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CalPIRG Pushes Text Legislation

October 11, 2006 by

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

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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What’s Got Your Panties in a Twist?

October 11, 2006 by


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Natural Causes, Accident Leave Two Students Dead

October 10, 2006 by

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

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

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

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

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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Police Blotter

October 10, 2006 by

Can't Buy Me Love... or Freedom
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A Little Waterlogged

October 10, 2006 by


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Crowd Rallies Against Evictions

October 9, 2006 by

Racial tensions and loud cheers followed a growing crowd of advocates for the Cedarwood Apartments tenants, as they marched through the streets of Isla Vista on Saturday night.
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CSB Researcher Aids in Genome Sequencing

October 9, 2006 by

Like many of UCSB's dedicated professors and researchers, Eduardo Orias does not have a lot of free time. Since 1994, Orias, a researcher professor of genomics, has worked with UCSB students and rese...
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Walkers Mobilize for SB AIDS Services

October 9, 2006 by

Over 500 people took a stroll on the beach this Saturday morning for the 16th Annual Heart & Sole AIDS Walk, raising more than $100,000, and a few smiles.
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TPS Alters Parking Permit System

October 9, 2006 by

Despite what it says on the parking permit dispensers around campus, no, visitors do not have to pay by space, no, students can't get their night and weekend passes from the dispensers, and yes, Trans...
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