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SB Mayor To Bring Back Bluer Skies

April 27, 2005 by

Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum's pledge to support cleaning up Santa Barbara's skies will give local residents and environmentalists alike cause to breathe what could soon be a healthier sigh of relie...
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PAC/GPAC To Discuss Improvements for I.V.

April 27, 2005 by

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will meet tonight to discuss the financial fate of the Isla Vista Community Center, improvements to I.V. bus stops and funding...
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Goleta Youth Dies of Single Stab Wound

April 27, 2005 by

Police are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old man who died from a stab wound late Tuesday night after he was attacked by knife-wielding assailants in Goleta.
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Speaker Maps Out Road to Success

April 27, 2005 by

Roger McNamee, a self-made Silicon Valley pioneer, mapped out the four steps of success in the new economy to a crowd of UCSB students yesterday in Corwin Pavilion.
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Professor Gets the Dirt on Societies

April 27, 2005 by

Despite its constant presence beneath feet, few people recognize that soil is the key to both humanity's past and future - but one UCSB professor is trying to change that.
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Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture

April 27, 2005 by


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A.S. Regains Money From Cancellations

April 26, 2005 by

Funding allocations for several canceled events returned to the coffers of the Associated Students Finance Board at its meeting Monday, allowing the board to redistribute $975 of unused funds to stude...
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Student Trains Greeks in CPR, Donates Profits

April 26, 2005 by

When Mike Wood teaches CPR to UCSB fraternities and sororities, he's doing more than just resuscitating dummies -- every dollar he raises through the training sessions will be used to breathe new life...
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Sign-Wielding Man Condemns Gays at Queer Pride Rally

April 26, 2005 by

Organizers of Monday afternoon's Queer Pride Week kick-off rally said a boisterous anti-queer protester had an unintended effect -- he helped spread the importance of the event's pro-tolerance message...
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Troublesome Trees May Get the Axe From County Reps

April 26, 2005 by

Trees uprooting concrete, the installation of special storm drains in Isla Vista and a reorganization of the county's Board of Architectural Review (BAR) are all issues coming before the Santa Barbara...
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Police Detain Suspects in Weekend Stabbing

April 25, 2005 by

Two men were arrested early Sunday morning and face charges of attempted murder following the stabbing of an Isla Vista resident during a brawl at the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino del Sur.
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Chaz Whatley Wins Run-off Election for A.S. President

April 25, 2005 by

Completing a Students' Party (SP) sweep of all four Associated Students executive seats, Chaz Whatley emerged victorious Friday after the final count came in from a run-off election to determine next ...
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‘Green Power’ Fuels Earth Day Festival

April 25, 2005 by

While the Earth is actually closer to 4.5 billion years old, Earth Day was only celebrated for the 36th straight year this past weekend, as revelers gathered downtown to celebrate all things organic, ...
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Devereux Athletes Make a Splash

April 25, 2005 by

Cheers from over 100 fans encouraged competitors Saturday at Campus Pool at a swim meet like no other; neither team lost. The third annual Splash Olympics featured UCSB swim team members as well as sw...
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Room for Two in the Tidal Pool

April 25, 2005 by


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