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Capitol Center To Close

October 7, 2009 by

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

October 7, 2009 by

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

October 7, 2009 by

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

October 7, 2009 by

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

October 6, 2009 by

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

October 6, 2009 by

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

October 6, 2009 by

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

October 6, 2009 by

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

October 6, 2009 by

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

October 5, 2009 by

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

October 5, 2009 by

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

October 5, 2009 by

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.

October 5, 2009 by

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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Altruists Assist Deluge Victims

October 2, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara County chapter of the American Red Cross is sending eight volunteers to American Samoa in response to the tsunami that struck earlier this week.
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Students of Few Units To Lose Grants

October 2, 2009 by

As unprecedented budget cuts take full effect, the lack of classes has some UCSB students worrying they may not be able to receive their financial aid.
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