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Gaviota Coast Wins Beauty Contest

February 25, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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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A Forest Fit for Monarchs

February 24, 2003 by

The monarch butterflies at Ellwood may have had a tough year, having to weather a second year of drought conditions, less growth of a plant critical to their survival and unfavorable wind conditions t...
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IVFP Arrests Two Men After DP Fight

February 24, 2003 by

A brawl on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday morning resulted in the incarceration of one man on a charge of battery and another for making criminal threats. The third man has yet to be id...
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Starbucks Gives A.S. More Than Caffeine Kick

February 24, 2003 by

Starbucks Coffee has helped college students through all-night study sessions for years. Now the company is helping elementary school kids with their reading. Isla Vista Elementary School Principal Li...
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Friends Never Forget

February 24, 2003 by


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CalPIRG To Call On EPA to Clean Air

February 21, 2003 by

Volunteers from the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) will be providing cell phones in front of the UCen today for students to call the Environmental Protection Agency and voice thei...
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UCSB Students Focus on Food, Image

February 21, 2003 by

A study conducted last spring by the Student Health Center found that eating disorders are not just a women's problem - one in five UCSB students has an eating disorder, including men.
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SB Smokes Competition to Be Lung-Friendly

February 21, 2003 by

Santa Barbara County was among seven other California counties honored Tuesday with the American Lung Association's Platinum Lung Public Health Award, recognizing communities that have achieved a 95 p...
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Council Fishes For Way to Save U.S. Marine Life

February 21, 2003 by

The National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council met Thursday to tackle the issues of preservation and the enhancement of marine life, in a two-day meeting of the 12 National Marine Sanctuaries chairs a...
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Sarah and Jose Sittin’ In a Tree, P-R-O-T-E-S-T

February 21, 2003 by


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Tree-lovers Branch Out

February 20, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. removed two trees last weekend from the walkway in front of Tapioca Express and Rosarito's on El Embarcadero because the trees' roots had rendered a once le...
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