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QSU Encourages Acceptance With Coming Out Event

October 12, 2006 by Brandy Deminna

A group of about 50 students shouted "I'm queer!" as part of a rally held on the Women's Center lawn yesterday afternoon in honor of National Coming Out Day.
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Cause of Death Remains Unclear

October 11, 2006 by Megan Snedden

The Spanish & Portuguese Dept. is mourning the loss of director and professor Timothy McGovern who passed away Monday morning from unknown causes. Undergraduate Advisor Molly Okuneff said McGovern, 41...
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IVRPD Discusses Pardall Road Revamping Process

October 11, 2006 by Lauren Crecelius

A crowd of over 30 people attended a special meeting for the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District last night, where the board of directors updated the public on plans to renovate Pardall Road.
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Author Enlightens Campbell Hall Crowd on Globalization

October 11, 2006 by Gibran Maciel

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz lectured to a nearly sold-out crowd in Campbell Hall yesterday evening about the inadequacies of globalization and his suggested reforms.
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CalPIRG Pushes Text Legislation

October 11, 2006 by Abbey Shi

The beginning of the quarter textbook rush is just about over, but California Student Public Interests Research Group and Congressman David Wu have not stopped their investigations into high textbook ...
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Donations Prompt Renaming of Center

October 11, 2006 by Aria Miran

The upcoming Center for Film, Television and New Media has received a new moniker, after legendary television producers Marcy Carsey and Dick Wolf recently donated about $6 million toward its construc...
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Natural Causes, Accident Leave Two Students Dead

October 10, 2006 by Lizzie Blumenthal

Within the past two weeks two students have died, one from natural causes and the other from injuries sustained during an automobile accident.
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New Target Jobs Make Cents for Management

October 10, 2006 by Gibran Maciel

Aiming to hire graduating seniors, the Target Corporation hit the bull's-eye yesterday with a $2,500 dollar grant presented to UCSB Career Services.
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Campus Groups Seek Increase in Student Funding

October 10, 2006 by Lindsey Miller

Associated Students, its affiliates and 12 other campus organizations are asking each student this fall for over $100 more per quarter in exchange for what they say will be increased services and bene...
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Head of Department Dies After Sudden Heart Attack

October 10, 2006 by

After suffering a heart attack Sunday night, UCSB professor Timothy McGovern passed away in a Simi Valley hospital early Monday morning.
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Hall Meeting Addresses Local Issues

October 10, 2006 by Matt Weisner

Besides some free pizza, entertainment and a bike giveaway, Isla Vista residents got a critique of their home last night at the first Isla Vista Town Hall meeting of the new school year.
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Damaged Pipes Impede Repairs on Accessways

October 10, 2006 by Lauren Crecelius

Isla Vista's beach accessways will not be refurbished until fall 2007, despite a promise from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors that it would occur this fall.
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