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No Performance Anxiety Here

February 14, 2003 by


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Theater To Receive Facelift

February 13, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts held a celebration Wednesday evening to announce two large donations that will be used to kick off renovation to the Granada Theatre, located at 1216 S...
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WETT’s Vaginas To Engulf UCSB Tonight at 7

February 13, 2003 by

Women's Ensemble Theater Troupe, better known as WETT, will be presenting "The Vagina Monologues" at I.V. Theater tonight at 6:15. Follow-up performances will be held Feb. 21 and 22.
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Firemen Rescue Local From Blaze

February 13, 2003 by

On Tuesday Feb. 11, at about 4:18 a.m., a fire engine was dispatched on the report of a fire at 931 Via Nieto in the Hope Ranch Annex area. Once firefighters arrived, the people who had called 911 tol...
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Lecturer Gives Pro-Israel Perspective

February 13, 2003 by

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict may seem a million miles away, but the debate hit home last night. A lecture in Isla Vista Theater Wednesday night by Dennis Prager took an in-depth look at the pro-Is...
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Society Seeks Volunteers for MS Fundraiser

February 13, 2003 by

The Channel Islands Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers to assist with its 14th annual MS Walk and Run. The event, which will benefit local programs and resear...
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Grants To Go Toward Regional Guide

February 13, 2003 by

A recent grant of $35,000 will assist in the development, production and dispersal of the conservation guide aimed at identifying and mapping fragile ecological landscapes that the Conception Coast Pr...
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A.S. Allots Money for Student Groups

February 13, 2003 by

The Council allocated a total of $1,807 to various student organizations. An A.S. representative also mentioned introducing a digital version of A.S. readers and notes.
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Anglers Fish For U.S. Funds

February 12, 2003 by

Just because they're bottom-dwellers doesn't mean nobody likes them. A bill sponsored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) could help preserve seafloor-dwelling fish as well as the fishermen who depen...
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UCSB Begins San Rafael Renovations

February 12, 2003 by

As the sounds of sandblasting and jackhammers probably betray, the San Rafael Residence Hall has been undergoing several major renovation projects aimed at bringing the aging structure up to current s...
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Friends Help Two Burned Out Freshmen

February 12, 2003 by

Almost a month after flames gutted their Anacapa Hall dorm room, fund-raising efforts and sympathy have helped ease the disruption for freshmen Natasja Swartz and Alison Woods.
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Professors Win $6 Million in Science Grants

February 12, 2003 by

The National Science Foundation has awarded UCSB two new Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grants, bringing UCSB's total to four - more than any other university in the U...
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Speakers at ACLU Forum Warn of Threat to Civil Liberties

February 12, 2003 by

Increased safety needn't lead to decreased freedom, at least according to a panel of local experts. The Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union held an open forum last night at the...
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For a Hot Time, Call 893-2691

February 12, 2003 by


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Korea Veteran Earns Medal

February 11, 2003 by

On Monday - 50 years, six months and 13 days after he led a dozen men in a night attack on a hill in central Korea - the United States government awarded Lt. Ray Sargent the Silver Star.
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