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Council Talks Trash With MarBorg, Allied Waste

February 7, 2011 by and

Allied Waste Services donated $4,000 to the Santa Barbara Library earlier this week to help the Goleta branch compensate from state budget cuts.
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B.I.K.E.S. Provides Funds for Rec Cen Bike Parking

February 7, 2011 by and

UCSB’s Associated Students’ bicycle advocacy group approved $20,000 on Jan. 25 for renovations of the Recreation Center’s bike lot over Spring Break.
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A.S. Program Board Expects to Impress With Extravaganza Lineup

February 7, 2011 by

It may not be Coachella, but the annual Extravaganza concert promises to bring major headliners to Harder Stadium on May 13.
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U.S. Military Implements DADT Ban

February 7, 2011 by

The United States Military will begin training its five service branches on how to implement the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ by the end of the week.
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TGIF Fee Sustains Projects

February 7, 2011 by

The Green Initiative Fund will award around $150,000 in grants to select UCSB students, staff or faculty for their sustainable project proposals this year.
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Santa Barbara Revitalizes Effort to Aid Homeless

February 7, 2011 by

Several county authorities and organizations attended a meeting last Thursday to announce a new plan to eliminate homelessness within the county.
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Interpol To Play for Students, Locals

February 4, 2011 by

Independent rock group Interpol will perform at the Thunderdome tonight at 8 p.m.
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Annual Tour Sheds Light on Unsafe Areas

February 4, 2011 by

Campus administrators and authorities met yesterday for the second annual campus Lighting & Safety walk to discover potentially hazardous or dimly lit walkways on campus.
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Palin, Cheney To Honor Reagan

February 4, 2011 by

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will deliver speeches this weekend at The Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan’s 100th ...
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Fraud Claims Arise in A.S.

February 3, 2011 by and

An annual external audit of UCSB’s Associated Students revealed potential embezzlement within the organization during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
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Students and Faculty Discuss Egypt Issues

February 3, 2011 by

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered yesterday at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center to discuss ongoing political turmoil in Egypt and the Middle East.
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Students Compete for Chance to Fund Business Ventures

February 3, 2011 by

A record number of students entered UCSB’s annual New Venture Competition this year for a chance to pitch their original business propositions to prominent corporate representatives and venture capi...
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Ranch Decision Postponed

February 3, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors debated the fate of the controversial Naples Ranch development at yesterday’s regularly scheduled meeting, but ultimately postponed any final decisions ...
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Distinguished Duo To Host Debate on State of Academic Freedom

February 3, 2011 by

Academic scholars Cary Nelson and Stanley Fish will host the eighth annual Arthur N. Rupe Debate in Campbell Hall today at 8 p.m. to discuss the role of academic freedom in higher learning.
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UC Affiliates Flee an Unstable Egypt

February 2, 2011 by

A group of 19 University of California students, five of whom attend UCSB, were evacuated from their study abroad programs in Egypt yesterday following the State Dept.’s release of a travel advisory...
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