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Walk To Raise Funds and Morale

Hundreds of Santa Barbara residents and cancer survivors will be running in Montecito this Sunday to raise money for local cancer research.
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Teachers, Pupils Criticize UC Cuts

From discussions about the University of California's budget woes to protests against the executive handling of the crisis, yesterday's teach-in offered a variety of takes on the current fiscal climat...
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Sunshine To Fuel Local Dwellings

Thanks to a federal grant, Santa Barbara will soon be equipping low-income housing with environmentally friendly solar panels.
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Campus Hosts Diverse Job-Hunting Bazaar

UCSB's Career Services will host its biggest recruiting event of the quarter -- the annual Fall Career Fair -- today from 1 to 4 p.m. at Corwin Pavilion.
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Celebration To Kick Off With Rally, ‘Drag Bingo’

As part of the first annual Human Rights Week, UCSB is celebrating Queer Rights Day today.
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A.S. Attempts to Ease ESS Concerns

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed topics ranging from the efforts to save the Exercise and Sports Science Dept. to the campus wide teach-in during last night's meeting.
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Exhibit Explores Death

Today at noon, the University Art Museum will premiere four highly anticipated exhibitions ranging from a display of shocking postmortem photographs to an abstract collection of objects. One exhibitio...
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Teach-in To Bring Light to Financial Dilemmas

Campbell Hall will be invaded today by faculty, staff, workers and students for an informational breakdown of the University of California's economic crisis.
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Park Opens for Natural Excursions

Los Padres National Forest reopened several popular hiking trails last week over a year after the Gap Fire wrecked havoc on the area.
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Fall Vote Sparks Controversy

City officials have expressed concern over fair voting access in the upcoming election after receiving reports of missing ballots from apartment residents.
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Police Blotter

Fri., Oct. 9, 11:11 p.m. - Officers navigating the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive went to work when they spotted a barefooted young lady leaning against a parked car.
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Governor Denies Acts

On Sunday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a pair of bills authored by local assemblyman Pedro Nava aimed at strengthening animal rights.
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Majors May See Raise in Fees

Crumbling under the weight of its budget woes, the University of California is proposing a tiered tuition plan that subjects undergraduate students in the business and engineering disciplines to highe...
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A.S. Denies Funds to Crisis Film Idea

The Associated Students Finance Board dispensed $31,466 at its four hour meeting yesterday.
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UCSB Scholar Wins Prize for New Homing Peptides

Erkki Ruoslahti, a distinguished professor at UCSB's Burnham Institute for Medical Research, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the Dept. of Defense to research the use of nanoparticles for ta...
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