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Rigged ATMs Scam Clients

February 26, 2003 by

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

February 26, 2003 by

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

February 26, 2003 by

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’

February 26, 2003 by

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

February 26, 2003 by

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

February 26, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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

February 25, 2003 by

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

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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