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Frat Helps Locate Bone Marrow Donor

May 3, 2004 by

Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity's annual bone marrow registration drive may have helped save the life of a 17-year-old terminal leukemia patient. Felipe Infante, a 23-year-old fourth-year global studies and...
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Boy Saves Apartment From Stovetop Flames

May 3, 2004 by

A 10-year-old boy climbed into his neighbor's apartment to prevent a potentially serious fire Saturday afternoon. When firefighters arrived at an apartment on the 6800 block of Phelps Avenue, they lea...
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Warm Weather Kindles Early SB Fire Season

May 3, 2004 by

Hot weather and low winter rainfall totals have prompted local authorities to declare the onset of this year's fire season earlier than usual.
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Campus Network Survives Attack of PhatBot Worm

April 30, 2004 by

A worm hit the UCSB computer network late Wednesday night, causing some departments, organizations and residence halls to lose their Internet connections.
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Students Demand I.V. Plan Revisions

April 30, 2004 by

In preparation for a Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing, community representatives and members of Associated Students met Thursday to come up with ideas on how to alter or delay the pro...
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Yard Sale To Benefit Man’s Best Friend

April 30, 2004 by

Dog lovers in the Santa Barbara area will get a chance to help homeless puppies get ready for adoption at a Goleta animal shelter's charity event this weekend.
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Animator to Return for Career Panel

April 30, 2004 by

One of the best artists in Nexus history will sit alongside Hollywood heavyweights in a panel discussion today. Kazu Kibuishim, Nexus art director from 1997 to 2000, will participate in the Film Studi...
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I.V. Youths Take All at Casino Night

April 30, 2004 by

The night was in full swing by 10:30 p.m. and the tables were loaded with gamblers. Dancing, flashing lights, music from DJ Eric Freedman and, of course, gambling combined to turn the Hub into a makes...
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Author Urges Pot-Lovin’ Crowd to Think

April 29, 2004 by

Even Eric Schlosser was surprised when the vast majority of Wednesday night's packed Campbell Hall audience raised their hands to admit having smoked marijuana. "I have to tell you, that's slightly hi...
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Doves To Protest Efforts to Enlist SBCC Students

April 29, 2004 by

Military recruiters looking to enlist students at Santa Barbara City College today will have to share the campus with several groups that intend to make potential recruits think twice about enlisting....
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Leggies Focus on Revised Budget

April 29, 2004 by

A.S. Legislative Council had a short but productive meeting Wednesday night - the council's first meeting since the student elections last week. The council's agenda featured two business items, inclu...
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Nationwide Pell Grant Review Puts UC on Top

April 29, 2004 by

A study comparing the number of low-income students at top universities found the UC system beyond comparison. UC schools ranked one through six in the study released Wednesday by Tom Mortenson of Pos...
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All Hot and Bothered

April 29, 2004 by


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UC Briefs: April 29, 2004

April 29, 2004 by

In an effort to cut down on possible targets for a nuclear terrorist attack, the U.S. Dept. of Energy may remove Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's plutonium and uranium reserves.
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UCSB Gambler Holds Ground Against Pros

April 28, 2004 by

A UCSB senior will return from Las Vegas nearly a half million dollars richer after taking fourth in the most lucrative poker tournament in history. Richard Grijalva, 22, won $457,408 at the World Pok...
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