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March 7, 2003

Goleta Water District Cleans Out Its System

By Lacadia Olsen

The city has completed its cleansing of local water mains, having flushed water out of its fire hydrants at a high velocity to rid the pipes of accumulated sediment .

March 7, 2003

UCSB Filmmakers Show Their Stuff in I.V. Theater

By Samaia Hernandez Reporter

Thirteen films by UCSB students and alumni will be featured at the Santa Barbara Film Society's second annual Student Film Night tomorrow night in Isla Vista. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in the I.V. Theater with a q...

March 7, 2003

KCSB Sale Offers Sound Deals

By Daniel Haier

Staffers and disc jockeys from KCSB 91.9 FM carted hundreds of archaic, rejected or duplicate CDs and vinyl records from their collection out to Storke Plaza on Thursday and sold them at bargain prices.

March 7, 2003

UC Professors Look to Fish Ears for Answers

By Chalyn Cook

Two UCSB researchers have figured out where babies come from and are publishing a book about it.The majority of their research has been an attempt to answer the question, "Where do the babies go?" referring to the tracki...

March 6, 2003

‘Books Not Bombs’ Draws Students

By Stephanie Tavares Daniel Haier Staff Writers Travis Hunter Twyla Johnson Staff Writers

Almost a thousand antiwar protesters marched through UCSB Wednesday as part of a national student peace rally. Between 900 and 1,000 students, staff and faculty members skipped classes and marched from the Arbor to Stork...

March 6, 2003

Developers To Give Goleta Building a Facelift

By Brendan Kearns

On Tuesday, the City of Goleta Design Review Board gave preliminary approval to Sares-Regis Group, an Irvine-based developer, for its plan to refurbish the former Applied Magnetics building. Once approved, it can begin r...

March 6, 2003

Oil Transportation Bill Aims to Reduce Spills

By Jennifer B. Siverts Staff Writer Drew Mackie Staff Writer

On Monday, the bill AB 16, authored by Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, passed with an eight-to-four vote by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The bill would require oil companies to transport oil obtained offs...

March 6, 2003

Funding Cutbacks May Leave Ballet Group Paralyzed

By Missy Maynarich

The ballerinas and cavaliers of Channel Islands Ballet are hoping for $150,000 dollars in donations this month in order for the company to keep dancing. A severe shortage of funding since Dec. 1 caused CIB to lay off its...

March 6, 2003

Father of Columbine Victim Lectures

By Christine Bai

Darrell Scott received a standing ovation after giving a presentation of his daughter's life, Rachel Joy Scott - one of 12 victims killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Scott spoke to a packed house of over 800 people...

March 6, 2003

Leg Council Reviews Member Attendance Resolution, Funds

By William Pham Staff Writer

The possible removal of eight Leg Council members because of unexcused absences dominated the agenda of the last meeting of the quarter last night. Representative-at-large Ginger Gonzaga and Off-campus Representative Eva...

March 6, 2003

March 5, 2003

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An officer patrolling the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive observed a 19-year-old man urinating in a public space approximately 100 feet from the edge of a cliff. The officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol and the Pisser'...

March 6, 2003

Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust

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March 5, 2003

The Weapon of Resolve

By Drew Atkins

For Become the Change, a local group organizing a human shield delegation to Iraq, the prospect of traveling to a war zone may soon become a reality.

March 5, 2003

Coalition Walks the Talk

By Kelly Lack Reporter

The Student Coalition for Peace has planned a walkout and various anti-war demonstrations for the UCSB community in a nationwide walkout protest of the possible war.

March 5, 2003

Recycle Bin Melts in Weekend Fire

By Stephanie Tavares

Community Service Organization officers discovered the receptacle engulfed in flames at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday in front of the UCen near the University Art Museum.

March 5, 2003