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Officials Capture UCen Perpetrator

January 29, 2009 by

Police arrested the man behind the University Center knifing yesterday. UCSB Police Dept. Sgt. Matt Bowman said his office received word that Umberto Castellanos-Alvarez, a former UCen employee, was ...
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Pappas Asks for Evidence

January 29, 2009 by

The UCSB student body was notified yesterday via e-mail that defeated 3rd District Supervisor candidate Steve Pappas has subpoenaed the university for the "names, resident addresses, dates of birth an...
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Educator Talks Economics

January 29, 2009 by

With the recession wreaking havoc on the national housing and credit markets, professor Morris A. Davis traveled to UCSB yesterday to breakdown the key components of the economic meltdown.
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A.S. Weighs Options Left by Court Order

January 29, 2009 by

Council members discussed at length possible approaches Associated Students can take in response to a subpoena issued by Steve Pappas' legal team during last night's A.S. Legislative Council meeting.
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40 Years Later

January 28, 2009 by

Forty years after workers on Union Oil's Platform A caused a crack to open in the floor of the Santa Barbara Channel - a rift that released an estimated 3 million gallons of crude oil into the Pacific...
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Officials Pause Ocean Road Proposal

January 28, 2009 by

Plans to demolish Ocean Road this year have been postponed amid mounting public pressure to halt the housing project's rapid progression.
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UC Workers Protest for Better Wages

January 28, 2009 by

A swarm of over 70 protesters marched to a campus administrator's doorstep yesterday, demanding wage increases for UC service workers system-wide
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UC Briefs

January 28, 2009 by

UCLA Students Celebrate Peace Pole Planning On Jan. 23, about 100 spectators witnessed the dedication of a peace pole in UCLA's Meyerhoff Park. Engraved with the words "May peace prevail on Ea...
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Stab Scare at UCen

January 28, 2009 by

UCSB police responded to a report of knifing at the UCen yesterday and subsequently alerted students through the Campus Alert system.
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Guide Provides Local Food Info

January 28, 2009 by

A new guide to locally grown food promises to offer shoppers a healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to mainstream produce.
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UCSB Officials Face Subpoena

January 27, 2009 by

University officials met yesterday to discuss the school's legal options in the face of a subpoena issued by Steve Pappas' legal team.
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UCSB Sees Drop in Fall Applicants

January 27, 2009 by

While the University of California saw applicants for Fall 2009 surge to record-high numbers, UCSB received 1,000 fewer applications this year, a decline that may be a product of the ailing California...
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Court Reinstates Teacher

January 27, 2009 by

A Santa Barbara courtroom ruled in favor of reinstating a local high school teacher accused of making anti-Semitic and sexually charged remarks to students earlier this month.
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A.S. Sends Students to LGBT Conference

January 27, 2009 by

Ten members of UCSB’s AS Queer Commission depart for Denver, CO today to partake in a three-day national conference on contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues. The 21st...
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A.S. Funds 12 Groups

January 27, 2009 by

In a three-hour meeting, the Associated Students Finance Board dispersed $31,606.46 to 12 organizations and considered instituting a ban on one student group.
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