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So a cowboy and a marijuana leaf walk into a bar…

November 9, 2005 by


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Top UC Official Resigns Amid Hiring Inquisition

November 8, 2005 by

In the midst of an investigation concerning possible improper hiring practices and conflicts of interest, University of California Provost and Senior Vice President MRC Greenwood resigned last Friday,...
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Local Citizens, Companies Build House for Hurricane Survivors

November 8, 2005 by

Over the past five weeks, local volunteers worked with Habitat for Humanity to construct a house that will provide much-needed shelter for a Mississippi family whose home was swept away by Hurricane K...
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A.S., Activists Urge Action Against Student Loan Cuts

November 8, 2005 by

Over 150 students phoned in their opinions to a Southern California congressman yesterday, urging him and other congressional members to "Stop the Raid on Student Aid."
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A.S. Finance Board Funds NAACP Comedy Show With Remaining Fall Quarter Budget

November 8, 2005 by

The Associated Students Finance Board relinquished the last of its Fall Quarter funds yesterday after allocating $256.61 to the UCSB chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...
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Special Election Presents Props to State’s Voters

November 7, 2005 by

Local polling places and political groups are gearing up for tomorrow's statewide special election, which is expected to yield the lowest voter turnout in California's history.
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Activist Speaks To SB Students About Morality

November 7, 2005 by

Nobel Prize winner and anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke to a packed audience in Arlington Theatre on Friday night, advocating forgiveness over retribution and a belief in the esse...
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Fraternity and Amitié Sponsor Blood Drive

November 7, 2005 by

In the same vein as its other charity events, the Pi Alpha chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. hosts its second annual blood drive today in the Graduate Students Association (GSA) Lounge - loc...
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Students Support Gulf Coast Relief With Show

November 7, 2005 by

A plethora of student performances in Campbell Hall on Sunday helped raise money for Gulf Coast hurricane victims as part of a talent show hosted by student group Helping Everyone Live Peacefully (HEL...
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Retirement Home To Screen Political Films; Open to Public

November 7, 2005 by

Locals are invited to join the retired community of Friendship Manor on Friday nights to watch free screenings of politically focused movies. As part of its program, "Timely Films at Friendship Manor,...
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Wingardium Leviosa!

November 7, 2005 by


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Concert To Raise KCSB Funds

November 4, 2005 by

On-campus radio station KCSB-FM 91.9 hopes to gain community support for its commercial-free music, talk show and news programming with a pledge-drive campaign kick-off concert tonight in downtown San...
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Festival To Pay Tribute to Spirit of Local Activism

November 4, 2005 by

On Sunday, students trying to juggle school, work and social activism can learn a thing or two from the life of a longtime Isla Vista resident. The Charlie Jones Effect, a festival commemorating the l...
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Student Health Prepares for Flu Season With Vaccinations

November 4, 2005 by

Students looking to protect themselves from the flu this winter cannot rely on the free flu shots being handed out by the Santa Barbara County Health Dept., as those vaccines are only available for th...
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Damian Marley To Perform for Packed House at the Hub

November 4, 2005 by

Good things don't always come to those who wait: Reggae and hip hop musician Damian Marley's Sunday night show in the Hub is already sold out.
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