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Finance Board Questions Leg Council Actions

After giving away the remaining $200 in its Spring quarter budget Monday afternoon, Associated Students Finance Board members debated A.S. Legislative Council's actions last week, which many thought v...
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Nickel and Dimed


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Fans Endure Those With Other Views

Like most tightknit communities united by a single cause, the Michael Jackson fans camped out in Santa Maria are protective of each other and wary of outsiders. While many of those standing on the cou...
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Extravaganza To Host Fewer Bands, Bigger Headliners

Extravaganza will forego quantity for quality this year by cutting the number of groups from the traditional 10 to four big-name bands and one local favorite.
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UCSB Nears Choice of Police Chief

The process of appointing a new UCSB Police Chief is wrapping up as the university's search committee narrows its pool of applicants down to three prospective hopefuls.
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Dead-End Jobs Inspire Book, Activism, Lecture

In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich left her life as a writer and joined the millions of Americans who struggle to make ends meet on a minimum-wage salary. Working as a waitress, hotel maid, housekeeper, nurs...
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SBPD To Target Seat Belt Violators

Local police officers are gearing up to buckle down on Santa Barbara motorists not wearing their seat belts. A grant recently approved by the Santa Barbara City Council will allocate $24,994, provided...
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Frat Soccer Games Score for Charity

Greeks from all over California packed Storke Field this weekend to play soccer and raise money for charity. The Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity held its second annual all-greek community philanthr...
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Groups Give Youth a Taste of UCSB

Two UCSB organizations played host over the weekend to over 60 Los Angles area youth who were attending a college outreach program. The Hermanos Unidos student organization and the Sigma Alpha Zeta so...
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IVRPD Accepts Courtroom Loss to Libertarians

Members of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District decided at a closed session meeting Thursday night to accept terms that would put an end to a lawsuit that has troubled the district for more tha...
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Jackson Fans Settle in for Long Haul

Those who gather each morning to cheer Michael Jackson on his way into the Santa Maria courthouse range in age. Some are old enough to be the pop icon\'s mother or father; others, however, are young e...
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‘Womyn of Color’ Offers Forum for Feminist Speech

Several on-campus and community organizations will host the fourth annual UC-wide Womyn of Color Conference this weekend, where attendees will discuss topics ranging from sexism to poverty.
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Anglers Hope to Reel In Fish, Prizes

Size does matter - just ask the hundreds of anglers that will be casting their lures, hooks and flies into Lake Cachuma this weekend in search of a tremendous trout that could reel in a hefty cash pri...
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Students To Help Ease Hunger in I.V.

Two UCSB students will lead a community luncheon to feed local homeless people this Sunday at Anisq' Oyo' Park for what may be the beginning of a monthly community service project.
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Professors Aid Fight for Cheap Texts

UCSB's chapter of the CalPIRG, a consumer advocacy group, took a stand yesterday in support of students and their quest for cheaper textbooks, with professors from around the nation backing them up.
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