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Former Employees Protest Newspaper

February 12, 2007 by

Local residents joined former or fired Santa Barbara News-Press employees throughout last week to continue protests against owner Wendy McCaw, as well as to challenge alleged threats directed toward t...
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Sigma Chi Loses Recognition, Place in University-Led Rush

February 12, 2007 by

UCSB Greek Affairs is still awaiting reply from the Sigma Chi Fraternity International Headquarters, after asking the organization last month to revoke the local chapter's charter.
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Construction Begins on Repairs, Addition to Baseball Stadium

February 12, 2007 by

To comply with a new Big West Conference rule as well as to improve facilities for baseball and softball teams, the UCSB Athletics Dept. has announced plans to replace two old batting cages and expand...
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Green Campus Program Gives Out Light Bulbs

February 12, 2007 by

It took Isla Vista residents less than seven days to bring light to their worlds this Saturday - and no rest was required the next day because of it.
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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

February 12, 2007 by

Gripped (to a Staircase) with Fear Friday, Feb. 9, 8:48 p.m. - Two deputies responded to a call from a woman on the 6500 block of Cordoba Road.
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Lecture Focuses on Young Votes, Informed Debate

February 9, 2007 by

As part of a tour of college campuses, former presidential speechwriter David Halperin addressed a packed MultiCultural Center Theater audience last night about what they can do to be the change they ...
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Spending Bill Raises Student Grant Amount

February 9, 2007 by

The newly empowered, Democratic-led Congress and President George W. Bush upped the ante against each other this week, debating the level of funding for Pell Grants in the federal budget.
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Film Festival Wraps Up After 11 Days

February 9, 2007 by

Downtown Santa Barbara will be a lot quieter and hotels will be less packed this weekend than they have been in a while, now that the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival has rolled u...
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Precautions to Guard Personal Data

February 9, 2007 by

UCSB information and technology department is launching a campus-wide initiative to reset UCSBnetID passwords in order to make students' personal information more secure.
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Fire Dept. To Provide Disaster Tips to Locals

February 9, 2007 by

This weekend, Santa Barbara firefighters are offering local residents a chance to relearn how to stop, drop and roll.
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CSNI Freshmen Course To Focus on Big Brother

February 9, 2007 by

A new course will soon offer students a three-point perspective on public surveillance by fusing science, sociology and engineering.
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Take Me to Your Leader

February 9, 2007 by


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Former Terrorist Sparks Debate During Lecture

February 8, 2007 by

Moderator to last night's Walid Shoebat lecture, Professor Robert Rauchhaus, opened the presentation by urging audience members to respect the speaker's freedom of speech and refrain from disrupting o...
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Cleanup Stops Contamination of Local Forest Contamination

February 8, 2007 by

Last night, as a crew of more than 80 people worked to clean up a recent 210-gallon oil spill at Tar Creek, a second 20-gallon leak was detected in the same pipeline running through the Los Padres Nat...
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Leg Council Votes To Support Anti-War Strike

February 8, 2007 by

At a lengthy four-hour meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed one bill and approved three resolutions, including two concerning the war in Iraq.
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