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UC Employees Vote to Strike

October 3, 2002 by

The gears of the University of California's internal machinery will soon come screeching to a halt. Members of UC Santa Barbara's Coalition of University Employees recently voted in favor of a strike...
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IVRPD To Discuss Alcohol Ban

October 3, 2002 by

All of Isla Vista's parks, and the homeless who call them home, may run dry if the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District reinstates a ban on alcohol - one that never took effect - at its meeting to...
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IVRPD Prepares for First Meeting of the School Year

October 3, 2002 by

Alcohol abuse in local parks and the 2002 Halloween and D’a de los Muertos festivities will be among the topics discussed at tonight's Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District meeting.
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A Gail Sweeps Through UCSB

October 3, 2002 by

3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall makes a guest appearance at the Graduate Student Association Lounge Wednesday evening. Marshall spoke about the attempt to recall her from office and fielded que...
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Students, Crime Return to I.V.

October 2, 2002 by

With school in session, the calm summer in the Isla Vista Foot Patrol office has come to an end, and deputies are on the run to prevent crime.
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UCSB Hires New Vice Chancellors

October 2, 2002 by

George Pernsteiner, Steven Gaines and Gene Lucas joined the UCSB administration this fall as vice chancellors of the administrative services, research, and executive offices, respectively.
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Survey Studies UC Students’ College Goals

October 2, 2002 by

The more affluent students are, the more they tend to party, according to preliminary results from a UC-wide undergraduate survey.
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Bike Thefts Prompt Arrests

October 1, 2002 by

The UC Police Dept. arrested and cited five people in connection with bicycle thefts during the week preceding Fall Quarter.
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Alarm Failure Causes Oil Spill in Canyon

October 1, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services reported that Greka Energy spilled 20 barrels of crude oil at 8:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Art Exhibit Arrives at UCSB After World Tour

October 1, 2002 by

"Women Beyond Borders: The Art of Building Community," a collection of 191 objects by women from all over the world, returns to Santa Barbara after touring 50 countries and being seen by nine million ...
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October 1, 2002

October 1, 2002 by

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2:15 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive observed a 22-year-old man walking with a group of people in the middle of the street while ...
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Capps ‘n’ Kids

October 1, 2002 by

Congresswoman Lois Capps presents a check for $75,000 to Earl Pointer and the United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara on Friday. The federal grant will be used to hire outreach staff in an attempt...
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Goleta Blocks Extension Move

September 30, 2002 by

While Goleta grows into a full-fledged city by flexing its governmental muscle, UCSB will be waiting for nearly two years before its extension can move to a more spacious home.
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Exotic Flower Rises to Sizable Sexual Peak

September 30, 2002 by

The plant is an Amorphophallus titanum - Titan arum for short -, which means, more or less, "giant changing penis." In its native Sumatra and Borneo, people call it a corpse flower.
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9 People Sustain Minor Injuries in Traffic Accidents

September 30, 2002 by

Three traffic accidents resulting in moderate but not life-threatening injuries to the involved parties occurred during the wet and foggy weather of the past few days.
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