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Mayor-Elect Formulates for the Future

November 9, 2009 by

Santa Barbara Councilmember Helene Schneider was surrounded by her family and friends at Dargan's Irish Pub downtown when she learned that she had been elected the new mayor of Santa Barbara.
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Weekend Crime Wrap-Up

November 9, 2009 by

Local law enforcement settled back into normalcy this weekend, arresting only two people.
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Stunt Artist To Speak at UCSB

November 6, 2009 by

When the world saw footage of Philippe Petit’s daredevil tightrope jaunt between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, he became the most well-known high wire artist in history. This Sa...
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Say Goodbye

November 6, 2009 by

It's senior night at UCSB, and the Gauchos are going out in style. /// In Brief: Men's Soccer Season Finale, Saturday, 7 p.m. at Harder Stadium. TV / Radio: read more

SB Authorities Initiate Swine Flu Shot Series

November 6, 2009 by

County health officials held the first of five H1N1 vaccine clinics yesterday, inoculating hundreds of people at the Earl Warren Showground.
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Forum Focuses on Future of UC

November 6, 2009 by

Education experts led a discussion at UCSB yesterday on the shifting role of California's public higher education, continuing an ongoing lecture series on the subject.
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Gauchos Win State Award

November 6, 2009 by

Despite the absence of a major political race, UCSB took first place in a statewide competition to register new student voters.
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Fair Provides Students With Career Advice

November 5, 2009 by

Representatives from over 80 schools will be in the Arbor today for Graduate and Professional School Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., graduate program admissions officers from a wide variety of academic f...
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Platter Prohibition Eliminates Excess Eliminates Excess Eliminates Excess Eliminates Excess nizes UCSB for Education

November 5, 2009 by

The implementation of trayless dining at campus dining commons has significantly cut back on the average amount of food waste produced this quarter — in some instances by more than half. Last school...
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SB Citizens Elect New Top Officer

November 5, 2009 by

Former city council member Helene Schneider was the big winner in Tuesday’s election and will serve as Santa Barbara’s newest mayor. The final ballots of the city-wide election were tallied by 1:3...
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Gauchos Clinch Big West

November 5, 2009 by

A tie was all it took for the Gauchos Wednesday night, as #3 UCSB battled Cal Poly to a scoreless draw in front of 9,824 fans in San Luis Obispo. With the result, Santa Barbara left its northern rival...
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Former ESS Grads Counter Shutdown

November 5, 2009 by

The forthcoming closure of the Exercise & Sports Studies Dept. has spurned a wave of outcry from the student body, particularly the 5,000 undergraduates presently seeking a minor in the program. But l...
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Universities Compete for Rock Show

November 5, 2009 by

Say it ain't so -- UCSB currently ranks just third in a college contest that will give the winning school a free Weezer concert and up to $25,000.
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Cops To Bust DUI Culprits

November 5, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. will begin an aggressive enforcement of DUI laws this month.
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Institute Recognizes UCSB for Education

November 5, 2009 by

UCSB was recently ranked as #35 on the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities list, adding one more notch to the university's tally of awards.
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