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Recent Bioswell System Reduces Lagoon Pollution

While the Lagoon behind the UCen has no Loch Ness creature to its name, it has been known to have a monster smell. However, some recent environmental engineering and other efforts over the past 30 yea...
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Groups Stay Focused on Military Ban

Despite the failure of the Faculty Legislature to vote on the issue of military recruiters on campus last week, student groups on both sides of the controversy are still making plans to keep the matte...
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Car Crash Takes Life of 81-Year-Old Driver

An elderly woman traveling southbound on Highway 101 was killed Tuesday afternoon when she lost control of her car near the Patterson Avenue exit and plunged 50 feet into Maria Ignacio Creek.
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Evicted Frosh Find Happiness in New Housing

Nearly a month after UCSB residential housing officials evicted eight students from the 1300 wing of Santa Cruz hall for alleged instances of disorderly conduct, most of the booted undergraduates have...
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Union and UC Prepare for Strike

A technical workers' union informed University of California officials Tuesday that it plans to strike next week, according to a University press release. The strike, currently scheduled for May 26, w...
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UC Briefs: May 18, 2005

In the midst of a struggle with the university over a newly imposed alcohol moratorium at greek events, UC Berkeley's Interfraternity Council selected its new president Monday night after its current ...
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Business Plans Bring in Bucks

From doubling the speed of wireless Internet access to a proposal to sell lottery tickets from ATMs, eight teams of students presented their best ideas Monday night during the 6th Annual Business Plan...
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Study Indicates Rise in Eligible Minority Pupils

The rates of African-American and Chicano/Latino student admission eligibility at the University of California increased in recent years, according to an updated study.
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City Considers Project Proposals

Traffic on the Highway 101 might be speeding up and construction on an oil pipeline running through Goleta may be slowing down after yesterday's Goleta City Council meeting.
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Police Start Annual Seatbelt Crackdown Effort

For the next three weeks, local police will urge drivers to
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Poor Meeting Turnout Delays Recruiter Vote

The UCSB Faculty Legislature failed to meet its minimum attendance requirement and did not vote on a proposal to ban military recruiters from campus at its special meeting Friday afternoon.
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Fans Flock to UCSB’s Extravaganza

Even though there were fewer acts performing at this year
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Outdoor Climbing Wall Rocks I.V. Park

Trigo-Pasado Park, a small parcel of grassy lawn in Isla Vista, was boosted into prominence this weekend when it became the home of the first free public rock-climbing wall in California.
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Weekend Flames Char Goleta Apartment

Santa Barbara County firefighters tackled a blaze in a Goleta apartment complex Saturday morning that left one unit in ruins but spared the rest of the nearby buildings.
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