County To Try Man in Snake Cruelty Case

November 17, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara County district attorney's office decided last week to file charges against an Isla Vista man who allegedly stabbed his pet Burmese python to death.
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Campus To Accommodate Residence Hall Conference

November 7, 2003 by

UCSB will follow last year's strong showing at a major residence hall conference by hosting it this year. Delegations from 42 schools will attend the annual Pacific Affiliates of College and Universit...
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Actress Returns to UCSB

November 6, 2003 by

A near-capacity crowd at Campbell Hall last night heard the varied voices of Brooklyn - from an Italian cop to a Jewish grandmother to a wannabe MC - all spoken from one mouth.
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Chicana Author Delights MCC

November 5, 2003 by

An up-and-coming Chicana writer read stories on topics ranging from failed appearances on The Price is Right to grocery store mayhem to a full MultiCultural Center Theater in a light-hearted lecture T...
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UCSD Reopens Following Closure From Wildfires

October 31, 2003 by

Students at UC San Diego returned to school Thursday after wildfires in the area forced the closure of the campus Monday through Wednesday.
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Health Workers Agree to New Contract With UC

October 28, 2003 by

The University announced Oct. 22 it had received confirmation from the University Professional and Technical Employees Union that its members had approved a new three-year contract agreement.
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UC Briefs: October 27, 2003

October 27, 2003 by

UC Berkeley scientists Yoram Rubin and Susan Hubbard have developed a radar system that caters specifically to winemakers. The ground-penetrating radar can accurately map soil moisture over multiple a...
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Videotaping of MCC Lecture Raises Issues

October 23, 2003 by

It was not against the rules when a UCSB student videotaped an event at the MultiCultural Center Theater without prior permission on Oct. 3, but the UC legal office said it soon will be.
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Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph

October 23, 2003 by

When Joe Strummer led The Clash to glory in the late '70s, the group's originality so shocked the music world that people actually lumped the band in the same group as the Sex Pistols.
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The Distillers | Coral Fang | Sire

October 16, 2003 by

Coral Fang is mostly a mat for Brody Dalle's vocal gymnastics as she tries to sell each song with the strength and versatility of her pipes. Unfortunately, Brody's vocal strength is matched by her med...
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Supreme Court Rules Against UC Concealment

October 15, 2003 by

On Sept. 30 the California Supereme Court decided not to hear an appeal by the University of California Board of Regents to overturn a court decision that forces them to disclose information regarding...
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MTD Installs New Signs at Bus Stops

October 15, 2003 by

Transit officials expect a new set of color-coded signs to straighten out the bus loop. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District spent around $15,000 developing new signs for roughly 200 bus st...
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UCSB Loses Former Vice Chancellor

October 14, 2003 by

A longtime UC administrator died Monday morning. Former Vice Chancellor David Sheldon passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a few months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Mountainfilm Fest To Screen at UCSB

October 13, 2003 by

The collection of short films being shown tonight at UCSB will run the gamut from a profile of a Norwegian base jumper to a film essay about dirt.
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UCSD Scholars Win Nobel

October 9, 2003 by

Two UC San Diego scholars were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics Wednesday, bringing the number of Nobel laureates in the history of the University of California to 45.
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