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Faculty Considers Switch from Quarter to Semester System

January 29, 2007 by

Future UCSB students may abandon the 10-week quarter system in favor of spending 14 or 15 in their classes - as [the] University's Academic Senate has begun formal discussions on the possibility of co...
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Crowd of 60,000 To Attend Annual SB Film Festival

January 26, 2007 by

With the beginning of Santa Barbara's own International Film Festival yesterday, locals are rolling out the red carpets and, strangely, polishing their Khazakstani accents in anticipation of the star-...
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Goleta Eatery Closes Due To Fire Damages

January 26, 2007 by

Kahuna Grill, a Goleta restaurant popular with UCSB students and community members, suffered damage in a fire that broke out early yesterday morning.
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Local Teens Get Schooled at Educational Outreach Event

January 26, 2007 by

When fourth-year sociology and education major Jaime Carias goes home to South Central Los Angeles, he does not swap stories of college with his friends from high school; he plays with their kids.
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Roberts To Be Publications Director

January 26, 2007 by

After 30 years of working at such newspapers as the San Francisco Chronicle and, most recently, the Santa Barbara News-Press, Jerry Roberts has accepted yet another job in journalism - working with th...
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NORML To Host Battle of the Blunts;

January 26, 2007 by

S.O.S Liquor will be short on Colt 45s and Zig-Zag blunt wraps this weekend, as Afroman will be in town to help NORML kick off its joint rolling contest.
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Board Seeks Qualified Applicants

January 26, 2007 by

The University of California is accepting applications until Feb. 22 for the student regent position - granted to just one UC student from all ten campuses per year.
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UCSB Professor’s Research Leads Way For New Stuttering Treatments

January 26, 2007 by

Speech and hearing professor Roger Ingham and his team of researchers are well on their way to developing the first effective treatment for stuttering.
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A.S. Ends Efforts to Disrupt Nexus Fees After Legal Setback

January 25, 2007 by

Despite a promise made earlier in the week, the Associated Students Legislative Council opted last night not to override A.S. President Jared Goldschen's veto of a resolution to freeze Daily Nexus fun...
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Service Stations Sweat Gas Prices

January 25, 2007 by

Rising gas prices seem to pump the money out of customers' pockets, but in Santa Barbara, gasoline station owners are having the same complaint.
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SB Transit Budget To Run on Fumes

January 25, 2007 by

Local government officials are looking for new solutions to fund road and transportation improvements after Santa Barbara County residents opted not to renew Measure D last fall.
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Organic Food Use Grows on Campus

January 25, 2007 by

UCen dining facility Patern˜ kicked off Winter Quarter by incorporating organic food into its menu, expanding the on-campus availability of pesticide-free fare.
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Editor Hired As Storke Publications Director

January 25, 2007 by

Former executive editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press Jerry Roberts has been selected to fill the role of publications director for the Daily Nexus and La Cumbre Yearbook. After a six-month process ...
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Threats Temporarily Cause Lockdown in Engineering Building

January 24, 2007 by

A former campus faculty member has posted threats alluding to the potential harm of UCSB personnel online, causing a temporary lockdown in the Engineering Science Building East for the next few weeks.
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Cold Spell Hurts Agriculture Industry

January 24, 2007 by

The California fruits and vegetables crop turned out to be a real lemon this year, as over $1 billion worth of produce has been lost in the unseasonably cold weather that began in early January.
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