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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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UCSB Kicks Off Queer Pride Week

April 28, 2003 by

Today is the first day of Queer Pride Week - a week of discussion, exploration and celebration of queer culture at UCSB. The week's events will include an ice cream social, drag show, queer wedding an...
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Local Boy Sets Mattress on Fire; Sister Douses Blaze

April 28, 2003 by

A four-year-old Santa Maria resident has his sister to thank after she extinguished a small blaze he began while his parents were away. The boy allegedly set fire to a mattress Thursday while playing ...
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GPAC Greets New A.S. Voice

April 25, 2003 by

A new Associated Students representative, President Chrystine Lawson, sat on the PAC/GPAC committee Thursday night when it met to discuss housing options in Isla Vista once the I.V. Master Plan is imp...
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New Grant To Benefit Local TV Productions

April 25, 2003 by

The South Coast Community Media Access Center (CMAC) is offering grants ranging from $500 to $1,500, to local video producers. The recipients are to use the money to create and compile a five to 30-mi...
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Campbell Hall Spotlight To Shine on Pilipino Culture

April 25, 2003 by

The 12th annual Pilipino Cultural Night, to be held at Campbell Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, will consist of a presentation of the theatrical production "Two Worlds Apart: Eskarp of the Heart."
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Greeks Seek to Draw Blood at Benefit Drive

April 25, 2003 by

Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Phi are sponsoring a blood drive today from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of the Fiji house at 765 Embarcadero del Norte. All donations ...
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Jackson Wants Tree Framework to Stand

April 25, 2003 by

The California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee passed a resolution April 7 criticizing the changes recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to the 2001 Sierra Ne...
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Music to His Fingers

April 25, 2003 by


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County Takes Care of Trash

April 24, 2003 by

A review board at the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters unanimously approved the proposed expansion of Tajiguas, the county's receptacle for the accumulated waste of its resident...
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“Hurricane” To Hit Isla Vista

April 24, 2003 by

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, will introduce a screening of the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane."
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Students React to Korean Strife

April 24, 2003 by

American ambassadors will meet this week with Chinese and North Korean diplomats to discuss the precarious situation regarding North Korea's development of nuclear weapons.
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Planners Offer Housing Forum

April 24, 2003 by

The Isla Vista Project Area Committee will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room at I.V. Elementary School to review sections of the interim draft of the I.V. Master Plan.
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