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UCSB Runner Eyes Sea-to-Sea Bid

January 31, 2003 by

When Peter Goren embarks this summer on a cross-country "journey run" from Sands Beach in Isla Vista to Sand Beach in Maine, he will have as many miles of pain, hardship, sweat and fatigue behind him ...
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State Ponders Changes to CCC Bylaws

January 31, 2003 by

On Thursday, the State Assembly voted to change the terms of California Coastal Commission (CCC) appointees to fixed, two-year terms to satisfy an appellate court ruling that deemed the current struct...
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Police Target Seatbelt Violators

January 31, 2003 by

For Isla Vista residents, the beginning of 2003 marked an increased presence of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), as well as a related increase in traffic tickets. In 2001, the CHP issued 206,480 s...
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Student Magician Dazzles Vegas

January 31, 2003 by

National champion is a title synonymous with ESPN coverage, Wheaties boxes and peerless excellence. While one UCSB student lacks the television exposure and cereal box appearances, he embodies the tru...
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NSF Awards Funding for Grad Studies

January 31, 2003 by

Two UC Santa Barbara graduate programs received multimillion dollar grants to fund research last week, a third was to made available to graduate students at all UCs.
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IVRPD Upgrades Sue–o Park

January 31, 2003 by

Thanks to some elbow grease from the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD), Sueno Park has gotten a major facelift.
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Nobel Winners Oppose U.S. War With Iraq

January 29, 2003 by

The signers of a recent anti-war statement believe you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know the United States should not go to war with Iraq - you just have to be a chemist or theoretical physi...
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I.V. Search Yields Two Arrests

January 29, 2003 by

Twenty-five authorities made up of I.V. Foot Patrol officers, Santa Barbara Sheriff's detectives, UC Police Dept. detectives and probation officers went to 16 different locations in I.V. on Jan. 28 on...
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Unarmed Criminal Robs Goleta Bank

January 29, 2003 by

A yet unidentified man robbed a branch of the Santa Barbara Bank & Trust on Thursday, Jan. 23 at about 3:30 p.m. The bank did not disclose the amount of money the alleged thief stole.
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Meeting Addresses Beach Conservation

January 29, 2003 by

Heads butted last night at a community meeting concerning the preservation of Goleta Beach, a local landmark slowly being washed away by the ocean's current and El Ni–o's winter storms.
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BD/SM 102 Dispels Myths

January 29, 2003 by

HeadSpace, a Santa Barbara queer organization, held a BD/SM - bondage and discipline, dominance and submission and sadomasochism - seminar Tuesday night at 7 on the second floor of Girvetz Hall.
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Students, Staff Rally Against Bush, War

January 29, 2003 by

Students, staff and faculty gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday to hear and give reactions to President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address.
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Trailers Make Way for Sports Building

January 29, 2003 by

The area near Robertson Gym began a major facelift on Friday that included the partial destruction of the building known as the "Dance Tent." The Dance Building was mainly used by the Santa Barbara Da...
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Solar Panels To Empower Local Showgrounds

January 29, 2003 by

Earl Warren Showgrounds will be getting a solar power makeover this February. The state-owned facility is set to install 8,000 photovoltaic panels, which will generate enough electricity to power the ...
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Meeting To Debate Beach Problems

January 29, 2003 by

Erosion is dissolving Goleta Beach. A town hall meeting tonight at 7 will discuss whether a seawall is the best way to save it. Removal of the controversial rock revetments currently on the beach has...
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