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Bren School To Gain New Head

October 8, 2009 by

The Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management has chosen UCSB professor Steven Gaines as their new dean.
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Art To Celebrate Mental Health

October 8, 2009 by

The clients of the Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County will have a chance to exhibit their creative talents at the 16th annual Mental Health Arts Festival this Saturday.
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Council Talks in Circles

October 8, 2009 by

Council members debated issues surrounding the role of the UC Student Association Foundation at last night's four-hour Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.
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New Restaurant Teases Patrons With Hot Meat

October 8, 2009 by

Not to call it a sausage fest, but Isla Vista's newest eatery will have no shortage of wieners.
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Philanthropists Help to Soothe Budget Woes

October 7, 2009 by

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

October 7, 2009 by

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

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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