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Academic Senate Declares Winners of Annual Awards

UCSB professors Howard Giles of communication and John W. I. Lee recently received two of the highest awards given out by UCSB faculty to honor their academic achievements and contributions to both t...
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Festival Brings More Business to SB

The 2006 Santa Barbara International Film Festival is in full swing, and local businesses, law enforcement and parking garages are all dealing with the filmmakers and filmgoers flooding into downtown ...
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Senior Awaits March Hearing for January I.V. Felony Charges

Sean Michael Cottrell, who drove his roommate's BMW into a crowd of pedestrians on Sabado Tarde Road in late January, pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges and a felony hit-and-run charge last Friday.
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National Group Aims to Reduce Student Piracy

In an effort to pull the plug on illegal music and movie downloading on college campuses, members of a new nationwide student-led group are trying to convince many of their peers to stop their dishone...
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Drive To Replenish Low Blood Levels, Sugar

The Tri-Counties Blood Bank is teaming up with See's Candies, Inc. to reward local residents who donate blood with a sweet treat in honor of Valentine's Day. Anyone who gives blood to the blood bank ...
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’06-’07 Applicants Break Records in Numbers, Smarts

The UCSB Admissions Office received applications from a record number of would-be Gauchos yet again this year, fielding nearly 50,000 submissions for the 2006 Fall Quarter.
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Meeting To Educate Seniors About Teaching

Students looking for a chance to make the world a better place straight out of college can learn more about Teach for America (TFA) at an orientation session tomorrow, before the final application dea...
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UCSB To Host Leadership Workshop

Students interested in mastering the art of persuasion have the opportunity to hone their skills tomorrow at UCSB's 10th Annual Student Leadership Expo. The event, which will run from 5:30 to 10:30 p....
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Police Find Probable Motive, New Details In Recent Shooting

Authorities recently uncovered a possible motive behind the Jan. 30 shootings at the Goleta Postal Distribution Center, while searching the New Mexico residence of Jennifer San Marco - the 44-year-old...
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Art Exhibit Explores National Parks

The music, photographs, paintings and crafts of artists who draw their inspiration from America's forests will be on display at the Santa Barbara Ranger District Office of the Los Padres National Fore...
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Peace Group To Host Event In Place of Planned Speech

UCSB Arts & Lectures has had to cancel an upcoming lecture on nuclear weapons after keynote speaker Robert S. McNamara, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, sustained a serious neck injury during a fall.
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Board Funds Five Student Groups

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated its final $1,282.41 for Winter Quarter and discussed the annual budgets of two dozen A.S. entities at its meeting last night.
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Student Health Seeks To Provide Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles

UCSB Student Health hopes to give students an ounce of prevention in return for the usual pound of cure with its Wellness Center (WellCen) program, slated to begin Fall 2006.
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Hotels Forecast Room Shortage, Increased Rates

With the families of over 4,000 students expected to attend graduation ceremonies in June, local hotels are already filling up and selling out their rooms for the big weekend.
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