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Members Reject Drilling Project

February 3, 2009 by

The California State Lands Commission shot down a historic offshore oil lease Thursday despite widespread support for the proposal from community members and environmental groups.
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Pappas Lays Out Voter Fraud Case

February 2, 2009 by

Steve Pappas has received some interesting responses from the hundreds of students who objected to his subpoena's demand that the university release their personal information to be used as evidence i...
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UC Offers Service Workers Pay Increase

February 2, 2009 by

After over a year of bitter wage disputes and gridlocked negotiations, the UC and the America Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees have reached a tentative agreement over the future co...
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KCSB To Resume Drive

February 2, 2009 by

When news of November's Tea Fire reached KCSB 91.9's newsroom, the local radio station abandoned its annual fundraiser and instead devoted the airtime to covering the devastating blaze.
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Gauchos Get Swindled

February 2, 2009 by


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FDA Approves UCI Scientist Stem Cell Therapy

January 29, 2009 by

Irvine - On Jan. 23, the first treatment derived from embryonic stem cells was approved for human clinical trials. The treatment, discovered by a group of researchers at UC Irvine, may be able to heal...
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UCSB Researchers Delve Into Retinal Disorder

January 29, 2009 by

Thanks to a $240,000, three-year research grant, UCSB scientists will now have the opportunity to examine a degenerative retinal disease - central serous chorioretinopathy.
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Pricey Paving Project Presses On

January 29, 2009 by

Despite the current economic crunch, the $53 million construction project along Highway 101 between Milpas and Hot Springs Roads will continue as scheduled -- at least for now.
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Protesters Rally for Services

January 29, 2009 by

Over 70 protesters rallied across campus yesterday to urge the university to spare student resource programs from the budget cut chopping block.
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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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