Event To Protest UC-Lab Alliance

November 21, 2005 by

While the fate of the University of California's contract with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) remains undecided, students opposing the UC's role in the lab will host "The University's Role ...
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Students Support Gulf Coast Relief With Show

November 7, 2005 by

A plethora of student performances in Campbell Hall on Sunday helped raise money for Gulf Coast hurricane victims as part of a talent show hosted by student group Helping Everyone Live Peacefully (HEL...
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Los Alamos Lab and UCSB Devise Plans for New Institution

October 19, 2005 by

While the competition for management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) continues, the University of California has co-founded a new institute with the lab, focusing on materials research an...
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UCSB Welcomes, Aims to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims

October 3, 2005 by

As students displaced by Hurricane Katrina settle into UCSB, Gaucho organizations prepare for a series of fundraisers to send aid back to the Gulf Coast.
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Capital Campaign Receives Money From Private Donors

September 28, 2005 by

UCSB garnered a 25 percent increase in private funding this year after alumni and other donors contributed more than $68 million in gifts and pledges, helping to accommodate a recent decline in state ...
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Gays, Allies Come OUT! for SB Gay and Lesbian Celebration

September 26, 2005 by

Approximately 1,000 people came out in full force last weekend for Sunday OUT! - a community block party designed to highlight and celebrate the local gay community.
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UC Awaits Decision on Lab; Nearly 200 Workers Retire

June 29, 2005 by

As the July 19 deadline to submit a bid for continued management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory approaches, the University of California is working to stem the facility's all-time high retireme...
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UC Regents To Make Final Vote on Lab Contract

May 25, 2005 by

A University of California Regents committee unanimously recommended Wednesday that the UC bid for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contract, which if won would extend the University's nearly...
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Wage Increases Fail to Appease Union Demands

May 24, 2005 by

Members of one union are preparing to strike this week despite receiving a new wage proposal from the University of California, while members of another will vote on whether they wish to do the same f...
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Study Indicates Rise in Eligible Minority Pupils

May 17, 2005 by

The rates of African-American and Chicano/Latino student admission eligibility at the University of California increased in recent years, according to an updated study.
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UC Employees To Strike for Better Wages

May 10, 2005 by

As the University of California settles contract negotiations with a service workers' union, another union voted Monday to strike. After spending 11 months bargaining with the UC for wage increases, 8...
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UPTE Union Contemplates Strike Against University

April 28, 2005 by

Technical workers throughout the University of California may decide to strike within the next few months if union members vote in favor this Friday.
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Dept. of Energy Renews University Lab Contract

April 21, 2005 by

The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced Tuesday that it will renew the University of California's $2.3 billion Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory management contract for five years.
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Police Show Frat How to Have a Good Time

April 18, 2005 by

For once, partying with the police didn't end with an embarrassing urination in public ticket and the long, dark ride to the sobriety tank. Associated Students Legislative Council and Phi Sigma Kappa ...
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Unions, Students Fight Against UC’s Stagnant Salaries

April 15, 2005 by

About 300 people gathered at noon in the Arbor on Thursday to protest the standstill in negotiations between the University of California and service workers requesting an increase in wages.
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