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Capps To Assist Crippled Agriculture

After a streak of abnormally cold winter weather caused more than one billion dollars in crop damage across the state last month, local politicians are now working on a disaster relief bill to provide...
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News-Press Layoffs Spark Protest

The Santa Barbara News-Press continued making its own news yesterday, firing three more staff writers, bringing the toll up to six terminated employees in 48 hours.
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Former Mexican Leader To Explore Mexico-U.S. Concerns, Immigration

Three-time Mexican presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solorzano will speak in Campbell Hall tonight to address issues affecting U.S.-Mexico relations in the present and in the future.
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Former PLO Member To Lecture

Self-proclaimed former terrorist from the Palestine Liberation Organization Walid Shoebat will speak on campus tonight about the current situation in the Middle East and his violent experiences involv...
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Group Contests Land Approval

The serene and scenic Las Positas Valley has recently become the fighting ground for a land dispute between the City of Santa Barbara and the local environmental group Citizens Planning Association.
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Women To Perform Local Artist’s New V-Day Play

Santa Barbara theatergoers can look forward to seeing 13 women present heartfelt lectures about their vaginas on stage this year - in addition to the local annual performances of "The Vagina Monologue...
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Program Set To Improve Equipment

The Disabled Students Program is planning a substantial upgrade for its technology systems in hopes of giving its students easier access to new educational resources.
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NASA Scientist Lectures Crowd About Warming

Dr. James Hansen, renowned NASA scientist and pioneer in the field of global warming studies, spoke on campus last night drawing a crowd that filled Campbell Hall and two additional Buchanan lecture h...
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SB Researcher Receives Grant for Mars Probe

After reviewing a plethora of other researchers' blueprints, NASA has granted $750,000 to UCSB organic chemist Luann Becker to aid in the hunt for life on Mars.
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Nexus Moves Money to Shrink Debt

In response to continuing debt at the Daily Nexus, university officials recently combined the publication's two off-campus bank accounts with its university account - a move that has already reduced d...
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Recyclers Sift Through County Profits

The sight of people carrying trash bags and gathering aluminum cans probably no longer surprises most Isla Vista residents, but many may not realize that can collecting is a full time job for many of ...
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SB Undergrad Applications Hit Record High

Though the number of UCSB applicants reached a record high this year, the total student body remains capped at a constant 20,000.
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Finance Board Funds Earth Day, Debates Outreach

Associated Students Finance Board allocated $15,424.25 among 11 groups and began budgetary hearings for the next academic year at its weekly meeting yesterday afternoon.
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Missing Puppies Return to Shelter

The case of the missing puppies was cracked last week when the two pups allegedly dog-napped from a local shelter were returned fluffy and unharmed.
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