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Budget Crisis Hits Home for UC Students

The California Legislature passed $410 million in budget cuts for the University of California this summer. In response, the UC Board of Regents agreed last July to raise student fees 30 percent from...
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Different Dorms, Different Opinions

From the hyper-modern comfort of Manzanita Village to the pocket-sized coziness of San Miguel Residence Hall, most students say they enjoy their brand of dorm life. Manzanita residents appreciate the ...
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Three Die in Collision on Hwy 101

An older model Mercury Cougar traveling south veered into the northbound fast lane and sideswiped an oncoming Chevrolet Malibu, sending the Malibu spinning off to the right shoulder.
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PAC/GPAC To Debate I.V. Parking

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will convene this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mark's Church, located at 6550 Picasso Rd.
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September 22, 2003

The officers contacted Stumbling Steve and asked him to sit on the curb. Steve's pants were unzipped, exposing his underwear. Apparently he had been fly fishing for zipper trout, but the fish were und...
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UC Briefs: September 22, 2003

On Aug. 11, the U.S. District Court in Chicago ruled that Microsoft improperly used patented web browser technology, awarding the University of California and Eolas Technologies Inc. $520.6 million in...
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What’s in Store?


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Prof To Relearn Dorm Life

There will be at least one resident in the dorms this year who won't be plastering his walls with posters and playing Counter-Strike until 3 a.m.
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Freshman Class Size, GPAs Rise From Last Year

The entering 2003-04 freshman class may be the largest ever to enroll at UCSB.
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Speeders Will Face Double Trouble in School Zone on Storke

Drivers cited for speeding around the curve at the intersection of El Colegio and Storke Roads will pay a doubled fine - nearly $200 - as a result of new ordinance aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety...
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MTD To Expand Service to I.V. for School Year

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's line 27 will be making stops on Sabado Tarde Road, Camino del Sur and UCSB's Ocean Road.
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Activist To Sit on Board of Regents

A woman who once fought alongside Cesar Chavez for laborers' rights will now serve with multi-millionaire CEOs as a UC regent.
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Accidents Claim 4 Students Over Break

In a tragic two weeks this past June, UCSB lost four students. Between June 15 and June 27, three undergraduates were killed in traffic accidents and the fourth undergraduate student was killed while ...
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Volunteers To Clean Beaches, Trail

Santa Barbara residents will have several opportunities to participate in a global effort to preserve and care for natural resources as the International Coastal Cleanup, California Coastal Cleanup Da...
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Aaarrrrrrrrrrrr!

Today is the eighth annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Well, technically, the first seven years consisted almost entirely of four or five grown men telephoning each other, shouting "Aarrr!"
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