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Hillel To Hold Costume Ball for Senior Citizens

October 29, 2003 by

UCSB Hillel will be kickin' it old school tonight as local senior citizens get down with UCSB students at the third annual Halloween Costume Ball.
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Dean Puts Down Grassroots at UCSB

October 29, 2003 by

MTV came to UCSB Tuesday afternoon just four days before Halloween, but their cameras were not here to record any wild parties.
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New Parking Fees Aim to Reduce Permit Costs

October 29, 2003 by

In an attempt to keep annual on-campus parking costs down, UCSB Transportation and Parking Services started charging the public for night and weekend parking at the beginning of last July.
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Smoke on the Water, Fire in the Sky

October 29, 2003 by

The sun sets in the hazy western sky of Isla Vista Tuesday evening over Coal Oil Point. Smoke from the Ventura County wildfires causes the sun to take on unusual red-orange hues, as seen in this view ...
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Student Tries Trailer Living

October 28, 2003 by

Some may consider living in a trailer unrefined, but for others it can actually be art. On Sunday evening, College of Creative Studies senior biology major Danna Shulman moved into a small mobile trai...
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Hospital To Donate Respirators for Tots

October 28, 2003 by

Preschoolers with asthma can breathe easier now that they have their own respirators at school. Throughout the week, 20 preschools in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria will receive medical air com...
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Convict Dies From Effects of IV Drugs

October 28, 2003 by

Tommy Martinez, 32, was transported by ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital late Saturday night and admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit, where the sheriff's department said he continued to experi...
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Health Workers Agree to New Contract With UC

October 28, 2003 by

The University announced Oct. 22 it had received confirmation from the University Professional and Technical Employees Union that its members had approved a new three-year contract agreement.
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October 29th, 2003

October 28, 2003 by

Drunk and Belligerent, Part I; Drunk and Belligerent, Part II; Is It in You?; A Family Affair;
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Piru Fire Remains Burning

October 27, 2003 by

Smoke from wildfires burning out of control in Ventura County choked the Santa Barbara area Sunday as high temperatures, windy conditions and steep terrain plagued containment efforts.
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Ceremony Dedicates Site for CNSI Building

October 27, 2003 by

UCSB's newest big building will be a place where very small things are built. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Friday at the site of what will become the $53 million 63,000-sq. ft. California N...
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UCSB To Renovate Bike Path Markers

October 27, 2003 by

Over Christmas break, the Physical Facilities and Maintenance Dept. plans to replace current strips of bump-covered tiles at intersections where bike paths meet pedestrian walkways with new sturdier c...
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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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