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October 14, 2004

SB County Fire Dept. Promotes Veteran Staff

By Matt Dozier

It has been a week of change for the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept., with three employees stepping into positions of greater responsibility and five new faces making their debut.

October 14, 2004

SBPD To Crack Down on Underage Drinkers

By James Hill

The Santa Barbara City Police Dept. received a $50,000 grant this summer to increase enforcement of alcohol-related crimes in downtown Santa Barbara, specifically targeting people using fake identification at State Stree...

October 14, 2004

Leggies Revise A.S. Concert Plans

By Kaitlin Pike

Associated Students met for a record-breakingly short time Wednesday night to discuss upcoming A.S.-sponsored events and to confirm A.S. board and committee representatives. The main discussion in the hour-long meeting w...

October 14, 2004

Towering Above the Rest

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October 14, 2004

Del and the Crowd Get Funkee

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October 13, 2004

UCSB Praises Newest Laureate

By Kristina Ackermann

In a teleconference hosted by Chancellor Henry Yang, Kydland was recognized for his research on business cycles and macroeconomic policy. About 50 UCSB faculty members and media associates crowded into the Faculty Club t...

October 13, 2004

Sale Violations Send Licenses Up in Smoke

By Kristina Ackermann

As a result of an undercover sting, three stores in Isla Vista had their tobacco retail licenses for 30 days Tuesday after they were caught selling tobacco products to minors.

October 13, 2004

Democrats Grab Capps on the Campaign Trail

By Kaitlin Pike

United States Congresswoman Lois Capps talked about the importance of voting and political involvement to a crowd of nearly 140 students at Tuesday night's Campus Democrats meeting.

October 13, 2004

Congressional GOP Candidate Counters Capps

By Max Rasovsky

Republican congressional candidate Dr. Don Regan spoke Tuesday at the College Republican's meeting at Girvetz Hall, making his case for why student voters should check his name on their Nov. 2 ballots.

October 13, 2004

Green VP Candidate Speaks in MCC

By Dina Vainer

Independent candidate Ralph Nader's vice presidential running mate, Peter Camejo, came to campus Tuesday to bash Bush and Kerry and build up the Green Party.

October 13, 2004

Students To Go Clubbing in Plaza

By Jason La

Live music and dancing will mark today's activity fair, which will allow students to get information on UCSB's multitude of clubs and organizations. The UCSB Office of Student Life (OSL) will host 20th annual Activities ...

October 13, 2004

New Justice System Gets Personal

By Andrea Bennett Reporter

A panel of local experts introduced UCSB to an alternative way of dealing with crime and punishment at a Tuesday discussion. Four panelists spoke to an audience of 25 people at the Women's Center Library about an unconve...

October 12, 2004

Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

By Jason La

The Nobel Foundation announced Monday that UC Santa Barbara economics professor Finn Kydland will share the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics with a colleague at Arizona State University.

October 12, 2004

Survivor Is No Boob About Breast Cancer

By Patricia Bobek

To promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month, UCSB graduate student and breast cancer survivor Lisa Barreto will speak at a free workshop today that is hosted by the Women's Center.

October 12, 2004

A.S. Finance Board Money Runs Low

By Kaitlin Pike

Associated Students Finance Board gave funds to two upcoming political events at their meeting Monday afternoon, making its already limited budget tighter.