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Cyclists Race in SB to Combat Cancer

February 22, 2008 by

The sixth stage of the third annual Amgen Tour of California will arrive in Santa Barbara tomorrow morning, bringing with it 131 professional cyclists and sponsored relief for cancer patients.
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Pool Repairs To Relocate UCSB Aquatic Teams

February 22, 2008 by

Students taking a dip in the Recreation Center pool may find themselves competing for lanes with the UCSB swim and water polo teams over the next two months.
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Workout Program Pumps Up Staff

February 22, 2008 by

Since the launch of FitSquad, UCSB staff and faculty members are squeezing big fitness into tiny breaks and lunch hours.
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News-Press Files New Charges

February 22, 2008 by

A day after union officials filed another unfair labor charge against the Santa Barbara News-Press, newspaper lawyers fired back yesterday with three new charges, including harassment.
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Rwanda Project Members Discuss Coffee-Bike

February 22, 2008 by

Hoping to solve the country's immense financial problems, one nonprofit organization is claiming it can help reboot Rwanda's economy with its coffee-bike.
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Union Files Suit Against SB Paper Over Wage Policy

February 21, 2008 by

The union representing the newsroom employees of the Santa Barbara News-Press filed yet another unfair labor charge against the paper yesterday, protesting the company's decision not to offer staffers...
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UCSB Event Remembers 1968 Walkouts

February 21, 2008 by

In 1968, close to 20,000 public school students in East Los Angeles staged an organized weeklong walkout, or "blowout" of five schools in the district.
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Nava Backs Canine Initiative

February 21, 2008 by

State Assemblymember Pedro Nava will announce a legislative initiative combating dog fighting today, in a move that would effectively make it a felony to watch the canine sport in California.
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Who Turned the Lights Out?

February 21, 2008 by


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County Officials Accept Plan for New Jail Facilities

February 20, 2008 by

Following more than a year of planning and reporting, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in support of a plan to seek state funding for a new county jail at their weekly m...
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UCSB Loses Tobacco Co. Grant

February 20, 2008 by

Tobacco company Philip Morris USA, Incorporated has awarded over $16 million in combined grants for tobacco-related research to seven UC campuses - although UCSB is no longer attached to such funding.
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ICB Relocates Conference Amid Protest

February 20, 2008 by

Contrary to a previous Daily Nexus report and claims made by protesters last week, the 2008 Army-Industry Collaboration Conference was not canceled following last week's anti-war protest.
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IRS Decision Strikes Millions From SB Revenues

February 20, 2008 by

The city of Santa Barbara stands to lose a third of its annual utility tax revenue after a recent Internal Revenue Service ruling.
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Staying Vigil

February 20, 2008 by


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Reno Police Find Body of Brianna Denison in Field

February 19, 2008 by

Nearly a month after she was first reported missing, police officers found the body of Santa Barbara City College student Brianna Denison on Friday almost eight miles away from where she was first abd...
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