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UCSB To Join New Scientific Research Group

February 11, 2003 by

Researchers at UCSB are conducting a new kind of experiment. They are changing the way industries do basic research.
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SB To Leave Empty City Jobs Unfilled

February 11, 2003 by

Winter may be warm this year, but the city of Santa Barbara will feel the chill of a hiring freeze in preparation for impending state budget cuts.
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Biologists Study Parasites, Invaders

February 11, 2003 by

All roommate jokes aside, UCSB researchers have determined that moving an animal to a non-native habitat decreases the number of parasites that species carries.
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Professor Examine Welfare Reform Act

February 11, 2003 by

When choosing your allies for a battle against the United States government, elderly Asian-American women may not be the first people to come to mind.
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Living Room Patrons Sound Off During City Meeting

February 11, 2003 by

Over 30 local high school and Santa Barbara City College students came to Monday night's meeting to make a plea to save the soon-to-be-liquidated Living Room - Goleta's only all-ages, drug- and alcoho...
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UC Briefs: February 10, 2003

February 11, 2003 by

UCLA Runners Robbed at Gunpoint The Daily Bruin Feb. 7 – Two UCLA student athletes were allegedly robbed at gunpoint last Sunday while leaving their suite at the school’s Saxon dormitory. ...
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Local Judge Pleads Not Guilty

February 10, 2003 by

Superior Court Judge Diana Hall is contesting the six criminal counts she faces, including a felony count for driving under the influence on Dec. 21. A sheriff's deputy pulled Hall over at gunpoint ju...
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Pi Kappa Alpha Works Up a Sweat at Coal Oil Point

February 10, 2003 by

Sweaty with exertion, bent over in effort, 40 members of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity came together last Saturday to clear weeds and pull out rusty fence posts and pipes from the Coal Oil Point Natural R...
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Breakfast Club Seeks Kitchen to Call Home

February 10, 2003 by

Until it finds a place to stay, the Breakfast Club and its plan to provide free hot breakfasts for the needy are on hold. Although it has enthusiasm, a little bit of money and volunteers already lined...
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Four Armed Men Rob Bank of America Branch

February 10, 2003 by

Moments before the Calle Real branch of the Bank of America closed at 6 p.m. on Friday, four armed and hooded men entered, threatened to shoot anyone who might interfere and stole an undisclosed amoun...
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In Service to Us All

February 10, 2003 by


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Water Polo Team Collects Signatures for Pool

February 7, 2003 by

With rights to no legal place to play, the UCSB men's water polo team is in deep water. The men's water polo team has been permitted to use the Recreation Center's pool for its six home conference gam...
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Bike, Scooter Operators Face Puzzling Laws

February 7, 2003 by

Despite the many rules restricting their use, motorized bikes and scooters have become increasingly popular at UCSB and in the surrounding community. Motorized scooters became legal for street use in ...
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Wildlife Lovers Seek to Save Lamprey Fish

February 7, 2003 by

Eleven conservation groups in California, Oregon and Washington sent a petition to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on Jan. 28 to list four species of lamprey as threatened or endangered un...
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SB Fire Dept. To Commemorate Life of Local Fireman

February 7, 2003 by

A memorial service has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, to pay homage to Santa Barbara firefighter Robert Moseley, who died last Saturday at 51 years of age after suffering a heart attack while on...
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