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County Shuns Pesticide Use

Rather than spraying toxic chemicals to deter pests, the agriculture department has adopted a sustainable alternative to improve crop health and lessen the impact of chemicals in the environment.
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Cartoonist Presents Work at MCC

Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated comic "La Cucaracha," gave a workshop and multimedia presentation of his strips. About 60 people heard Alcaraz read hate mail aloud, answer questions ...
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Work Begins on I.V. Monument

Construction is now underway for a monument in Isla Vista's Perfect Park to commemorate those who participated in peaceful anti-war protests during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Completion is schedu...
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UCSB Educator Receives Award for Mentoring

When Dr. Fiona Goodchild came to Santa Barbara in 1988, she had not been involved with science since her high school years. Now, she has been honored with a presidential award for her efforts in scie...
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Physics Professor Earns Funding for Stellar Studies

UCSB astrophysicist and assistant physics professor Crystal Martin has recently been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. The Sloan Fellowship includes a $40,000 grant to be spent on research over ...
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IVRPD Critic Donates Park Use Fee

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District was presented with a generous offer from an unlikely source at their bimonthly meeting Thursday night.
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A.S. Debates I.V. Rep, Cash Flow

Associated Students Legislative Council spent the bulk of Wednesday's meeting discussing the shifting sands of committee positions and the shifting salaries of elected officers.
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FBI Investigates Spy Scandal at UC Nuclear Lab

Recent developments have government officials questioning the intelligence of one of the UC's nuclear laboratories. William Cleveland Jr. resigned from his position as the head of counterintelligence ...
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SB City Council Denies Citizen Review

Although Santa Barbara resident Bruce Rittenhouse disagrees, his city's police department will not be subject to review by a board of local civilians.
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Night of Surf Rockin’ To Fund Goleta Beach Protection Effort

The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a benefit concert to raise money and generate interest in local environmental issues. SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, located at 1221State St., will host the Surfri...
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A.S. Pursues Sliding Scale

An initiative on the spring elections ballot seeks to amend the Associated Students Constitution to change the number of votes needed to pass future A.S. ballot measures.
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Gaucho Mythology Debunked

Much can be attributed to the persistent myths about the school that portray it as a depraved bastion of drunken, promiscuous youths densely packed along the Central Coast. These legends have spread s...
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Sliding Scale Formula Fails to Add Up

Wednesday night, quickly and quietly, Associated Students Legislative Council changed a constitutional amendment on next week's ballot to correct a small and quite consequential error.
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Man Dies From Drug Overdose

Investigation into a death the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. deputies had initially labeled as "mysterious" and "suspicious" has revealed that cocaine killed 36-year-old James Luna.
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Campaigners Grapple With Sign Rules

Confusion over the number of campaign signs allowed per grass plot during Associated Students elections ended after the A.S. Elections Committee made its ruling Wednesday on the disagreement.
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