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Institute on World Affairs Examines Issues

February 25, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs will host its first panel discussion on various global issues at the Lobero Theatre tomorrow.
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Obama Revokes Federal Support of Marriage Act

February 24, 2011 by

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress yesterday the Obama administration would no longer support the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, reversing its pre...
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Vigil Honors Victims of Isla Vista Tragedy

February 24, 2011 by

Santa Barbara community members gathered in Isla Vista’s Little Acorn Park yesterday to honor the lives of four people who were killed on Sabado Tarde Road 10 years ago by a deranged driver.
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SB Remembers Submarine Strike

February 24, 2011 by

Sixty-nine years ago yesterday, a Japanese submarine attacked an oil field at Ellwood, firing shells from its 5.5” deck gun onto shore about a dozen miles west of Santa Barbara.
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Computer Glitches Prevent Expected Launch of Rocket

February 24, 2011 by

NASA cancelled the scheduled launch of a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base yesterday after experiencing technical difficulties during the initial stages of blastoff.
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Fundraiser To Aid Elderly

February 24, 2011 by

The Garden Court Endowment will hold an event at the Canary Hotel tonight to raise money for a housing project to assist local low-income senior citizens.
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I.V. DJs To Play Downtown

February 24, 2011 by

Local DJs Steve Huerta and Eugene Albert, better known as DJ GO FUNK URSELF and YOOJ, will spin tonight for Indochine’s weekly college night.
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Federal Money To Help Rebuild Ortega Bridge

February 24, 2011 by

A $6.8 million Santa Barbara city rehabilitation project aims to replace the almost century-old Ortega Street Bridge this May.
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A.S. Discusses New Budget for Upcoming Year

February 24, 2011 by

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed next year’s Finance Board budget during last night’s four-hour meeting.
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Obama Administration Defends Embattled Health Care Legislation

February 23, 2011 by

To win the future, America will need to invest in future generations and make the kind of commitments and reforms that allow our nation to out-innovate, out-educate and outbuild the rest of the world....
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Screenings Feature Gutsy Feats

February 23, 2011 by

Death-defying mountain athletics will steal the screen during the second day of UCSB’s Arts & Lectures 35th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

February 23, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to arson, a potential explosive device, burglaries and several alcohol-related incidents this weekend.
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Sigma Nu Returns to Campus After Previous Shutdown

February 23, 2011 by

Sigma Nu fraternity is reinstating its UCSB chapter this quarter for the first time since 2008.
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SB Welcomes New Organic Market

February 23, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review approved plans early last month to begin construction of a Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Missile Embarks on Ninth Mission to Place Satellites

February 23, 2011 by

NASA launched a Taurus XL rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base this morning at 2:09 a.m.
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