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September 25, 2008 by Staff

SB County Fire Dept. Chief To Retire in January of 2009

September 25, 2008 by Taylor Haggerty

After serving as the Santa Barbara County Fire Chief for nine years, John Scherrei has announced his plans to retire from the department early next year.
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Air Force Base Tests Missile for Defense Research

September 25, 2008 by Staff

A rocket blasted off into the sky Tuesday night from Vandenberg Air Force Base as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.
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University Workers Continue to Fight for Higher Wages

September 25, 2008 by Chris Stein

Despite the ongoing stalemate between the University of California and UC union members over wages, officials hope a newly proposed contract may thaw the frozen bargaining process.
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MCP Ensures Full State Funding

September 18, 2008 by Benjamin Gottlieb

UCSB will begin cracking the whip on students who fail to average 15 units per quarter this academic year, as the university implements the Minimum Cumulative Progress policy.
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Gap Fire Damage Still Threatens SB

September 18, 2008 by Taylor Haggerty

The Gap Fire - which burned 9,554 acres in the mountains above Goleta and forced thousands of residents to evacuate this July - will continue affecting the county's landscape in the months, and even y...
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SB Officials Split Over Oil Issue

September 18, 2008 by Travis Miller

Citing record-high gas prices and a state economy strapped for cash, a divided Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted in support of expanded offshore oil drilling late August.
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Anti-Harrassment Bill To Protect UC Scientists

September 18, 2008 by Jessica Mullen

In response to a string of increasingly vicious anti-animal research attacks on University of California employees, the California State Assembly has passed legislation to legally shelter UC researche...
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Candidates Vie for 3rd District

September 18, 2008 by Kristin Ferrell

As Isla Vista's student population floods back into town for the new school year, candidates for the 3rd District supervisor -- the community's only elected official -- are starting to heat up their c...
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UCSB Helps Make Scientific History

September 18, 2008 by Elliott Rosenfeld

In one of the largest international scientific collaborations the world has seen, over 1,500 scientists from around the globe -- including 40 individuals from UCSB -- have completed construction of a ...
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Pardall Receives Facelift

September 18, 2008 by Kristin Ferrell

Over the next few months, Pardall Road will be undergoing a makeover as a result of infrastructure and aesthetic renovations underway in the town's commercial district.
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Locals Paddle Against Plastic

September 18, 2008 by Staff

This Saturday, Sept. 20, the Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation will hold its fourth annual “Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution” Paddle Out event at Stearns Wharf. The event, which starts at...
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Cousteau To Address Freshmen

September 18, 2008 by Nadia Ismail

Environmentalist and explorer Céline Cousteau will take a break from swimming with sharks and adventuring in the Andes to greet a crowd of 5,000 incoming UCSB students as this year's Convocation ...
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