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March 31, 2003

County Warns Pet Owners of Raccoon Virus

By Drew Mackie

Dog owners in Isla Vista and throughout Santa Barbara County may want to keep their canines on a short leash and away from prowling raccoons.

March 31, 2003

UCSB Class Teaches Environment Theory, Solutions

By Kelly Lack Reporter

The students in one environmental studies class spent last quarter trying to make a positive impact on the world and their grade point averages.

March 31, 2003

UC Briefs: March 30, 2003

By Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer Travis Hunter Staff Writer

C San Diego - The Daily Guardian: An independent study released March 5 found that UC acceptance rates of black and Latino students have dropped significantly since the implementation of race-blind admissions in 1998.

March 31, 2003

March 30, 20003

By Drew Mackie

Saturday, March 1, at 2:20 a.m.: In one of the most flagrant displays of intoxicated I.V. ignorance, an officer inside the IVFP station stepped out the front door to find the source of a loud, slurred volley of words.

March 31, 2003

Stop! In the Name of Peace

By system

March 7, 2003

UCSB Junior Found Dead in Bedroom

By Stephanie Tavares

Junior pre-psychology major Chris David Becker passed away Monday morning of unknown causes. He was 23 years old. UC police responded to a call that a male resident was found not breathing in his room at the campus-owned...

March 7, 2003

Woman Reports Assault in Parking Lot

By Nexus Staff Report

A sexual assault in broad daylight has the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. investigating potential leads and asking the residents of Santa Barbara County for assistance.

March 7, 2003

Campus To Restore Beach Trail

By Jessica Hilverding

The path to Sands Beach should be a little less treacherous by next school year. A committee of university administrators met this week to begin plans for the restoration of the trail along West Campus Bluff.

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...