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UCSB Gets Grant for Rec Dept. Program

January 7, 2004 by

With a new grant from a local foundation, UCSB hopes to provide more physical and recreational activities for the disabled. The Bialis Family Foundation of Santa Barbara gave UCSB $75,000 in mid-Decem...
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At the Ready

January 7, 2004 by

The firefighters at Station 11, on Storke Road just north of the UCSB Francisco Torres Residence Hall, say they have most of the addresses in their coverage area memorized. Before the dispatcher can s...
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SB Powerhouse Rocks Competition

January 7, 2004 by

Max Higgins is strong. At 5'10" and 266 pounds, one might confuse the muscular bulges protruding from his chest and arms for watermelons stuffed under his T-shirt.
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Budget Concerns Delay DP Drains

January 7, 2004 by

Santa Barbara County has pulled the plug on plans to construct storm drains on Del Playa Drive over Winter Break due to concerns that Governor Schwarzenegger will make cuts to grant money in his budge...
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UCSB Student’s Goodwill Touches Former Professor

January 7, 2004 by

A UCSB alum received a pleasant surprise Monday when his wallet was returned with the cash and credit cards still inside.
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UC Briefs: January 7th, 2004

January 7, 2004 by

More UC Budget Cuts, Global Warming Brings Big Changes to CA's Coastal Waters, Foundation Awards $17.5 Million for 30-Meter Telescope Plans
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Men at Work

January 7, 2004 by


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I.V. Homes Suffer Little Theft

January 5, 2004 by

Isla Vista had another winter break with relatively few burglaries, continuing the low crime rate that has become a trend over the past few years. As of Monday, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol had received...
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Teen Stabs 16-Year-Old in I.V. Brawl

January 5, 2004 by

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, Jan. 2, following a confrontation in Isla Vista that left a 16-year-old boy with a stab wound to the stomach.
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C.U.E., UC Return to Negotiations

January 5, 2004 by

The Coalition of University Employees (C.U.E.), the union that represents University of California clerical workers, has re-opened talks with UC on wages, parking and health benefits.
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Caller Leaves Bomb Threat at Beep

January 5, 2004 by

A suspected client or former client of the Devereux Medical Center on UCSB's West Campus left a bomb threat on the center's answering machine sometime late Dec. 29 or early Dec. 30, according to the I...
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UCSB Sacrifices Trees, Prepares for Construction

January 5, 2004 by

Students returned to school on Monday to find the empty lot near Snidecor Hall a little emptier after the university cleared roughly a dozen trees from the area.
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Visiting Professor Wins ‘German Nobel Prize’

January 5, 2004 by

Frank Allgoewer, a visiting professor in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, was awarded the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize on Dec. 11 by the German Research Foundation.
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Scholar Wins Honor for Work in Chicano Studies

January 5, 2004 by

A UCSB professor will receive a national award for his research and writing about Mexican Americans and for contributions to developing Chicana and Chicano studies as an academic discipline.
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Anthropology Professor Dies During Break

January 5, 2004 by

Professor Emeritus William Madsen died of lung cancer on Dec. 24 in his home in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. His wife, Claudia Madsen, said he had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks bef...
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