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Award-Winning Professor Makes Mapping Easier

October 7, 2003 by

Most passenger seat navigators would agree that interpreting the winding streets of a map is hard enough without having to fold the paper back into its original position at the end of the trip.
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County Offers Food to Area’s Hungry Youth

October 7, 2003 by

There is such a thing as a free lunch. On Monday, 22 children, ages 3 to 5, enjoyed one around three tables in a classroom at the Head Start location at 5681 Hollister Ave. in Goleta.
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Program Tackles Adult Illiteracy

October 7, 2003 by

This Wednesday, volunteers for the Adult Literacy Program begin classes that will help them to mentor Santa Barbara residents who have difficulty reading.
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Hunters Bag Deer, Misdemeanors

October 7, 2003 by

Four men were arrested for hunting and trespassing on UCSB's Sedgwick Reserve on Sept. 21. Neng Vang, 38, Nam Yang Moua, 49, Richard Yang, 42, and Kao Ziong, 49, of Lompoc were stopped by UCSB police ...
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Warming Up the Crowd

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Get Out the Vote

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Contract Negotiations Fail

October 6, 2003 by

Teaching assistants, readers and tutors across the UC system struck Friday after last-minute contract negotiations with the University failed. A moderate crowd of union members rotated in and out of a...
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Local Women’s Groups Protest Schwarzenegger

October 6, 2003 by

A crowd of 20 to 30 demonstrators gathered on the front lawn of the Santa Barbara Court House on Friday evening to show its opposition to the recall and to Arnold Schwarzenegger's candidacy for govern...
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Surfers Compete for Spots on UCSB’s Team

October 6, 2003 by

The UCSB Surfing Team weeded out the kooks and avoided the plovers in an open tryout at Sands Beach on Saturday. Approximately 100 surfers showed up to vie for spots in four divisions: men's shortboar...
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UC President Begins Tenure With Tour

October 6, 2003 by

Faced with massive budget cuts, students angry over tuition hikes and labor woes, new University of California President Richard Dynes is running. At a press conference on Oct. 3, Dynes said he plans ...
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Poor Saps

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FIJI Faces Hazing Lawsuit

October 3, 2003 by

A former UCSB student who claims he was hazed while pledging the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity last fall is suing the fraternity.
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Court Arraigns Suspected FT Sex Offender

October 3, 2003 by

The Francisco Torres resident accused of sexually assaulting several women in the residence hall was arraigned Thursday morning in a short proceeding at Santa Barbara Municipal Court.
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Hunters Ignore Rebate on Lead-Free Bullet

October 3, 2003 by

USDA Forest Service officials recently announced that they are offering a $15 rebate to big-game hunters who use lead-free rifle ammunition.
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Run, Walk To Aid Sufferers of HIV/AIDS

October 3, 2003 by

Hundreds of people will hit the ground running - and walking - at Leadbetter Beach tomorrow to support AIDS education and treatment in Santa Barbara County.
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