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Local Workers Hold Rally for Higher Pay

October 10, 2007 by

Rallying in support of better wages, dozens of Santa Barbara public employees marched during their lunch hour yesterday demanding their pay match the cost of living for the area.
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Work Confrontation Results in Crash

October 10, 2007 by

This past Monday at 4:30 p.m., 51-year-old Randal Wright flipped his 1974 Moto Guzzi motorcycle while chasing his boss' Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Hollister Avenue.
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Club Criticizes Columbus Celebration

October 10, 2007 by

In response to Columbus Day, UCSB student organization El Congreso has dedicated this week to a celebration recognizing the pre-colonization natives of North America while at the same time condemning ...
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Celebration To Mark End of Ramadan

October 10, 2007 by

Providing cultural food and a visit from a local sheikh, the Muslim Student Association invites students to attend a catered dinner tonight for its Ramadan iftar event.
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Busted Bells

October 10, 2007 by

UCSB Facilities Management employee John Burree shuts off the Storke Tower bells from a power box in the men's bathroom beneath the campanile.
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Busted Bells

October 9, 2007 by

UCSB Facilities Management employee John Burree shuts off the Storke Tower bells from a power box in the men's bathroom beneath the campanile.
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Author Discusses Rebuilding of Iraq

October 9, 2007 by

Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran spoke at a near-capacity Campbell Hall last night, lecturing on his award-winning book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's ...
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Local Flights To Take Off to New CA Destinations

October 9, 2007 by

San Diego and Sacramento natives may find faster travel for Thanksgiving this year, as a result of two recent flight additions announced by Santa Barbara Airport yesterday.
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IVFP Prepares Halloween Strategy

October 9, 2007 by

While many students have begun to plan parties and costumes for Isla Vista's notorious Halloween weekend, the I.V. Foot Patrol has initiated its own preparations to try to protect the community and it...
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USPS, Patrons Unite Against Fraud

October 9, 2007 by

In an effort to warn students and local residents about various account-draining scams, U.S. Postal Inspection Service representatives stopped by downtown Santa Barbara last Thursday as part of a nati...
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A.S. Gives Funds to Frat, Film, Forum

October 9, 2007 by

During last night's three-and-a-half-hour-long meeting, the Associated Students Finance Board voted to override funding regulations on two separate occasions, while also dispensing $24,325.90 to 10 st...
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Police Blotter

October 9, 2007 by

3:10 to Yuma Jail Saturday, Oct. 6, 12:54 a.m. - An officer was conducting a traffic stop on Embarcadero Del Norte with his partner when he observed a man 25 feet behind him jumping on an electrical b...
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Walk Makes Strides for HIV/AIDS Care

October 8, 2007 by

Droves of Santa Barbara residents and local activists "stepped up" Saturday morning to raise money for HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs.
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Freebirds Sets Burritos Free for I.V. Delivery

October 8, 2007 by

Two orders of nachos, three burritos and several sides of guacamole - also known as the first official Isla Vista Freebirds delivery made yesterday just after 5 p.m.
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Sumo Wrestlers Showcase Skills at Santa Barbara Expo

October 8, 2007 by

Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu masters delighted a crowd of hundreds this past Friday as part of TsunamiXF's Martial Arts Expo which included dangerous stunts involving beds of nails and flaming hammers.
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