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Gays, Allies Protest Prop 8

UCSB activists and queer rights advocates from across the state are en route to San Francisco today as part of a unified movement to overturn Proposition 8.
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UC Students Act To Retain Affordability

Over 300 University of California students lobbied Assembly members to pass the College Affordability Act at the state capital this weekend.
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Award Recognizes Sociology Professor

UCSB professor Denise Segura was named the 'Outstanding Latina Faculty' member of 2009.
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UC Briefs

Police are intensifying their search for a man who has sexually assaulted 19 women near the Berkeley campus.
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Blotter

Fri., Feb. 27, 7:09 p.m. - Officers gearing up for a Friday night patrol were dispatched to 6663 Sueño Road on reports of fighting. When the deputies arrived, they found a group of 10 individual...
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Yang To Decide On Student Unit Fees

Beginning next year, students may be required to shell out an additional fee for every single unit of their UCSB education.
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City Aims to Curb Begging

Santa Barbara is looking to tackle its transient problem and significantly reduce the number of panhandlers on State Street.
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Seven Short Flicks To Screen on Campus

The 33rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour continues with a lineup of seven new award-winning films tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Finance Board Distributes $52,000

The Associated Students Finance Board convened last night for the final time this quarter, doling out over $52,000 between 19 student organizations.
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Fund Cuts To Possibly Affect EAP

The Education Abroad Program may be forced to shutter study centers and eliminate services if proposed budget cuts are finalized.
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UCSB Grad To Rocket Into Cosmos

In T-minus two weeks, UCSB alumnus Joseph Acaba will blast off into outer space onboard NASA's spacecraft Discovery.
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Public Helps Chabad House

In the aftermath of a fire that ravaged the UCSB Chabad House three weeks ago, the Orthodox Jewish religious center has remained at the service of the local community.
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Woman Kidnaps Newborn Baby

A Santa Barbara mother had the scare of a lifetime Friday after her 5-hour-old baby boy was abducted from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
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Fishy Work by UCSB Scientists Earns National Recognition

A paper authored by two UCSB scientists has been selected as one of the top research papers published by the prestigious journal Nature in 2008.
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Johnny Cupcakes Shares Sweet Wisdom

Voted America's number one Young Entrepreneur of 2008 by BusinessWeek Magazine, Johnny "Cupcakes" Earle, is a sweet dude.
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