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Arbor to Face Redesign, Expansion

October 27, 2003 by

The Arbor is getting more than a facelift - it's getting a full-body replacement. A 4,200-square foot convenience center will appear in the area where the current Arbor store now resides.
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March for ‘Truce’ Draws Mixed Reactions on DP

October 27, 2003 by

A group of 20 students, three-fourths of which were female, marched on Del Playa Drive supporting the "I Want A Truce" campaign on Friday and Saturday nights. The demonstrators chanted, "We want a tru...
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UC Briefs: October 27, 2003

October 27, 2003 by

UC Berkeley scientists Yoram Rubin and Susan Hubbard have developed a radar system that caters specifically to winemakers. The ground-penetrating radar can accurately map soil moisture over multiple a...
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Man Jerks Off at Women’s Center Fair

October 24, 2003 by

An unidentified man allegedly spotted masturbating in front of the Women's Center evaded capture Thursday after Women's Center staff members called the Community Service Organization and UC Police Dep...
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Physicists Ponder Nature of Universe

October 24, 2003 by

This week the very big and the very small collided at UCSB. UCSB's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) hosted a conference for prominent cosmologists and string theorists from around the wo...
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Deconstructionist Offers Ideas for ‘Living Together’

October 24, 2003 by

Arguably the most prominent living French philosopher spoke to an initially full Campbell Hall on Thursday night. Audience members came from all over the country to hear Jacques Derrida's two-hour lec...
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SHS, County Offer Low-Cost Flu Shots

October 24, 2003 by

With the flu season fast approaching, the virus-savvy can take preventative measures with the help of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept. and UCSB's Student Health Services.
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County Knows How to Use Recycling Bins

October 24, 2003 by

Santa Barbara County and its residents are doing their share of recycling to ensure that California, in addition to being a golden state, is also a clean one.
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Marine Sanctuary Acquires Oil Lease

October 24, 2003 by

Venoco Inc. has transferred one of its oil leases to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Lease 208 covers 1,920 acres off the coast of Naples Ranch, between Goleta and Gaviota. The area was...
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I.V. Hears Halloween Security Plans

October 24, 2003 by

With a raucous Friday night Halloween just around the corner, UCSB students and administrators, Isla Vista residents and law enforcement congregated at last night's town hall meeting to discuss I.V.'s...
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Next Stop: MOMA

October 24, 2003 by

A group of Fillmore High School students attempt to build a shelter out of newspaper and masking tape in Storke Plaza on Wednesday afternoon.
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Videotaping of MCC Lecture Raises Issues

October 23, 2003 by

It was not against the rules when a UCSB student videotaped an event at the MultiCultural Center Theater without prior permission on Oct. 3, but the UC legal office said it soon will be.
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Bookmobile Shows Art, Zines Near UCen

October 23, 2003 by

Observant students may have noticed a large silver vintage Airstream trailer stationed prominently in front of the UCen earlier this week. The Mobilivre Bookmobile stopped at UCSB as one of its last v...
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Women’s Charity Group Rummages for Funding

October 23, 2003 by

The Junior League of Santa Barbara's Monster Rummage Sale will begin with a pre-sale from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets for the pre-sale are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. The pre-sale will feature a tac...
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Leggies Make Big Money in Stock Market

October 23, 2003 by

At the Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, Off-campus Representative Christopher Mata said A.S.' investment of roughly $475,000 produced a positive return of 13.08 percent.
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