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False Alarm Sparks Impromptu Library Fire Drill

May 27, 2004 by

Electricians working in Davidson Library accidentally set off fire alarms in the building and caused the evacuation of students and staff inside Wednesday afternoon.
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UC Briefs: May 27, 2004

May 27, 2004 by

UC Davis first-year student Justin Burton was arrested Sunday morning on three counts for allegedly stabbing a fellow UCD student. Burton is charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weap...
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So Then I Said…

May 27, 2004 by


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Engineers Take Grant to Heart

May 26, 2004 by

LaunchPoint Technologies, a Goleta-based engineering firm, recently received a $4.4 million grant to create the world's first internal heart-assist pump for infants. LaunchPoint will share the five-ye...
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The Superbowl of the Gaming World

May 26, 2004 by

If you're a gamer, or if you follow the world of video games at all, then chances are you've already heard about many of the splendid developments in gaming recently like Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Doom 3 a...
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UCSB To Study Commutes of Students, Staff

May 26, 2004 by

Researchers at UCSB want to know how students, faculty and staff get to campus every day - and they'll be using everything, from surveys to global positioning trackers, to find out.
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Political Editor Scrutinizes U.S. Labor, Economy

May 26, 2004 by

Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson came to UCSB Tuesday to discuss the potential threats to President Bush's re-election campaign.
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Student Efforts Bring Lecturer to Campus

May 26, 2004 by

Conservative political commentator and California State University, Fresno Professor Victor Davis Hanson will speak tonight about terrorism, the war in Iraq and politics across university campuses.
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Tenant Class To Teach How to Move Out

May 26, 2004 by

Students living in Isla Vista will have the chance to learn about their rights as tenants and the move-out process at a workshop tonight at 7 in I.V. Theater.
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Drains Take I.V. by Storm

May 26, 2004 by


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Two Thousand Show Up to See Face-off on Iraq

May 25, 2004 by

The former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Joseph Wilson and the editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine William Kristol debated in front of an enormous but respectful crowd Monday night regarding...
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City To Break Ground on Low-Cost Homes

May 25, 2004 by

After seven and a half years of planning, construction will finally begin on Santa Barbara's largest affordable housing project ever.
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CalPIRG To Escalate Book Price War

May 25, 2004 by

The California chapter of the national Public Interest and Research Group (CalPIRG) is getting a boost from a local nonprofit foundation. CalPIRG, a consumer and student advocacy group, announced Mond...
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Donor’s Challenge Galvanizes SB Activists

May 25, 2004 by

With a pledge from a wealthy local, a Santa Barbara County organization is working to receive up to $50,000 to increase voter turnout rates among low-income Santa Barbara residents for the November 20...
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County Briefs: May 25, 2004

May 25, 2004 by

At the Goleta City Council meeting Tuesday, May 18, developer Bob Comstock announced his agreement to build nine less homes than the proposed land swap with UCSB and than the city of Goleta originally...
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