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Leggies Support Measure P, Change Quorum

At their final meeting of the quarter, the Associated Students Legislative Council maintained a busy schedule passing three bills and one resolution, and tabling another two bills.
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Anti-Picket Fence


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Fishermen Fear Outcome of Conservation Bill

While marine life conservationists along the central coast are shouting for joy, fishermen in the area could soon be shouting less happy things, as the California Fish and Game Commission may name the...
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Board Pushes Back I.V. Master Plan Assessment

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission public hearing slated for today has been postponed, putting off the review of the Isla Vista Master Plan and its Environmental Impact Report until next yea...
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UCSB Twins Enjoy Double the Fun

Most college students long for a roommate who has similar qualities to their own - and for at least two pairs of roommates at UCSB, this wish became reality at birth.
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Burglars Rob Empty Residences

While many UCSB students were home stuffing their tummies with turkey last weekend, thieves in the area were busy stuffing their pockets as more than 150 Isla Vista residents reported their residences...
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Program Seeks Students to Count Grey Whales

In preparation for the commencement of 2007's whale migration season, the Gray Whales Count organization is recruiting UCSB student volunteers to tally the number of gray whales migrating north throug...
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Group Plans Gulf Coast Relief Trip

Looking to build homes and communities, a small group of UCSB students will travel to New Orleans this Winter Break to continue relief efforts in response to last year's Hurricane Katrina.
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New Asian-American Studies Honors Program To Encourage Research

Asian American Studies majors will have a new opportunity to conduct their own research and further their studies in the field, thanks to a new honors program now available in the department, approved...
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UCPD Stun Gun Use Sparks Protests

Partially as a result of recent events involving the alleged misuse of Tasers on the UCLA campus, a proposal to purchase the devices for UCSB Police Dept. officers has been scrapped.
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Committee Stalls Proposal for I.V. Park Alterations

County officials delayed plans to rezone 6631 Del Playa Dr. - also known as "Volley Park" - into a residential property yesterday in order to give Isla Vistans more time to comment on the matter.
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Man Shoots Own Hand, Invents Fake Gunfight

One embarrassed Santa Barbara resident learned the value of honesty - as well as handgun safety locks - this weekend after blaming his accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound on the hand of an imagin...
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Federal Grants Catalyze New Research at UCSB

After submitting over 1,800 proposals for funding last year, departments on campus raised $159 million for research and development funding ( over double the money raised in the past ten years.
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A.S. Funds Student Groups, Grants

Associated Students Finance Board doled out $83,800 to 13 campus entities in addition to tabling a $26,000 Boards, Committees and Commissions budget request at its meeting yesterday.
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