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Police Reports: October 19, 2003

October 20, 2003 by and

Deputies saw a woman staggering along Del Playa Drive following a group of people. The woman, perhaps deciding that walking was for suckers, sat herself on the bumper of a slow-moving van.
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The Mammas and the Pappas

October 20, 2003 by


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Towering Above the Rest

October 20, 2003 by


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Hwy 101 Plan Finally Gets on the Road

October 17, 2003 by

Give your brakes a rest, because the drive from Santa Barbara to Ventura may be quicker and more spacious - eventually. The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) approved the Highway...
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Talk Traces Chinese-Americans’ Past

October 17, 2003 by

A lecture at Campbell Hall last night detailed Chinese-American struggles both past and present. One hundred and fifty people heard Iris Chang, journalist and best-selling author on global Chinese his...
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UCSB To Go Clubbing at Annual Activities Fair

October 17, 2003 by

What do a group of unicyclists, Democrats and wrestlers have in common? They can all be found today at the 19th annual UCSB Activities Faire, which is being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Storke Plaza...
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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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