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“Murmers” Speaks Volumes

May 26, 2005 by


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IVRPD To Fix Three Coastal Access Points

May 25, 2005 by

The journey from land to sand should become safer in the next few months, once local officials work out the final details of a project that will reinforce three I.V. beach accessways.
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UC Regents To Make Final Vote on Lab Contract

May 25, 2005 by

A University of California Regents committee unanimously recommended Wednesday that the UC bid for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contract, which if won would extend the University's nearly...
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Officials Seek Solution to Crumbling Cliffs

May 25, 2005 by

In 2001, the university replaced a 30-year-old fence that lined the east campus bluffs because it became damaged due to erosion. At present, four years after the repair, the university is looking to r...
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County Delays Discussion of Oak Tree Protection Plan for 90 Days Until Hearing

May 25, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided to suspend discussion about an ordinance protecting local oak trees and heard suggestions for keeping the county safe during fire season at its me...
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Biologists Link Blindness to Gene

May 25, 2005 by

Biologists at UCSB recently published research that identified a gene responsible for the most common form of irreversible elderly blindness in developed countries.
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SB City Council Aims to Keep 101 in Motion

May 25, 2005 by

While physical improvements to Highway 101 through Santa Barbara may still be a long way down the road, the Santa Barbara City Council is continuing to discuss methods of decreasing traffic congestion...
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Repent Sinners, Students

May 25, 2005 by


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Wage Increases Fail to Appease Union Demands

May 24, 2005 by

Members of one union are preparing to strike this week despite receiving a new wage proposal from the University of California, while members of another will vote on whether they wish to do the same f...
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Residents Defend DP Volleyball Park

May 24, 2005 by

The controversy surrounding Isla Vista parks continued Monday morning, as local residents protested the county's plans to sell Del Playa Drive's Volleyball Park.
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Talk To Buoy Ocean as Energy Source

May 24, 2005 by

Riding the recent wave of local discussion surrounding alternatives to fossil fuels, two lecturers will discuss the possibility of replacing energy from oil with tidal energy.
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Alpert Award Honors UCSB Playwright

May 24, 2005 by

A UCSB professor recently received a $50,000 fellowship for her dramatic contribution to the world of theater. Naomi Iizuka, a dramatic arts professor and UCSB Playwriting Program director, was one of...
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Experts Expect Future Increases in Cliff Erosion

May 23, 2005 by

While walking on the campus beach down from Lagoon Road, Martie Levy said she heard a rumbling noise originating 25 feet behind her and her daughter - just before a four-foot-wide boulder rolled down ...
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Three Survive Plane’s Crash Landing

May 23, 2005 by

The pilot and passengers of a small sightseeing plane escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon after their aircraft crashed in the slough beyond the runways of Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.
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UCSB Senior Breaks World Record With 909-Pound Lift

May 23, 2005 by

After placing a great deal of weight on his goal, a UCSB student literally lifted his burden by shattering the world record in a national powerlifting competition.
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