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October 30, 2002

UC Briefs: October 29, 2002

By Staff

The University of California is making free online preparation for tests like the SAT and the ACT available through the Internet in an attempt to aid students who cannot pay for preparatory classes.

October 30, 2002

Physics Researcher Accepts Grant

By Chris Seabock

A UC Santa Barbara assistant professor was recently awarded a $625,000 grant by the Packard Foundation to help further her work in astrophysics.

October 30, 2002

Killing Us (Not So) Softly

By Staff

October 30, 2002

October 31, 2002

By Staff

When officers asked Miss Boohoo to empty the contents of her purse, her support group slowly began to back away, apparently sensing that her night of sorrow had not yet ended. She was carrying false identification.

October 29, 2002

A 99-1 Money Mismatch

By Daniel Haier

Campaign financing and name recognition have proved significant obstacles for Republican Cristina Carreno Martin, a recent entrant to the race for California State Assembly against 35th District Democratic incumbent Hann...

October 29, 2002

County Project To Clean Run-off Water

By Lauren Eardensohn

Through a county organization called Project Clean Water, state funds have been allocated for piloting the cleanup of multisource urban runoff pollution.

October 29, 2002

A.S. Contemplates Fundraising Possibilities

By Jason La

Members from the Associated Students Executive Board, Legislative Council, Finance Board and various other student organizations met last night to brainstorm fundraising ideas that would help to alleviate this year's fin...

October 29, 2002

War Teach-in Aims to Debate, Educate

By Michelle Kuhn

The possible war with Iraq has brought many on-campus organizations, faculty, staff, administration and students together to debate the issue, and leading authorities have been invited to join in a panel discussion.

October 29, 2002

If You’re Happy and You Know It…

By Staff

October 28, 2002

Campaigns Deplete Funds

By Kristina Ackermann

With time for campaigning rapidly dwindling, parties on both sides of the recall campaign are spending money faster than they are taking it in.

October 28, 2002

Model May Conserve Groundwater Supply

By Haichi Fuerman Reporter

UCSB Professor of Geographical Sciences Hugo Loaiciga has invented a groundwater-pumping model that will help determine how much water landowners can pump without depleting shared aquifers.

October 28, 2002

California Democrats Mourn Dead Senator

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Only days before the Nov. 5 election, Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, along with his wife, daughter, three campaign members and two pilots, died Friday morning when his airplane crashed in northeastern Minnesota.

October 28, 2002

#1 Hoosiers Overcome Feisty Santa Barbara

By Michael Long

#1 Indiana lived up to its reputation as a national power and showed the #17 UCSB men's soccer team the full meaning of tradition. The Gauchos lost 3-1 to the Hoosiers (13-2-2) on Sunday night in Fullerton in a nonconfer...

October 28, 2002

Vietnam Era Insider Gives Anti-War Talk

By Nathan Clarke

Hundreds filled Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on Friday for a presentation by the man partially responsible for the end of the Vietnam War and the Nixon presidency.

October 25, 2002

Armed Man Holds Up I.V. Clothes Shop

By Drew Mackie

Isla Vista Foot Patrol Lt. Tom McKinny said the suspect walked into the local clothes boutique, brandished a handgun and demanded money. The suspect then fled the scene.

October 25, 2002

SD Student May Sue SB Sheriff’s Dept.

By Drew Mackie

Peter Butcher, the 21-year-old UC San Diego student who was arrested and then cleared for three syringe attacks last April, has filed a claim of misconduct against the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department.