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SB Mayor Blum Faints During Flight

November 29, 2007 by Staff Report

Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum was redirected to a hospital yesterday after fainting on a flight headed toward Connecticut from Santa Barbara.
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Bells Bounce Back From Brief Break

November 29, 2007 by Rebecca Choi

Storke Tower's bells came back to life late Monday afternoon following a long period of silence and a malfunction that is still unexplained.
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A.S. Approves Funding for Newspaper, Book Drive

November 29, 2007 by Mackenzie Weinger

In its last meeting of the quarter, the Associated Students Legislative Council discussed honoraria, allocated funding to three groups and passed one bill.
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Witnesses Testify in Frimpong Rape Trial

November 28, 2007 by Travis Miller

The prosecution continued its case against Eric Frimpong yesterday, providing witness testimony regarding the alleged rape of a UCSB student.
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Event Urges Support of Equal Rights Bill

November 28, 2007 by Benjamin Gottlieb

Sporting a crowd of nearly 70 people and a special musical guest appearance by Showtime series star Daniela Sea of "The L Word," activists rallied in Storke Plaza yesterday to support equal employment...
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Supervisor Hopefuls Set Up Camps

November 28, 2007 by Taylor Haggerty

Vying for oversight of land that stretches from the Dutch-style village of Solvang to the beaches of Isla Vista, three candidates...
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Third-Year Student Establishes UCSB Beer Club

November 28, 2007 by Aria Miran

Zach Rosen is not 21 years old, yet he forgot about his worries - and his strife - and went on to create The Beer Necessities campus brew club.
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New Bill To Reduce Textbook Prices

November 28, 2007 by Chris Stein

In an effort to tackle the issue of high textbook prices, provisions in a new federal higher education bill up for vote...
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Victim of Alleged Assault Speaks in First Day of Trial

November 27, 2007 by Travis Miller

Jurors listened to opening statements as well as testimony from an alleged sexual assault victim yesterday during the first trial date of former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong.
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Winter Shelter Project To Help Local Homeless

November 27, 2007 by Tom Standifer

In an effort to prepare local transients for the upcoming winter months, community members from many different professions are coming together this week to conduct the 3rd annual Project Healthy Neigh...
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MCC To Supply HIV Swab Test

November 27, 2007 by Staff Report

In the kickoff event leading up to World AIDS Day, the UCSB MultiCultural Center is offering free, fast and anonymous HIV testing today.
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A.S. Funds Rec Sports in Last Fall Meeting

November 27, 2007 by Allison Bailey

In the final meeting of the quarter, Associated Students Finance Board allocated $14,187.20 to five groups, leaving $9,048.92 in unallocated funds from the money set aside for Fall Quarter.
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November 27, 2007 by Staff

UCPD Investigates Symbolic Graffiti on Campus Walls

November 26, 2007 by Staff Report

Vandals tagged the UCSB campus and parts of Isla Vista over Thanksgiving break, making use of a symbol found in the 1966 Thomas Pynchon novel The Crying of Lot 49.
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