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Professor Speaks on Link Between Wages, Education

May 9, 2006 by

Working with a task force of mayors from across the country, a UCSB professor is hoping to curb the detrimental effects of poverty on students' education.
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Specialist To Lecture on Kurds

May 9, 2006 by

Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist and noted Kurd expert Kevin McKiernan will speak about the similarities between the repression of ethnic Kurds and of Native Americans tonight at 8 in Campbell...
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Governor Pushes for Infrastructure Bond Amid Protest

May 8, 2006 by

While protesters paced outside, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promoted his $37.3 billion bond measure in UCSB's Davidson Library on Saturday morning, just a day after state legislators approved the propo...
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Del Playa Crowd Flips Over Car

May 8, 2006 by

Between 100 and 200 onlookers were treated to a strange spectacle Saturday afternoon, as they watched about a dozen unidentified individuals overturn a car and roll it into the middle of Del Playa Dri...
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Tourney Nets Over $2,000 for Families of Shooting Victims

May 8, 2006 by

Cloudy skies did not stop the bikini-clad masses from flocking to Greek Park this weekend, as over 500 people attended the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity's AllThe event, which raised over $2,000 for the f...
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Wedding Espouses Queers, Allies

May 8, 2006 by

About 30 couples - and sometimes more than two people at time - exchanged vows in Storke Plaza on Friday afternoon, marking the 16th annual Queer Wedding at UCSB.
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Holiday Festival Highlights Latino Culture

May 8, 2006 by

Santa Barbara's Cinco de Mayo celebrations outlasted the fifth of May this year, as hundreds of Santa Barbara residents gathered at De la Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara to celebrate the weeken...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Blotter: May 8, 2006

May 8, 2006 by

Renouncing Her Possessions… and Her Sobriety Friday, May 5, 12:45 p.m. – Deputies patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive watched an 18-year-old woman stagger out of a party, step ove...
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Retirement Changes UC Regents’ Lineup

May 5, 2006 by

UCSB alumnus George Thurlow will take the job of assistant vice chancellor for alumni affairs and executive director of the UCSB Alumni Association in the wake of Peter Steiner's retirement, relinquis...
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Sororities To Volley in Annual ATO Event

May 5, 2006 by

Eighteen sorority teams and hundreds of onlookers are expected to attend the charity event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Greek Park. Matches will also take place at the volleyball pits at the P...
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UCSB Opens New Nanotechnology Center

May 5, 2006 by

Several scholars gathered in the Engineering Science Building last night for the public launch of the UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society - a national education and research base. The CNS is fun...
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Board Grants Eight-Hour Permit for Festival

May 5, 2006 by

Despite their concerns about combining a day of live music and educational activities with alcohol, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District voted yesterday to allow the organizers of the upcoming ...
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Free to Eat Good Food

May 5, 2006 by


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Tower To Improve Cell Service

May 4, 2006 by

Isla Vista residents who are angry over dropped calls should see their cell phone service picking up once construction is finished on a new cell phone tower located next to the Korean Methodist Church...
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UC Research Receives Most Patents in Nation

May 4, 2006 by

Aside from the royalties and extra bragging rights, recent news that the University of California once again beat out other U.S. universities for the most patents in a year has UCSB researchers and st...
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