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UC Regents To Vote on Tuition

May 7, 2003 by

A proposal before University of California Board of Regents would increase in-state tuition by $1,200 per undergraduate for the regular school year, starting Fall Quarter.
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Local Activist, Dept. Founder Dies at 70

May 7, 2003 by

The university is mourning the loss of Dr. Carlos Ornelas, one of the founders of its Chicano Studies Dept. and an activist for Santa Barbara's Chicano community.
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Belly Flop Turns Rotten With Dead Fish Antic

May 7, 2003 by

A belly flop contest at Campus Pool this weekend got a little fishy during one fraternity's performance. Junior business economics major Kevin Sanderson was sent to the hospital Sunday after a mishap ...
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Design Firm Welcomes Student, Faculty Input on UCSB

May 7, 2003 by

The head planner for a firm hired by the university to design UCSB's future development has returned to campus to gather more input from the campus.
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April 5, 2003

May 7, 2003 by

Moo: Wednesday April 30, 12:22 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers on the 800 block of Embarcadero del Norte observed a 23-year-old man attempting to wait in line at Freebirds Burritos.
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‘Sex Affair’ Shows UCSB How to Do It

May 6, 2003 by

The UCSB Sex and Relationship Interns will host the "Sex Affair," a sexual health and diversity fair, Wednesday on the Women's Center lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Weekend Accidents Keep Fire Dept. Busy

May 6, 2003 by

Four people were injured Friday afternoon when their car flipped over and rolled off Highway 1 just south of Highway 246. The Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. and engines from the Lompoc Fire Dept. res...
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City Council Focuses on Goleta Beach, Money

May 6, 2003 by

Held at the Goleta Union School District Office, Monday night's Goleta City Council meeting included presentations on the rehabilitation of Goleta Beach, as well as the future agenda of the city's fin...
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A.S. Finance Board Funds BSU, ‘Safe Grad’

May 6, 2003 by

A.S. Finance Board allotted nearly $2,000 to two student groups and reclaimed funding from another. Students Teaching Alcohol and other drug Responsibility (S.T.A.R.) received $704 to help pay for the...
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UC Briefs: May 6, 2003

May 6, 2003 by

UCSB professor and winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics Herbert Kroemer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific organization, on April 29.
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Puff the Magic Hookah

May 6, 2003 by

UCSB students Amy Sanchez, Ashley Ebert, Colin Coggins and Matt Lehrmam celebrate the opening of their "Blaze Hookah" club. Meetings will be held Sunday through Thursday from 7:30 to midnight at Sam's...
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Locals Put Their Dukes Up

May 5, 2003 by

The 12th annual Pi Kappa Alpha Fight Night, held Friday at the Events Center, raised about $6,000 for the Say Yes to Kids program, a Santa Barbara-based youth boxing program.
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UCSB Hosts Feminist Playwright

May 5, 2003 by

Eve Ensler, the writer and producer of "The Vagina Monologues," visited UCSB on Friday to deliver two speeches that were five years in the making.
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Community Forums To Focus on Suicide

May 5, 2003 by

Suicide can be a difficult topic to discuss, but one local group is trying to give the subject a public voice. Two community forums will be held this week to address the effects of suicide and explore...
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SB Group Plans Water Sample Day

May 5, 2003 by

People wondering what is in their water will soon get some answers as communities from across California volunteer to take water samples of coastal creeks, streams and rivers feeding into the ocean.
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