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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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Boxers Duke It Out for Charity in Thunderdome

May 9, 2005 by

As the lights dimmed and Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" blasted throughout the Events Center just before 7:30 on Friday night, the crowd roared for Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity's 14th annual Fight ...
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Former Students Take Roles as Soldiers

May 9, 2005 by

Somewhere in Baghdad, her exact location classified for security reasons, 2nd Lt. Jennifer Pozzi serves with a U.S. Military Police unit in a combat zone she describes as "pretty darn scary."
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IVFP Uses Newly Acquired Tasers to Subdue Suspects

May 9, 2005 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) put its newest weapons to the test recently, using Taser X26 stun guns to bring down two suspects who could not be restrained by police officers.
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SAC Pays Nexus for Vandalized Papers

May 9, 2005 by

Former Associated Students Presidential Candidate Bill Shiebler wrote a $299 check to the Daily Nexus late last month to cover the cost of 300 copies of the newspaper that were defaced by vandals.
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eGrades, U-Mail To Boost Safeguards

May 9, 2005 by

UCSB administrators are booting up an improved security system to help prevent students from stealing identities and falsifying grades online. Associate registrar for computer processing Pat McNulty s...
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Fight Night Face-Off To Hit UCSB Tonight

May 6, 2005 by

The bells will toll tonight for 14 boxers as they compete in Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity's 14th annual Fight Night. Doors to the charity event, held in the Thunderdome, will open at 5:30 p.m., an...
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Fraternity To Donate Event Proceeds to SB Youth Program

May 6, 2005 by

While boxers and ring girls take center stage at the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity's annual Fight Night, directors of a downtown organization called the Say Yes to Kids Foundation said proceeds fro...
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Museum Lecture To Focus on Impact of Meteorites

May 6, 2005 by

A local meteorite collector, Lowdermilk will give a presentation tonight at 7 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, touching on topics ranging from billion-year-old meteorites to fossilized ...
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