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UCSB Graduate Survives Alleged I.V. Stabbing

June 27, 2007 by

Three days after he allegedly stabbed a recent UCSB graduate in Isla Vista, police arrested Santa Maria resident David Hartsock on charges of attempted murder on Tuesday.
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Regents End UCSB Session With Labs, Professor Salary Discussions

June 27, 2007 by and

Despite a few interruptions from protestors, the University of California Board of Regents completed its three-day meeting at UCSB yesterday, reviewing both professor salaries and Dept. of Energy labo...
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UC Regents Defer Resolution to Ban Scientific Funding From Tobacco Companies

June 27, 2007 by

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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UC Regents Set Up Shop for Meetings on Campus

June 27, 2007 by

With heavy security surrounding the UCen, today the UCSB campus hosted its first official University of California Board of Regents meeting of the decade.
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Judge To Seek Trial in Frimpong Case

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 27, 2007 by


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

June 27, 2007 by

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

June 7, 2007 by

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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