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Kresge Foundation Funds Gevirtz

November 18, 2008 by

The Girvetz Graduate School of Education recently received a $500,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to spark further fundraising for a new facility on campus.
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A.S. Funds Gaming Party, Thanksgiving Dinner

November 18, 2008 by

In a brief meeting last night, the Associated Students Legislative Council distributed $6,455.33 to 10 student organizations. Next Tuesday will be the last Finance Board meeting of the quarter.
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Fire Displaces Thousands

November 17, 2008 by

The expansive fire that cut through Montecito and Santa Barbara this weekend has died down, but over 200 homes have been destroyed.
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Tibetan Leader To Visit Campus

November 17, 2008 by

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will travel to UCSB this spring to deliver two public talks on ethics and Buddhist thinking.
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UCSB Wins Death Cab for Cutie Concert

November 17, 2008 by

After a last minute surge in registered voters pushed UC Berkeley ahead of UCSB in the college voter drive, a recent recount invalidated enough registration forms to give the grand prize concert to UC...
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County Schedules Furlough

November 17, 2008 by

In an effort to alleviate the county's financial crisis, county employees will go on a work furlough this December to potentially save the county $10 million in salaries.
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UPDATED Nov. 14 at 11:06 a.m.: Live Blogging the Tea Fire

November 14, 2008 by

Updates on the substantial fire burning in Montecito and Santa Barbara.
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Inferno In The Hills

November 14, 2008 by

An enormous blaze -- dubbed the Tea Fire --ripped through the hills above Santa Barbara last night, potentially burning over a hundred homes and threatening thousands more. As of press time, the fire ...
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Photos of the Fire

November 14, 2008 by

Photos of the Tea Fire from Storke Tower and the UCSB campus.
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Navy To Keep Up Sonar Operations

November 14, 2008 by

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to allow the Navy to continue the use of sonar in submarine training operations off the Southern California Coast, despite the potential risks the practice pos...
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New Tool Helps Inform UCSB Hopefuls

November 14, 2008 by

The University of California recently launched an online financial aid estimator for prospective students.
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Knife Fight Leaves Three in Hospital

November 14, 2008 by

Three individuals, including two juveniles, were stabbed during a gang-related mêlée in downtown Santa Barbara yesterday.
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New Wiring Electrifies UCSB

November 14, 2008 by

UCSB has recently completed a massive $22 million upgrade of the campus' electrical infrastructure.
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Gauchos Put Ponies to Pasture

November 13, 2008 by

As if the first two meetings this year between Cal Poly and UCSB were not intense enough, the third meeting raised the bar entirely... and then some.
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UCB Gives Concert to Berkeley

November 13, 2008 by

After falsely promising the student body a "free" Death Cab for Cutie concert, Associated Students has now admitted to jumping the gun.
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