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UCSB Alums Invent Portable Oxygen Tank

January 15, 2004 by

What started out as three UCSB undergraduates' long-shot attempt at winning $10,000 has, in just a few short years, evolved into a promising young business that could soon have many people breathing e...
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Robot Clears Lab of Explosive Acid

January 15, 2004 by

The Santa Barbara County Bomb Squad, Hazardous Materials Unit and Fire Dept. responded to a potentially explosive situation on Tuesday afternoon when two jars filled with a material believed to be cry...
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UCCS Offers Internship Options for Undergrads

January 15, 2004 by

University of California undergraduates interested in public policy now have the opportunity to participate in a research and internship program at the UC Center in Sacramento (UCCS).
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Leggies’ Bill May Allow Funding by Big Tobacco

January 15, 2004 by

A proposed bill to allow student groups to accept funding from cigarette companies drew intense debate at yesterday's meeting of the Associated Students Legislative Council.
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Feature Photo: Acting Out

January 15, 2004 by


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Police Detain Alleged I.D. Forger

January 14, 2004 by

UC Police Dept. arrested a UCSB freshman yesterday for making fake I.D.'s out of his dorm room. Eighteen-year-old David Matthew Filipiak of Laguna Hills, Calif., was arrested for forging or manufactur...
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Police Make Arrest Thanks to Suspect’s Sticky Fingers

January 14, 2004 by

On Tuesday morning at 7, Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies arrested a man for allegedly burglarizing an I.V. apartment over Winter Break.
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UCSB Democrats Endorse Third District Hopeful

January 14, 2004 by

Third district supervisor candidate John Buttny came to UCSB Tuesday to join the Campus Democrats for some pizza and politics. Buttny was invited to the club's first meeting of the quarter, where a cr...
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Talk Connects Hollywood, CA Politics

January 14, 2004 by

A renowned author and journalist came to Santa Barbara for a discussion focusing on two men who made the move from Tinsel Town to California's governor's mansion.
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Burglars Break Into Local Cars Over Weekend

January 14, 2004 by

Six cars were broken into and burglarized last weekend at two university-owned off-campus housing complexes. The unknown burglar or burglars stole stereos, compact discs and other personal items from ...
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Custodian’s Remarks Endanger Coworkers

January 14, 2004 by

Three university employees are watching their backs after being informed of a threat made against their lives by a fellow employee last November.
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Local Nonprofit Hires New Director

January 14, 2004 by

Thanks to a hefty grant, the Environmental Defense Center has a new top dog. Cameron Benson began as the EDC’s new executive director Monday, Jan. 5. The EDC was able to appoint a new director b...
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January 14, 2003

January 14, 2004 by

Take A Bite Out Of Law Enforcement; Would You Like Some Sausage With That?; Going Nowhere Fast
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From I.V. to Iraq and Back

January 13, 2004 by

On Dec. 14, 2003, Plastino was released from active duty as an army reservist. Two weeks ago, he returned to duty at the IVFP office on Pardall Road after eight months in Iraq. He was married six days...
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Alleged Gun at I.V. Elementary Spurs Lockdown

January 13, 2004 by

At approximately 1:00 Monday afternoon, Isla Vista Elementary School went into lockdown due to reports of a man carrying a gun on campus. Deputies found the suspect - a minor who was identified by his...
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