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Chicano Writer Shares Poetry, Plans in MCC

February 4, 2004 by

Poet and author Jimmy Santiago Baca performed for a full house Tuesday evening at the MultiCultural Center Theatre. Baca spoke about some of his experiences as a writer, with many of his anecdotes foc...
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University Says Thanks a Million, Michael Douglas

February 3, 2004 by

Academy Award-winning actor and UCSB alumnus Michael Douglas contributed $1 million toward the construction of a new Center for Film, Television and New Media, the university announced Monday.
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Committee Ponders Parking Restrictions

February 3, 2004 by

The Isla Vista Action Group wants every weekend in I.V. to be a closed party and might suggest an on-campus parking ban on weekend nights as a way to keep out uninvited revelers.
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Weekend Blaze Damages Building, Car

February 3, 2004 by

Flames from a burning couch shot nearly 100 feet into the air early Sunday morning when a fire scorched a car and the side of an Isla Vista apartment building. No one was injured, but firefighters est...
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GSD Waffles on Treating Water

February 3, 2004 by

Beach lovers, surfers and environmentalists armed with picket signs gathered in front of the Goleta Sanitary District (GSD) building yesterday to protest the delay of treatment facility upgrades.
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Drunken Goleta Driver Hits Pedestrian

February 3, 2004 by

University police arrested a man believed to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs after he hit a UCSB student with his car Sunday night.
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SB Shelter To Offer Classes to Homeless

February 3, 2004 by

Santa Barbara's Casa Esperanza homeless shelter will soon offer more than just a place to stay. Beginning Feb. 15, volunteer teachers will teach free adult classes in subjects including song writing, ...
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Powell Talks About Race, Education

February 3, 2004 by

Journalist, poet and television personality Kevin Powell spoke to a crowd of nearly 100 people in Corwin Pavilion Monday night. Powell's speech kicked off the MultiCultural Center's Black History Mont...
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A.S. Opens Coffers, Approves 4 Requests

February 3, 2004 by

Feeling generous, Associate Students Finance Board gave out over $4,500 to one fraternity and three A.S. committees Monday night. The board gave the A.S. Committee on Public Safety (C.O.P.S.) $320 for...
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Court Drops Charges Against FIJI

February 2, 2004 by

On Friday morning, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge dismissed the charges of fraud and unfair business practices brought against the Phi Gamma Delta international fraternity (FIJI) as part ...
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Youth Group Holds Charity “Souper Bowl”

February 2, 2004 by

While football fans prepared to indulge in the excesses of Super Bowl Sunday, churchgoers and local youth raised funds to fill the bowls of the less fortunate.
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SB Candidates Debate Local Issues

February 2, 2004 by

North County residents crowded into St. Mark's Episcopalian Church in Los Olivos on Friday night for a debate between the candidates for 3rd District supervisor.
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Hillel Unites People, Bagels at Free Run

February 2, 2004 by

Hillel, UCSB's Jewish student organization, invited over 200 students, faculty and their families to run for fun and free food Sunday in its second annual 5K Bagel Run.
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Court To Rule on FIJI Motion in Hazing Case

January 30, 2004 by

The first major hearing in the legal battle between the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (FIJI) and Jason Belsky, a former UCSB student and FIJI pledge, will take place at 9 a.m. today in the Santa Barbara ...
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New Site to Boost UCSB Cell Service

January 30, 2004 by

Cingular Wireless cell phone customers should receive better reception on campus thanks to new antennas now in place at the top of Storke Tower.
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