To Include Base Fee Increase Initiative

April 18, 2001 by

Currently, students are charged $9.10 per quarter in Student Services and Activities base fees. To meet the demands of the next fiscal year, A.S. is proposing a $5.90 increase, for a total of $15 per ...
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