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Leg Council Votes to Save Tree, Reviews Rising Fees

Associated Students Legislative Council continued its trend of focusing on the green at Wednesday's meeting with extended discussion about new lock-in fees and a tree. The tree in question is the ficu...
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February 26, 2003

Saturday, Feb. 22 at 12:24 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers observed a 20-year-old woman stumbling down the 6600 block of Sabado Tarde Road, nearly falling over and leaning on parked cars for sup...
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Rigged ATMs Scam Clients

They're helpful. They're conveniently located. And they spit out your money in $20 bills. But the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. is warning residents to be wary of a locally based scam that uses...
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Local Blood Bank Asks for Donors

They want to suck your blood... but through a needle and for a good cause. The Tri-Counties Blood Bank is currently experiencing a shortage of blood resulting from high usage at local hospitals and th...
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Conservative Black Leader Talks Politics

The College Republicans hosted a speaker last night that they termed "Jesse Jackson's worst nightmare." Approximately 100 people heard prominent black conservative Shannon Reeves speak in Isla Vista's...
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UC-AFT, C.U.E. Want Their Due From the ‘Devil’

On-campus workers will demand higher pay at a rally today - and they're bringing a 12-foot-tall devil to back them up. The rally, which coincides with demonstrations at all UC campuses, will feature a...
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UCSB Professor Joins Microsoft Security Advisory Board

Although complex computer software and Internet applications can be reduced to simple combinations of ones and zeros, human values of trust and security still apply to the digital world of information...
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UC Briefs: February 26, 2003

The university gave nearly $10,000 to the Associated Students of the University of California-sponsored UC Berkeley Reusable Mug Program, which was finalized last weekend at the third annual UC Berkel...
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Man Pleads No Contest to Lewd Fax

On Friday, Feb. 20, public defender Judith Wilborn pleaded no contest on behalf of her 38-year-old client, David Sydney Potter, to one misdemeanor count for annoying telephone calls - or, in this case...
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A Warm Homecoming

It begins like a crude joke. Over 30 queers from UCSB pile out of three vans into the parking lot of a sleazy motel in Riverside. They walk around, stretch their legs and survey the parking lot around...
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Gaviota Coast Wins Beauty Contest

When students of UCSB brag about going to school in one of the most beautiful places, they aren't alone in thinking so. On Monday, Scenic America recognized the Gaviota Coast as one of 10 "Last Chanc...
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I.V. Center Searches for Funds

To be green or not to be green? This was the question raised at Monday afternoon's meeting of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District's Community Center Task Force.
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Fraternity To Raise Funds For Charity Group

A UCSB fraternity is giving the campus community an opportunity to support a child without experiencing the pains of labor. Gamma Zeta Alpha will be holding a sponsorship drive and staffing a table bo...
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UCSB Appoints New Director of Health, Safety Department

After more than 25 years of service to the university, Larry Parsons has been appointed director of UCSB's Environmental Health and Safety Dept. EHS creates and implements emergency response and manag...
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February 25, 2003

Gutter Rat Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:21 a.m.: An Isla Vista Foot Patrol officer patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive spotted a 19-year-old female suspect leaning against a garage door. Guessing she wa...
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