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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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Nonprofit Group Buys Local Radio Station

February 20, 2003 by

Santa Barbara Foundation is in the process of finalizing the purchase of KDB radio station after waiting two years for while UCSB failed to raise enough money to purchase it. The current owners are do...
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Law Review Welcomes Student Submissions

February 20, 2003 by

The Law and Society Dept. is accepting submissions for the second annual undergraduate Law and Society Review until Friday, Feb. 21. The review, initiated by Dept. Chair Eve Darian-Smith, is the natio...
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A.S. Debates Terror Attacks, Fees

February 20, 2003 by

During the council's public forum, UC Police Dept. Chief John MacPherson discussed possible terrorist threats to UCSB students. MacPherson said FBI Director Robert Mueller has identified universities ...
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