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Committee Convenes to Debate Tuition Hike

November 18, 2009 by

A 32 percent fee increase is on the table at today's UC Board of Regents meeting.
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Volunteers Unite to Aid Homeless

November 18, 2009 by

Over 20 local organizations hosted the fifth annual "Project Healthy Neighbors" fair this week, providing a wide variety of services for Santa Barbara's homeless community.
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Gauchos Await Immunizations

November 18, 2009 by

UCSB has yet to receive any H1N1 vaccines, despite a shipment of over 50,000 that arrived in the county last week.
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Student Rally Rebukes Fees

November 17, 2009 by

Nearly 150 protestors gathered outside the offices of UCSB's top administrators yesterday to pressure Chancellor Henry T. Yang to oppose the UC Regents' proposed 32 percent fee hike.
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Wildfire Relief Cash Runs Dry

November 17, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund distributed the last of its money to fire victims yesterday, almost a year to the day after the inferno scorched over 200 homes.
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Panel Distributes Few Funds

November 17, 2009 by

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out $823 to two student groups during an unexpectedly short meeting last night.
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Kickin’ It Old School

November 16, 2009 by

Standing in a room filled with every sort of strange apparatus, tumbling coach Mircea Badulescu lists a few of his accomplishments. "I judged two Olympics, 14 World Championships, five European Champ...
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Reality TV Casting Call Finds SB Locals

November 16, 2009 by

When asked why he was chosen as one of a handful of potential cast members for MTV's hit show "The Real World," Andrew Kowal just laughed and said, "I'm ridiculously good-looking."
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EAP Adds South American Destination

November 16, 2009 by

Adventurous UCSB students will now have the opportunity to trace their Gaucho roots back to their South American origins.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

November 16, 2009 by

An unidentified suspect was arrested early Sunday morning after burglarizing three local businesses.
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Station’s Fundraiser Yields Lower Results

November 16, 2009 by

UCSB's KCSB 91.9 FM held its annual pledge drive last week, inviting listeners to become official members of Santa Barbara's only community radio station.
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Internment Vets To Be Honored by UCs

November 13, 2009 by

The University of California will grant honorary degrees to hundreds of students of Japanese ancestry who, during WWII, were seized from their studies at the UC and cast into internment camps. By awar...
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World Professors Join Forces in SB

November 13, 2009 by

Seven scholars from Canada, Korea, Spain and the Middle East have been awarded Fulbright grants to study and conduct research at UCSB during the 2009-10 school year. The researchers are funded by the ...
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Car Lot Taps Sun Energy

November 13, 2009 by

The grand opening of an environmentally-friendly parking lot in Isla Vista brought out local politicians and community members in celebration yesterday.
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Mission Preserves Spanish Past

November 13, 2009 by

Nestled only blocks from the shops and bars of State Street are the remnants of 18th century colonialism and Catholicism. Spanish missionaries built the Old Mission Santa Barbara in 1786, making it t...
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