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Physicist Explains String Theory to SB

November 24, 2003 by

Physicist Brian Greene taught audience members how to see in 10 dimensions at the Lobero Theatre Sunday night. A leading string theorist and a member of UCSB's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,...
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UCSB Researchers Receive Record Funds

November 24, 2003 by

UCSB researchers pulled in an unprecedented amount of funding last year from external sources.
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Fire Damages Mobile Home; Injures None

November 24, 2003 by

On Sunday at 7:50 a.m., the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. responded to a mobile home fire on South Pine Avenue in Goleta.
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Jacko Surrenders to Police

November 21, 2003 by

Michael Jackson was arrested for multiple counts of child molestation Thursday at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Jackson arrived by private jet around noon, was taken into custody by the Santa B...
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Grad Student on the Run

November 21, 2003 by

It's 10:45 on a Wednesday morning in the Arts Building and Elizabeth Mitchell is busy preparing her classroom for another day of Art History 123C - Modern Art of Mexico. She has just a few minutes to ...
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Locals Scope Grad Student Housing Project

November 21, 2003 by

The safety and aesthetics of the proposed San Clemente Graduate Student Housing Project dominated a meeting Thursday night at Embarcadero Hall.
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Students Protest Lack of U.S. Aid to Africa

November 21, 2003 by

A group of students staged a "die-in" in front of the Arbor Thursday to protest the U.S. government's failure to send AIDS relief money to Africa.
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IVRPD Mulls Proposals for Center

November 21, 2003 by

At an Isla Vista Recreation and Park District meeting last night, attendees discussed plans for the new I.V. Community Center, issues related to the Isla Vista Master Plan, and a combined concert and ...
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Workshop Offers Ways to End ‘White Privilege’

November 21, 2003 by

A diverse crowd met last night in the MultiCultural Center lounge to attend a Challenging White Supremacy workshop facilitated by self-proclaimed anarchist and anti-capitalist Chris Crass and titled, ...
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‘King of Pop’ Faces Counts of Molestation

November 20, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. issued a warrant for Michael Jackson's arrest Wednesday after searching Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos the day before. Jackson is wanted for multiple ...
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Frat Poker Tournament Deals Cash to Charity

November 20, 2003 by

Card sharks anted up for a good cause yesterday at Corwin Pavilion, where the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity held a charity event, titled the World Series Poker Tournament, to raise money for victims of t...
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Queers Praise Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling

November 20, 2003 by

Wednesday night, a small gathering of queer students and UCSB community members converged on Storke Plaza to celebrate the recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision declaring bans on gay marriage to...
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I.V. Looks at Parking Plans

November 20, 2003 by

Wednesday night the Isla Vista General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) held a meeting at Francisco Torres Residence Hall to discuss parking in Isla Vista and to present the proposed recommendation for ...
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Leggies Recount Regents’ Meeting

November 20, 2003 by

Associated Students Legislative Council convened Wednesday night for its last meeting of the quarter. Members of A.S. gave personal accounts of a confrontation that took place between students and po...
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Police Return to Neverland

November 19, 2003 by

In a surprise raid, 60 to 70 law enforcement officers converged on Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Tuesday to execute a search warrant that a sheriff's department spokesman would only describe as "t...
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