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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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Lunar Eclipse To Attract Local Attention

February 19, 2008 by

The night sky will darken even more for an hour tomorrow evening, as the Earth, the Sun and the Moon become perfectly aligned and Santa Barbara experiences its last total lunar eclipse until 2010.
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Program Aims to Help Faculty With Ventures

February 19, 2008 by

Technology fans may start seeing some new "Made at UCSB" stickers the next time they head to the market.
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Where’s the Rodeo?

February 19, 2008 by


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UC Employees Rally for Better Wages

February 15, 2008 by

Following an impasse between the University of California and service workers, nearly 50 community members gathered at Cheadle Hall yesterday to demand higher wages.
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County Employee To Face Charges of Embezzlement

February 15, 2008 by

County employee Steven Frank Ruiz, 39, was arrested earlier this week for allegedly embezzling $15,000 of county funds, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. announced yesterday.
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Vandalism Reduces Campus Resources

February 15, 2008 by

With anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 spent each year in clean-up, graffiti is serious business for university workers and campus law enforcement – even if the paint in question is one man’...
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