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UCSB Research Funds Swell by 12%

January 4, 2005 by

For the eighth straight year, UCSB has received a record amount of research funds from external sources - totaling $161.4 million.
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Communication Dept. Gets Top Ranking

January 4, 2005 by

The graduate level of the Department of Communication was not hindered by its small size when it recently ranked best in the nation according to a survey conducted by the National Communication Associ...
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UC Briefs: January 3, 2005

January 4, 2005 by

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), one of the nation's largest clothing retailers, settled a $40 million race and discrimination class action lawsuit Nov. 16 with lawyers working on behalf of 16 named plainti...
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Making Magic at Sunset

January 4, 2005 by


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Direct Relief Sends Help to Sri Lanka

January 3, 2005 by

As food and supplies for tsunami victims pour into southeast Asia from all over the world, the largest international aid organization in California is sending $667,876 in medical relief funds to Sri L...
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Early Stats Show Fewer Burglaries Over Break

January 3, 2005 by

Isla Vista's winter slumber went relatively undisturbed this year, as yet another Winter Break passed with fewer burglary reports than in previous years.
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A.S. Initiative Failure Meets Mixed Reactions

January 3, 2005 by

Representatives from some on-campus organizations said that they are disappointed with the failure of the A.S. Initiative in last quarter's special election, but said they will find a way to maintain ...
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SB County Board To Hear Drinking Permit Proposal

December 2, 2004 by

With a ban on alcohol consumption without a permit about to be expanded to all Isla Vista Parks, several members of the community disagree with local goverment officials regarding the merits of such a...
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A.S. President To Appear in SB Court

December 2, 2004 by

Associated Students President Cervin Morris will be arraigned Tuesday, Dec. 14 on charges stemming from his Nov. 12 arrest for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a glass bottle.
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Evictions Deferred for Three DP Properties

December 2, 2004 by

Santa Barbara County building officials are reviewing a second wave of geo-technical reports submitted by three Del Playa Drive property owners who must prove their structures are safe enough from blu...
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Pell To Give Fewer Grants

December 2, 2004 by

A new federal spending bill passed by Congress earlier this month could cut funding to thousands of low-income students receiving financial aid from Pell Grants.
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Father’s Website Denounces UCSB

December 2, 2004 by

The father of a former UCSB student has launched a Web site criticizing the campus, calling it a "cesspool of drugs, alcohol, noise and violence."
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Student Faces New Assault Charges

December 2, 2004 by

Kent Kafatia, a UCSB student accused of rape, faces seven new charges after two additional women came forward to identify him as their attacker.
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CUE Labor Union To Rally Support Today

December 2, 2004 by

The Coalition of University Employees labor union will hold a rally today in Storke Plaza at noon, protesting what it calls unfair labor practices by the University of California.
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Campus To Add Parking Structure

December 2, 2004 by

With bidding for a new parking structure in Lot 22 closed, the building's construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in January.
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