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SB Authorities Initiate Swine Flu Shot Series

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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QSU Recognizes Mixed Victory

Students gathered near UCSB's Storke Plaza last night in reaction to legislation passed in Maine and Washington State regarding same sex marriage.
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A.S. Takes Stance on Furloughs

At last night's four-hour meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed resolutions to express their disapproval with the University of California's use of student fees.
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Drinking Remains Illegal on SB Shore

The County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to permanently ban alcohol from the beach below Del Playa Drive.
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Halloween Crowds Ebb

This Halloween's far from record-breaking crowds left many seasoned residents wondering what kept the masses away.
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