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Friends Mourn Loss of UCSB Police Chief

January 21, 2005 by

Over 150 friends, family members and colleagues of the late UCSB Police Chief John MacPherson gathered Thursday morning to honor and speak fondly of their friend "Mac," who died Jan. 14 from cancer.
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UC Vies for Continued Lab Control

January 21, 2005 by

Hoping to hang on to the management contract for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the University of California Regents voted Thursday to bid on continuing its stewardship of the resea...
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Storms Raise Toxin Levels Off Coast

January 21, 2005 by

After the recent storms, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services posted warnings of high levels of bacteria for certain beaches, advising swimmers to avoid creek mouths and storm drains in ...
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I.V. Park To Host Roe v. Wade Rally

January 21, 2005 by

Local pro-choice organizations will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade this Saturday in Anisq' Oyo' Park. Members of Planned Parenthood, the Pro-Choice Coalition and Voices for Planned Pare...
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Polynesian Dancers To Shake Hub

January 21, 2005 by

Students have the opportunity to shake their hips with Polynesian dance troupe Iaorana te Otea tonight in the Hub. The group, whose name means "Greetings from the Drumbeats," will host a dance tonight...
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Officers Bust Bank Bandit, Buddy

January 21, 2005 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. deputies arrested a 32-year-old Goleta resident Thursday afternoon in connection with a robbery at the Bank of America at 5892 Calle Real, which took place Jan. 18...
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Colleagues Pay Tribute to Late Student, Father

January 20, 2005 by

UCSB faculty and staff, graduate students and family members of the late graduate student Jarrod Davidson came together Tuesday to remember and honor his life.
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Tsunami Affects UC Students, Claims Traveling Professor

January 20, 2005 by

The Religious Studies Dept. recently confirmed that an international scholar who studied at UCSB last summer died in the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck southeast Asia, though no student fatalities have b...
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Commissioner Seeks to Enrich I.V. Image

January 20, 2005 by

Parker Montgomery said he thinks there is room for improvement in Isla Vista, where he sees the potential for a community that better reflects the prestige of UCSB.
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Students To Walk Out in Protest of Inauguration

January 20, 2005 by

A group of students from various on-campus organizations plan to walk out of classes today in protest of President Bush's second inauguration.
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Latin American Politician Gives Talk on Democracy

January 20, 2005 by

In his lecture titled "Challenges of Democracy in Latin America," Carlos Mateo Balmelli, the president of the National Senate in Paraguay, presented UCSB with a glimpse of the problems facing many Lat...
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A.S. Plans Winter Quarter Projects

January 20, 2005 by

In lieu of its more traditional format, Associated Students Legislative Council held its first "working meeting" in the A.S. main office Wednesday night, where members split off into smaller groups to...
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Police Pursue Goleta Bank Robber

January 20, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. is investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Goleta branch of Bank of America, located at 5892 Calle Real.
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Def Poetry Jam Session Verses UCSB

January 19, 2005 by

Nine poets slammed their way through a variety of verse Tuesday night, rhyming together every theme from political injustice and childhood to questions of identity and penis size.
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Center Strives for Ballot with Signature Drive

January 19, 2005 by

With over $380,000 of state funding cut from its budget over the last three years, Counseling & Career Services (C&CS) is looking at instituting a lock-in fee of $5.85 per quarter per student for the ...
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