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Dept. To Host Anniversary Events

May 12, 2005 by

UCSB Environmental Studies (ES) Program continues to work toward a greener future as it celebrates its 35th anniversary this weekend, with an event focusing on energy and oil usage across the globe.
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Assemblyman Pledges To Protect CA Coastline

May 12, 2005 by

Recently appointed as the fourth member of the California Ocean Protection Council, 35th District State Assemblyman Pedro Nava said he is committed to preserving the 1,100 miles of coastline that make...
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Leg Council Tables Bills, Amends UCSA’s Budget

May 12, 2005 by

As one of its last acts, this year's Associated Students Legislative Council voted Wednesday night to amend the budget of the UCSB chapter of the University of California Student Association (UCSA).
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Parting the Water

May 12, 2005 by


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Faculty To Vote on Proposal to Bar Recruiters

May 11, 2005 by

Faculty members will vote tomorrow on a resolution that seeks to ban military recruiters from the UCSB campus.
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Remembering A Soldier’s Life

May 11, 2005 by

Sean Brock tried to convince his hung-over friends to hike down the coast from Isla Vista to his home in Redondo Beach -- a distance of over 100 miles. It was June of 1998, just after a weekend of par...
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Crews Locate Men Day After Plane Crash

May 11, 2005 by

The pilot and passenger of a small aircraft that left Santa Ynez Airport on Sunday morning are lucky to be alive after surviving a plane crash that left the pair stranded for 24 hours in the Los Padre...
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Firestone’s Plan Leaves Oak Fate Out on a Limb

May 11, 2005 by

Confusion and uncertainty seem to be the root of the problem for a Santa Barbara County program that calls for the replanting and protection of oak trees in the Santa Barbara area.
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UCSB Profs Earn National Honor

May 11, 2005 by

Two more UCSB professors will help advise the nation on scientific issues after being recently elected into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
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Residents Pitch Incorporation Proposal

May 11, 2005 by

The City of Santa Barbara may soon be expanding its borders to welcome some new residents that currently do not have a city to call their own. Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum said the Santa Barbara Cit...
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Friday’s Fight Night Quietude Honors Soldier

May 11, 2005 by

Most of the people in the crowd at Fight Night last week did not know UCSB graduate Dion Burmaz, but when announcer Frank Debernardo asked for a moment of silence for his friend, the arena quieted to ...
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UC Employees To Strike for Better Wages

May 10, 2005 by

As the University of California settles contract negotiations with a service workers' union, another union voted Monday to strike. After spending 11 months bargaining with the UC for wage increases, 8...
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Pole Collisions Cause Deaths of Migrating Birds

May 10, 2005 by

Up to 30 birds flew toward the light last week, crashing into the new light poles illuminating the recently installed artificial field next to the Rec Cen.
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Los Padres Grant Looks to Save Vehicle Trails

May 10, 2005 by

Los Padres National Forest officials are pining for public comment on a grant application to the State of California, which could help maintain and protect the forest's off-highway vehicle (OHV) syste...
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Grant Funds Grad Global Studies Program

May 10, 2005 by

Graduates with globalization on the brain will soon have the opportunity to earn their master's degree in Global and International Studies, thanks to a new $500,000 per-year grant from the Orfalea Fam...
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