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Stabbings Injure Prison Guards

October 17, 2003 by

Two guards were stabbed Wednesday afternoon at the Lompoc maximum-security penitentiary near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The guards' conditions and identities, as well as the circumstances under which ...
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Water Monitoring Day Seeks to Make a Splash Worldwide

October 17, 2003 by

On Saturday, Oct. 18, America's Clean Water Foundation is sponsoring World Water Monitoring Day. During the past month the foundation has given people the opportunity to test their water and enter the...
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UC To Scrutinize Admissions

October 16, 2003 by

Admissions throughout the UC system will now undergo a review of admissions policy, but the scope of the review and the makeup of the study group that will undertake it have not yet been announced.
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Locals Seek Solutions to Erosion of Goleta Beach

October 16, 2003 by

The future of Goleta Beach remains uncertain after a meeting held Wednesday night to discuss possible solutions to the beach's erosion problem. Goleta Beach lost 200 feet of beach width after the 1983...
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Professor Gives Talk on Middle East Conflict

October 16, 2003 by

"We need to begin by acknowledging one simple fact, on one level, and some things aren't as complex as they're made out to be. And that is we are sad. We are sad that after 3 years of intifada, almost...
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Students for Tibet March Fast in Protest

October 16, 2003 by

A new tool of fighting repression and hunger, according to Students for a Free Tibet, is the repression of hunger. On Wednesday, SFT concluded a 14-day fast with a Day of Action in protest of the impr...
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Leggies Denounce Coke, Want More Soda Choice

October 16, 2003 by

To mix slogans and politics: Coke, possibly not the choice of the Leg generation. Associated Students Legislative Council talked up the possibility of banning Coca-Cola products from being sold on cam...
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Giving It Their Best Shot

October 16, 2003 by


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Grocery Employees Strike

October 15, 2003 by

In case you haven't noticed the picket lines that have sprung up in front of your local grocery store, the local union 1036 has gone on strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) began to s...
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Supreme Court Rules Against UC Concealment

October 15, 2003 by

On Sept. 30 the California Supereme Court decided not to hear an appeal by the University of California Board of Regents to overturn a court decision that forces them to disclose information regarding...
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MTD Installs New Signs at Bus Stops

October 15, 2003 by

Transit officials expect a new set of color-coded signs to straighten out the bus loop. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District spent around $15,000 developing new signs for roughly 200 bus st...
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SB County To Consider Options for Goleta Beach

October 15, 2003 by

Members of the public are invited to attend a community education and planning meeting tonight to discuss the future of Goleta Beach, which has been plagued in recent years by storm-related erosion.
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UCSB Loses Former Vice Chancellor

October 14, 2003 by

A longtime UC administrator died Monday morning. Former Vice Chancellor David Sheldon passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a few months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Lake Cachuma Plan Would Help Trout, Flood Parkland

October 14, 2003 by

Lake Cachuma may soon be a little fuller if local water districts get their way. The Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board (COMB) has proposed a plan to make the current dam at Cachuma three feet t...
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SB Council Hopefuls Attend Forum

October 14, 2003 by

Ten Santa Barbara City Council candidates convened for a question-answer forum Monday at the Santa Barbara Public Library to discuss their views on new development, the "funk zone" and affordable hous...
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