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Scholar Wins Honor for Work in Chicano Studies

A UCSB professor will receive a national award for his research and writing about Mexican Americans and for contributions to developing Chicana and Chicano studies as an academic discipline.
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Anthropology Professor Dies During Break

Professor Emeritus William Madsen died of lung cancer on Dec. 24 in his home in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. His wife, Claudia Madsen, said he had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks bef...
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Feature Photo: Out With the Old


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County Briefs

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, a man walked into the South Coast Community Federal Credit Union on Calle Real with a handgun and demanded money .
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Post-Christmas Rush


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TAs Reach Agreement With UC

The strike by teaching assistants, tutors and other academic student employees that would have started today was avoided when the University and the labor union reached a tentative contract agreement ...
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IVFP Gets Money to Enforce Alcohol Laws

For those who are thinking about getting a fake I.D. over break, you might want to think twice. The Isla Vista Foot Patrol recently received a $50,000 grant from the regional Alcohol Beverage Control ...
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I.V. Burglars Loot Residences Over Holiday Weekend

Twelve reported residential burglaries over Thanksgiving weekend cost Isla Vista residents just over $25,000 in stolen property, according to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, but residents can sign up to h...
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Experts Fault Tech Rush for State’s Budget Woes

Speakers at a forum on California's budget crisis agreed that the use of "money from heaven" from the late-1990s Internet boom is largely responsible for putting the state in its current fiscal hell.
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Fireman Earns Award for His Risky Rescue

When firefighter Howard Orr fell on a live power line last August while fighting a brush fire in Lompoc Valley, the thousands of volts flowing through his body shocked fellow firefighter Jonathan Veal...
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Lecture Looks to the Stars, Glaxies

Sally Oey, from the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., gave a talk in which she described how galaxies evolve and are affected by massive stars.
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SB Homeless Shelter Reopens for Season

On Monday night, the Casa Esperanza Homeless Center in downtown Santa Barbara opened its doors for the winter under its new name, welcoming community members, shelter board members and the homeless.
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Parking Services Drives Food Drive

It's that time of year again, and Transportation and Parking Services is feeling the spirit of giving. But this holiday season, they will be doing more than giving out the usual fines and citations.
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St. Nick, Firefighters Visit Local Kids

Santa Claus brought bags of toys to the children at the Isla Vista Youth Projects Wednesday, appearing with the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. at an event co-sponsored by the Gamma Zeta Alpha fratern...
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Group Hosts Debates on Housing Conflicts

On Wednesday night, the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) hosted the first of a series of community discussions on housing and the environment.
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