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Weak State Finances Halt Renovations on Campus

In his proposed 2010-11 budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not include funding for any University of California capital construction projects, which would halt nearly all state-funded UC construct...
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SB Struggles for Clear Headcount

Local officials are scrambling to prepare Santa Barbara County for the 23rd U.S. Census, which will commence on April 1.
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Amidst Allegations, A.S. Closes Meeting

The Associated Students Legislative Council held a closed meeting for the second week in a row last night, following claims of major property damage to a villa during a student government retreat.
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New Bill May Cap Fees

A California state legislator proposed a constitutional amendment Monday to impose a cap on any tuition increases at public universities.
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Stroll To Test Out Security

UCSB will host its first annual Lighting & Safety walk this evening in an effort to gauge campus safety after nightfall.
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Sun To Fuel Java Shop

Java Jones, in conjunction with neighboring Sam's To Go, is remodeling its Isla Vista location in order to implement "green" technology.
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Mental Services Receive Poor Grade for Efficiency

Santa Barbara County has the most inefficient mental health departments in the state, according to a California External Quality Review Organization.
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A.S. Allegedly Trashes Weekend Retreat Villa

A UCSB Associated Students retreat ended in thousands of dollars in damage to a private villa rented with student fees, a Los Osos property owners' representative said.
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Army Execs Support Queers

The U.S.'s top two senior defense officials called for a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" yesterday in an effort to move toward permitting openly homosexual individuals to serve without contest in th...
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Throng of Monarchs Return to Area

Thousands of Monarch butterflies have made their way to Goleta's Coronado Butterfly Preserve in the past month as part of their annual migration from the Colorado foothills.
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Police Blotter

Saturday, Jan. 30, 10:47 p.m. -- A man swaggering down the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive couldn't help but draw the gaze of Isla Vista's finest.
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Professor Accuses UK Paper of Misquoting

A British journalist recently quoted UCSB psychology professor Aaron Sell as saying that blonde women are more warlike than others. There's one problem, however -- Sell says the article and all quotes...
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Writer To Speak at UCSB

Best-selling author Neil Gaiman will present a lecture tonight at 8 in Campbell Hall.
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Festival Gives Locals Shot at Filmmaking

The second annual Green Shorts Film Festival for Santa Barbara's 40th Earth Day celebration is now accepting submissions from the community.
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National Academy of Science Awards UCSB Researcher

Researcher John Alroy of UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis won the National Academy of Sciences' Award for Scientific Reviewing.
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