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Philanthropists Help to Soothe Budget Woes

The Campaign for UC Santa Barbara — a fundraising effort started by the campus in 2000 to attract donations — has brought in a total of $548 million dollars since its inception. According to a pre...
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SolarCity Blazes Sun-Powered Trail

The Golden State is set to capitalize on all its sunshine with the construction of the world’s first solar-powered electric car corridor.
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Capitol Center To Close

The University of California Center at Sacramento is shutting its doors due to a lack of funding, but officials say the program could potentially resurface in a different UC setting.
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Local Dies; Test Points to Swine Flu as Cause

An adolescent girl died from a probable case of the H1N1 virus in Santa Barbara Saturday, marking the first death from swine flu in the county.
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Lichtenstein Lectures on Retail Giant

According to UCSB labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein, judgment day may be fast approaching for revolutionary retail giant Wal-Mart.
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Web Site Looks to Digitize Rent

Paying rent may be less of a hassle if Isla Vista landlords choose to make use of a new Web site designed to alleviate monthly payment problems.
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UCSB Takes Loose Stand on Furlough Guidelines

Despite the system-wide furlough plan that explicitly forbids UC faculty from scheduling furlough days during instructional time, departments on campus are implementing a more flexible interpretation ...
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City Fixes Rent Price Rip-Off

A federal court said living in a Goleta trailer park might have been a financial bonanza for residents, ruling that a local rent control ordinance set the price of mobile homes too low.
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Alumna Wins Nobel for Cancer Research

Carol Greider, who graduated from UCSB as an undergraduate in 1983, was named the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine yesterday for her contributions to cancer research.
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Chronicler To Explain Wal-Mart

UCSB labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein, the author of a recent book on Wal-Mart, will discuss the retail giant's impact on American economics today in a symbolically chosen empty retail space in Gol...
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A.S. Dispenses Funds

During last night's three and a half hour meeting A.S. Finance Board allotted $19,687 of its Fall Quarter budget to eight student organizations.
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Yudof Reviews UC Financial Dilemma

University of California President Mark G. Yudof sat down for a talk with reporters from various UC student newspapers this Saturday to discuss the obstacles confronting the university.
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Ganja Efforts Roll On

With the next statewide election a year away, efforts to get a measure legalizing marijuana on the ballot have already started.
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Campus To Close Center

The UCSB Ventura Center for off-campus studies is closing its doors after 35 years of operation, leaving registered students and community members searching for alternative sources of education and wo...
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Kroozr $kid Nation Races Through I.V.

Kroozr $kid Nation, an Isla Vista cruiser-bike racing club that prides itself on its antics and inebriated daredevil stunts, ravaged the streets of Isla Vista Friday night.
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