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UC Regents Defer Resolution to Ban Scientific Funding From Tobacco Companies

Scientists representing 23 independent projects will continue their ongoing studies today after the University of California Board of Regents agreed to postpone a decision regarding proposed restricti...
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Judge To Seek Trial in Frimpong Case

After hearing DNA testimony allegedly linking UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong to felony rape, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Brian Hill ruled today that enough evidence exists to pursue a ...
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Green Ideas Grow at UCSB Conference

Committing to its reputation as one of the most environmentally conscious campuses in the nation, UCSB hosted the sixth annual UC, CSU and CCC Sustainability Conference this week with over 850 people ...
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Newly Elected VP Maintains Office Despite A.S. Code

Associated Students narrowly missed losing another executive officer last week as a result of its judicial council's decision to override a ruling that would have removed External Vice President of Lo...
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Board Delays Gaviota Construction Plans

The Gaviota Coast Conservancy and the private owners of a 17-acre parcel are still locked in dispute over a proposal to build a 15,000 square foot home on the lot, after the Santa Barbara County Board...
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County Renews Brown as CEO

Despite an ongoing lawsuit regarding his alleged employee abuse, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted last week to extend County CEO Mike Brown's contract until 2011.
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TAs Hold ‘Grade In’ to Protest Workload

UCSB teaching assistants overwhelmed by consistently increasing class sizes and workloads have begun taking unionized action in an effort to improve working conditions.
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Detained Student Returns to UCSB

After weeks in custody, Yoon Choi, the student arrested during an immigration raid on May 23, is back at UCSB and currently awaiting a hearing that may decide her future in the United States.
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State Gives SB Funds to Widen 101

After receiving millions in funding from the state, local politicians and residents hope to have construction workers hit the road soon as the county prepares to expand Highway 101.
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The Wasteland


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

Monday, June 25, 1:54 p.m. - Deputies were dispatched to the 6800 block of Del Playa Drive Monday afternoon when neighbors reported that a suspicious-looking tall blonde wearing short shorts was spott...
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Frimpong’s Girlfriend Testifies in Court, Says He Believes He Was Drugged

At the first session of his hearing yesterday, Eric Frimpong's girlfriend told the court that the UCSB soccer player said he felt drugged the morning before his arrest on charges of alleged rape in Is...
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A.S. External VP of Local Affairs-elect Withdraws From Quarter, Faces Loss of Position

For the second time in less than a month, Associated Students may lose another vice president-elect, pending a decision from the student government's judicial council next week.
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Dean’s Office To Enforce Policies Requiring Timely Graduation

UCSB students frequently enrolling in less than 15 units per quarter may soon face new consequences, including possible dismissal, as a result of yesterday's UCSB Faculty Legislature decision to enfor...
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2007 Commencement Coverage


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