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Activists Assemble for Cannabis Conference

April 7, 2006 by

Doctors, health care professionals and a famous talk-show host will gather in Santa Barbara this weekend in an attempt to smoke out the truth about medicinal marijuana use.
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

April 7, 2006 by


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Cable Fails, Cuts Power to Buildings

April 6, 2006 by

A power outage struck over half of the campus yesterday, leaving many students and staff without electricity until mid-afternoon.
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SB Juice Joint Blends Fruit, Ice, Charity Together to Encourage Blood Donation

April 6, 2006 by

Local smoothie shop, Blenders in the Grass, is mixing smoothies with charity this week and next week as it teams up with the Tri-Counties Blood Bank to promote blood donations in Santa Barbara County.
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Former UCSB Student To Act as Regent Designate

April 6, 2006 by

UCSB alumnus and Santa Barbara Independent chief executive officer and publisher George Thurlow will join the governing board of the UC Board of Regents on July 1.
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UCSB Grad Student Falls from SF Cliffs; Fatality Unconfirmed

April 5, 2006 by

While his body has yet to be found, a UCSB graduate student is presumed dead after falling into dangerous waters near San Francisco over Spring Break.
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French Demonstrators Disrupt EAP

April 5, 2006 by

As mobs of protesters take to the streets in France, many of UCSB's students studying abroad in the European country are left without an education, due to several class cancellations.
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County Plans Review of Transportation Funding

April 5, 2006 by

A proposal to renew or replace Measure D - a sales tax that funds most of the county's transportation projects - in November's election has UCSB students concerned that the end result could be a cut t...
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Goleta Land Use Plan Advances; Public Comment Stage To Begin

April 5, 2006 by

After four years of work, the Goleta City Council recently released a Public Hearing draft of its General Plan/Coastal Land Use, giving community members a chance to check it out before an upcoming se...
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Police Arrest Man for Breaking Into Local Restaurants

April 4, 2006 by

While most UCSB students spent their Spring Break resting and relaxing, deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol spent the week dealing with burglaries and broken windows. IVFP Lt. Sol Linver said the o...
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Former Student To Remain in SB Jail

April 4, 2006 by

Former UCSB student Christian Covarrubias will serve nine months in the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of felony sexual assault and felony false imprisonment. Covarrubias entered into a plea bar...
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Leggies Authorize Ballot Initiatives in Marathon Meeting

April 4, 2006 by

In what turned out to be a six-hour long meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed nine bills and approved a new constitution to be placed on the spring ballot.
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Survey Results Heat Up Debate Over Possible Meal Rollover System

April 4, 2006 by

Due to high student demand, the Residence Hall Association and UCSB Dining Services are currently considering the implementation of "rollovers" in student meal plans.
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Program Aids Endangered Plovers

April 4, 2006 by

Sex, sand and snowy plovers are coming together this spring as the endangered species - which is less than a month into its six-month breeding season - continues to bounce back from years of populatio...
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A.S. Finance Board Limits Allotments, Hands Out Funds

April 4, 2006 by

At its Monday afternoon meeting, in addition to distributing $3,203 to on-campus organizations, the Associated Students Finance Board passed and then repeatedly debated a $750 spending cap on Spring Q...
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