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Crowds Feast on Feature Fruit

October 10, 2011 by and

Avocado enthusiasts flocked to Carpinteria’s 25th annual Avocado Festival last weekend to celebrate and sample the local fruit in its many delectable forms. The free event is one of California’s l...
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Gaucho Nonprofit Expands Statewide

October 10, 2011 by

The nonprofit Environmental Education for the Next Generation established several new regional chapters earlier this month, extending its program to over 19 classrooms statewide. The EENG — founded ...
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Fisheries Lure in Locals With Fresh Seafood

October 10, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and city government hosted its 10th annual Harbor and Seafood Festival last weekend at the downtown waterfront in celebration of the local fishing industry’s bounty...
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City To Revamp Local Waterway Structure

October 10, 2011 by

The city of Goleta held an information session this past weekend regarding the San Jose Creek Capacity Improvement & Fish Passage Project, an ecological renovation program set for one of Goleta’...
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A.S. Council Clashes With Permanent Staff

October 7, 2011 by

The following is the second installment in a series of articles regarding ethical and legal concerns about recent actions taken by Associated Students permanent staff. With no mention of a name, commi...
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Council Hopefuls Campaign Through Civic Debate

October 7, 2011 by

Candidates for the upcoming Santa Barbara City Council elections met Wednesday night at the Faulkner Gallery to discuss plans addressing the city’s need for affordable housing and employment opportu...
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Charity Walk to Promote Cardiovascular Health

October 7, 2011 by

The American Heart Association is hosting its 5K Santa Barbara Heart Walk this weekend at the Santa Barbara Doubletree Resort to help fund the fight against heart disease and stroke in the United Stat...
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UC System To Settle Union Negotiations, Increase Pay

October 7, 2011 by

The American Federation of Teachers and UC Office of the President reached a tentative three-year agreement on Tuesday to secure benefits and merit-based wages for more than 350 librarians throughout ...
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A.S. Streamlines Procedures, Interprets Law

October 6, 2011 by

While last night’s six-hour Associated Students Legislative Council meeting’s legislation primarily entailed a series of bureaucratic bills to restructure the organization’s various bodies, the ...
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Protestors Overstay Welcome

October 6, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. arrested eight SB Occupy Wall Street protestors for trespassing yesterday evening at the De La Guerra Plaza after warning the rally to vacate the premise. Police began m...
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A.S. Director Intrudes on Student Rights

October 6, 2011 by

Mired in an indefinite haze of structural ambiguity and lacking a functional judicial branch, members of Associated Students Legislative Council struggled to reason with A.S. Executive Director Marise...
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Dog Foster Program Hopes to Increase Adoption

October 6, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter began its “Love at Home” foster care program earlier this month to provide individualized aid for rescued dogs awaiting adoption. The program lets foster fa...
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Conference To Discuss Environmental Issues

October 6, 2011 by

UCSB will host the first annual South Coast Sustainability Summit next week at the Loma Pelona Center for organizational representatives, local government officials and campus faculty and administrati...
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UCSB Takes on Defending Champs

October 5, 2011 by

One team will enter Harder Stadium tonight donning national championship rings and a No. 3 ranking in the nation. The other will take the field with a 0-2 league record and a thirst to revitalize a ta...
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Professor Afifi Ponders Palestinian Statehood

October 5, 2011 by

CSB professor of communication Walid Afifi  spoke to the Daily Nexus about the implications of the Palestinian bid for statehood as part of a new weekly column that allows professors to share their p...
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