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Fair To Recruit Volunteer Builders

May 1, 2003 by

The Southern Santa Barbara County and UCSB chapters of Habitat for Humanity will host a volunteer fair this Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon in the lobby of the AT&T Building at 5383 Hollister Ave. in ...
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Grant Enables Professor to Finish Book

April 30, 2003 by

A UCSB professor recently won a prestigious fellowship to fund research on metaphysical beliefs, further boosting the university's reputation in religious studies.
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Students Collect Money for Iraqis

April 30, 2003 by

Some students are asking you to forsake your candy money to help those living in the wake of war. Several members of UCSB's Student Coalition for Peace (SCP) staked out a spot in front of the UCen thi...
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Plovers Need Docents for Protection

April 30, 2003 by

Crack open the Courvoisier and put Barry White on the stereo, but don't step over the rope fences because the snowy plovers are, impelled by a seasonal biological drive, in the mood for love.
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Housing Group Looks To Better Options, Prices

April 30, 2003 by

With Santa Barbara south coast median home prices swollen to $859,000, the new non-profit Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara aims to increase the availability of affordable housing countywide.
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UCSB To Hold First National Social Forum

April 30, 2003 by

UCSB will make history tomorrow in Corwin Pavilion when the UCSB Global Studies Association and the New American Project host the first United States social forum.
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The Scariest Stories Are True

April 30, 2003 by


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Athletics Fees Strike Out

April 29, 2003 by

Several programs were seeking new fees to support recreational and varsity athletics. None of the fees were approved by voters in last week's campuswide election, despite a high turnout that meant a l...
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Friendly Fighting Leads to Severe Neck Injury

April 29, 2003 by

A UCSB student was listed in fair condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Monday, two days after incurring a severe neck injury during a front lawn wrestling accident in front of the Alpha Tau ...
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Police Add 3 Defendants to Murder Case

April 29, 2003 by

Four suspects in the April 19 shooting death of a 23-year-old Goleta man are scheduled for arraignment this Friday on charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances, conspiracy to co...
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Hillel Holds Vigil To Remember Holocaust Victims

April 29, 2003 by

UCSB Hillel began a 24-hour name-reading of Holocaust victims last night in front of the UCen. A vigil will be held tonight at 8 upon the completion of the reading. The vigil is part of a week of Holo...
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Cyclist Survives Collision With Truck

April 29, 2003 by

A German tourist was hit by a tow truck on April 25, dragged behind it for 200 feet and taken to the hospital with what a fire department spokesman called "major road rash." Uwe Walter Shoppel was air...
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S.A.C. Triumphs in A.S. Election

April 28, 2003 by

For the second straight year, the Student Action Coalition has gone undefeated in the A.S. elections. The party secured all four executive offices and all 19 of the Legislative Council seats it contes...
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‘Hurricane’ Blows Through Isla Vista

April 28, 2003 by

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, introduced the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane," before a packed Isla Vi...
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UCSB Students Rally for Tibet

April 28, 2003 by

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Approximately 30 people - including several representatives from UCSB's chapter of Students for a Free Tibet - gathered outside the Chinese Consulate on Friday. The students were...
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