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We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Band-Aid

January 16, 2009 by


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Forum Discusses Future in Light of Prop 8

January 16, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara queer community gathered this week to discuss marriage equality in the wake of Proposition 8.
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United Way Offers Candy Grams for Charity

January 16, 2009 by

The United Way kicked off their annual charity drive yesterday by playing Cupid.
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UC Cuts Enrollment, Freezes Salaries

January 15, 2009 by

With the state's budget crisis deepening, the University of California Board of Regents curtailed freshmen enrollment and froze the salaries of senior leadership yesterday.
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Slow Business Forces SB Shops to Shut Doors

January 15, 2009 by

Vacant storefronts are the newest trend hitting Santa Barbara's downtown commercial district, as retail shops and restaurants face the economic crisis that has gripped the nation.
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Rare Mollusk To Die Out in 30 Years’ Time

January 15, 2009 by

The black abalone - a large edible sea snail found along the Pacific Coast of California and Baja, Mexico - was recently added to the federal Endangered Species List.
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A.S. Ends Israel Debate

January 15, 2009 by

The proposed resolution concerning the crisis in Gaza that drew debate last week ended its controversial run at yesterday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting.
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Famous SoCal Yogurt Shop Opens Locally

January 14, 2009 by

The word is out in Santa Barbara about the new Pinkberry store that opened this week on State Street and hordes of frozen yogurt fans crowded the sidewalk yesterday looking for a sweet fix.
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Meeting Fails To Address Greka

January 14, 2009 by

Yesterday's Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting followed a familiar format.
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UC Proposes Enrollment Reduction

January 14, 2009 by

In an attempt to offset the next wave of impending budget cuts, the UC Board of Regents will convene this afternoon to consider curbing undergraduate enrollment and freezing the salaries of top admini...
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Noise Perplexes Scientists

January 14, 2009 by

Nearly three years ago, an intrepid group of astronomers - including two UCSB researchers - lofted a giant helium balloon into the sky.
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Dean of Engineering To Leave SB

January 14, 2009 by

After 10 years of service, Dean of Engineering Matthew Tirrell will be leaving UCSB for a post at UC Berkeley.
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Cops Charge Man With Sexual Assault

January 13, 2009 by

The man who clambered under a Davidson Library cubicle last quarter to grope a male student has been detained on charges of sexual battery.
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Board To Vote on Graffiti Ordinance

January 13, 2009 by

A week after he left office, former 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone is still trying to clean up Isla Vista.
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Police Nail Alleged Child Pornographer

January 13, 2009 by

In 2004, Patrick O'Reilly backed a stolen Suburban up to Kerr Hall and loaded $176,687 worth of video production equipment into the vehicle. He escaped completely undetected.
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