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Court Dismisses Restraining Order; Student Posts Bail

March 2, 2007 by

Eric Frimpong's lawyer was back in court today, while the soccer player was back on campus after posting $250,000 bail.
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UCSB Forum To Discuss Effects of Neoliberalism

March 2, 2007 by

The seemingly unconnected protests of the war in Iraq, resident evictions in Isla Vista, and rising student fees have all been provoked, this weekend's conference postulates, by an invisible force out...
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Environmentally Friendly Fuel To Replace Diesel in SB Buses

March 2, 2007 by

The Santa Barbara Municipal Transit District is going green this May, as they make the switch from traditional petroleum to biodiesel fuel for their buses.
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Proposed Bill Aims to Protect Cyclists on Road

March 2, 2007 by

Assemblyman Pedro Nava is peddling his way through an uphill battle to pass a new bicycle safety law in response to last year's death of UCSB student Kendra Payne.
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Disease Research To Receive Funds

March 2, 2007 by

The National Institutes of Health has given a UCSB chemistry professor nearly $2 million in funding to study a new approach to Alzheimer's disease.
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The Lion, the Whip and the Irony

March 2, 2007 by


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TPS To Pursue Parking Rate Increase

March 1, 2007 by

Four years after receiving its lock-in fee, Transportation & Parking Services is now asking students to increase the rate they pay - despite resistance from its oversight board.
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Bond Measure 1B Funds To Expand U.S. Highway 101

March 1, 2007 by

Southbound commuters frustrated by Highway 101 congestion may soon see some relief, but their northbound counterparts will not be so lucky.
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Club Re-requests Katrina Travel Funds

March 1, 2007 by

After a few weeks of bureaucratic ping pong, the UCSB chapter of Habitat for Humanity will reapply for funding from Associated Students Finance Board to pay for its Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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Leg Council Tables Bill on New Hub Position

March 1, 2007 by

Associated Students Legislative Council heard reports from several A.S. committees, discussed future plans and tabled one bill at its meeting yesterday.
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Nuclear Test Facility Avoids Penalties for Radiation Exposure

February 28, 2007 by

The UC-affiliated Los Alamos National Laboratory will not have to pay the $1.1 million in safety fines it was facing, due to its previously held non-profit contractor exemption status.
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UCSB Plans Campuswide Keyless Dorm Keys

February 28, 2007 by

Residence Hall officials are currently looking to replace all existing keyed entries with e-chips that would open doors and monitor student activity.
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District Attorney Seeks Order in Frimpong Case

February 28, 2007 by

District Attorney Mary Barron surprised the courtroom during Eric Frimpong's hearing yesterday by requesting a restraining order against second-year UCSB student Pat Monahan.
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Court Case Decision Reveals Dangers of Networking Sites

February 28, 2007 by

A local court case decision made late last month, as well as several other recent enforcement polices, could impact the types of information and photos that people, especially college students, post o...
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Groups Battle to Preserve I.V. Trees

February 28, 2007 by

A task force of local tree-huggers are in the midst of negotiations with a local property owner over whether to knock out six 20-year-old cork oaks and replace them with a more "tropical" tree arrange...
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