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Truck Accidents Slow 101 Traffic

April 19, 2005 by

Local emergency crews responded to two separate incidents involving truck accidents Monday, both of which involved diesel spills and hazardous materials cleanup.
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Lit Professor Acquires Laureate Appointment

April 19, 2005 by

Visiting literature professor Barry Spacks was recently appointed Santa Barbara's first poet laureate, giving him the opportunity to spend the next stanza of his life elevating the role of the arts in...
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Rocks Draw Attention to Exhibit

April 19, 2005 by

Call it an avalanche of artistic design - four boulders, installed last May by landscape designer Isabelle Greene, mark the entrance to the University Art Museum as a gateway to a new landscape exhibi...
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Sheriff’s Dept. Arrests Ex-Wife of Slain Student

April 18, 2005 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies have arrested another suspect in the ongoing investigation into the death of Jarrod Blake Davidson, the UCSB graduate student who was murdered in front of his G...
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Law & Society Class Observes IVFP Conduct

April 18, 2005 by

Carrying clipboards and a video camera, about half a dozen students ambled up and down Del Playa Drive looking for trouble with police officers this past Friday night.
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A.S. Candidates, Fees Face Voters This Week

April 18, 2005 by

Today marks the beginning of the four-day process of Associated Students elections, in which students will decide which organizations will receive funding and which candidates will control UCSB's stud...
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Police Show Frat How to Have a Good Time

April 18, 2005 by

For once, partying with the police didn't end with an embarrassing urination in public ticket and the long, dark ride to the sobriety tank. Associated Students Legislative Council and Phi Sigma Kappa ...
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STAGE Contest to Join Art, Science

April 18, 2005 by

In an attempt to merge art with science, thespians and theorists are uniting forces. The Professional Artists Lab, a division of the Film Studies Dept, and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI),...
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Banks Give $2M for SB Housing Needs

April 18, 2005 by

A local humanitarian organization is opening its wallet to help open the doors on more affordable homes for Santa Barbara County's less fortunate residents.
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Cowabunga!

April 18, 2005 by


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Unions, Students Fight Against UC’s Stagnant Salaries

April 15, 2005 by

About 300 people gathered at noon in the Arbor on Thursday to protest the standstill in negotiations between the University of California and service workers requesting an increase in wages.
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Take Back the Night Rallies Against Rape

April 15, 2005 by

Students and activists banded together to spread the word about sexual assault in Isla Vista on Thursday night at the 28th annual Take Back the Night rally in Anisq' Oyo' Park, which drew over 100 peo...
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UCSB Baseball Star Undergoes Surgery

April 15, 2005 by

Just 17 hours after starting at shortstop for the UCSB baseball team in its win over nationally ranked USC on Wednesday, senior Chris Malec underwent surgery for testicular cancer.
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Greens Get Ready for Earth Day

April 15, 2005 by

From live music to conservation education, organizers say they expect to attract roughly 1,000 people to this weekend's Earth Day celebration in Isla Vista.
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Student Lobby Seeks Fee for Student Rights

April 15, 2005 by

Associated Students Student Lobby is trying to interest students in sixty-nine -- that is, its 69-cent lock-in fee on this quarter's campus election ballot.
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