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Huerta Praises New Ph.D. Program

February 24, 2004 by

Famed union activist and UC Regent Dolores Huerta joined UCSB's Chicano Studies Dept. Monday to celebrate the world's first Ph.D. program in that field.
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Finance Board Spends Most of Its Piggy Bank

February 24, 2004 by

The Associated Students Finance Board began its second-to-last meeting of the quarter Monday afternoon with $5,814.62 in unallocated funds - and adjourned with $410.62 left in its purse.
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Isla Vista Remembers

February 24, 2004 by


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Cuts To Threaten Student Jobs

February 23, 2004 by

Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to education funding might soon force students working on campus to seek employment elsewhere.
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SLO Mardi Gras Celebration Provokes Riot

February 23, 2004 by

Three UCSB students were arrested during a Mardi Gras celebration in San Luis Obispo that deteriorated into a riot Saturday night.
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ARISE Pans Quiet Striking Approach

February 23, 2004 by

Picketers in front of Albertsons received a rather loud show of support from a group of protesters Sunday night. A group of 17-20 protestors handed out flyers and made noise by banging on pots, pans, ...
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Man With Meth Fails to Outrun Police Forever

February 23, 2004 by

A man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and stolen property as well as reckless evasion of arrest in Orcutt on Saturday.
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Speaker Warns Against Future World Disaster

February 23, 2004 by

If someday soon, when wars break out over water and the price of cereal skyrockets, don't say Lester Brown didn't warn you.
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February 23, 2004

February 23, 2004 by

Friday, February 20, 11:34 p.m. - Officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive observed a 23-year-old man carrying an open liquor bottle and stumbling as he walked.
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Fashionable Fish

February 23, 2004 by

A fluorescent tropical fish called the GloFish that is now being sold across the country is one small step for genetic science, and one giant leap for household pets. Fish lovers at UCSB are going to ...
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I.V. Hosts Candidates’ Debate

February 20, 2004 by

The candidates for 3rd District supervisor came to Isla Vista for the first time last night to discuss their policies on student issues. The Associated Students Committee on Public Safety hosted the d...
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Groups Finish Registration of Student Voters

February 20, 2004 by

The voter registration deadline on Tuesday marked the end of various registration efforts in preparation for the March 2 primary elections. As of Tuesday, there are 15,114 voters registered in Goleta,...
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Instructors Earn National Esteem

February 20, 2004 by

Two UCSB professors were recently invited to join the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), keeping UCSB ahead of Caltech with almost one-fifth of its engineering faculty sharing the honor.
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UCPD, Medics Aid Fallen Locksmith

February 20, 2004 by

A university Physical Facilities employee was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after collapsing near Campbell Hall early Wednesday morning. At 7:22 a.m., dispatchers at the UC Police Dept. receive...
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Capps Talks About Middle East Woes

February 20, 2004 by

Having visited Israel and Palestinian territories in early January, Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) came to UCSB Thursday to speak about the possibility of bringing peace to the region.
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