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UCSB Researchers Produce New DNA Test

For those still concerned about anthrax: Soon you can be paranoid for half the price! The new one-step method is also cheaper and faster than traditional DNA testing.
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Local Housing Offices Offer Tenants Support

Within the small town are many organizations in to help residents when the roof is full of holes and green with toxic mold - or just to answer questions about tenants' rights.
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September 26, 2002

Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:58 a.m.: An Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) officer on the 1000 block of El Embarcadero observed a 19-year-old man lying in the gutter talking on a cell phone.
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UC Briefs: September 26, 2002

On April 8, the University of California filed a complaint in federal court against Enron executives and several financial and legal institutions directly involved in defrauding investors of more than...
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Oil Company Seeks to Drill Off Lompoc

On Sept. 24, Santa Barbara County may approve millions of new barrels of oil being pumped through its borders while it continues to face a multimillion dollar lawsuit.
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Report Probes UCSB’s Parking Woes

Measures in the report by the Chancellor's Special Advisory Committee on Parking include the introduction of night and weekend parking fees, further restrictions on parking for students living on camp...
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Collapse Kills Man at Chumash Casino

A trench collapse at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez resulted in the death of one construction worker and the serious injury of another on Thursday, Sept. 19.
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College Board To Alter SAT I for 2005-06

The trustees of the College Board, the organization that administers the Scholastic Assessment Test, have voted to modify the SAT I exam for the 2005-06 academic year.
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Fall Election To Determine Marshall’s Fate

What began as a disagreement over the Pledge of Allegiance erupted into an attempt to recall 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall and end her term two years early.
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Audit Finds UC’s Progress Hard to Measure

Auditors found that due to a lack of measurable targets, the University had a "limited" ability to demonstrate its success in using state funds to achieve the objectives of the partnership agreement.
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Attias Begins Sentence in Hospital

David Attias, the former UCSB student who was convicted June 11 of four counts of second-degree murder and found legally insane a week later, is now in Patton State Hospital, where he will spend a max...
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County Improves I.V. Streets, Stairs

The bumpy, uneven road surfaces that once laid in wait for unsuspecting bicyclists and skateboarders are scarcer now that the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department has paved over many of them w...
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UC Briefs: September 20, 2002

On April 8, the University of California filed a complaint in federal court against Enron executives and several financial and legal institutions directly involved in the defrauding of investors of mo...
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September 20, 2002

Sunday, September 15, 1:25 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers patrolling the corner of Camino Pescadero at Sabado Tarde Road observed a 19-year-old female staggering northbound in the middle of the...
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Goleta Reaching Age One

Only since Feb. 1 did the area surrounding UCSB and Isla Vista transform from mere unincorporated Santa Barbara County territory into a full-fledged city.
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