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Surfer Rides Final Wave

January 6, 2003 by

A man believed to be 50 to 55 years old died while surfing near Coal Oil Point on Sunday afternoon after suffering what officials said they believe was a heart attack.
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Assault Suspect Skips His Trial

January 6, 2003 by

Luster, heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune, is charged with 87 criminal counts for sexually assaulting three women after allegedly giving the women the date rape drug gammahydroxybutyrate [GHB].
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Regents To Raise Tuition in Spring

January 6, 2003 by

The UC Regents voted last month to increase student tuition for Spring Quarter and decrease the budget mid-year. The Spring Quarter fee increase is the first resident-student tuition hike in eight yea...
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Energy Dept. To Review UC Lab

January 6, 2003 by

Los Alamos is one of the nation's three nuclear laboratories run by the Dept. of Energy and managed by the University of California. The resignations, which follow a number of scandals at the laborato...
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Chancellor Yang Postpones Night, Weekend Parking Fees

January 6, 2003 by

Despite plans to the contrary, night and weekend parking will still be free at UCSB for the rest of the school year, but next year what was free will be subject to fees.
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Burger King Passes Crown to Sushi

January 6, 2003 by

During the winter break the deed to the property transferred to Sushi Teri proprietors Laxman Perera and Keiko Miyata.
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UCSB May Help County Finance New Firefighter

January 6, 2003 by

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief John Scherri said the fire department and UCSB officials are exploring options to "increase the university's level of public safety" by hiring a fourth firefighter at U...
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F.T: Renovations To Bring FT Up To Building Code

January 6, 2003 by

HRS intends to renovate FT next year, one tower at a time, drastically reducing the number of students it can house and forcing out Santa Barbara City College residents.
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UCSB Nabs Top Honors at Residence Hall Conference

January 6, 2003 by

Continuing along its tradition of strong showings, the UC Santa Barbara Residence Halls Association was awarded several distinctions at this year's annual Pacific Affiliates of College and University ...
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Honoring a Librarian of Yesteryear

January 6, 2003 by


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Post-Holiday Rush

January 6, 2003 by

Cars heavy with clean laundry and holiday booty line the street in front of San Nicolas Hall on Sunday as students move back in after Winter Break. Sunday was the first day campus residents were permi...
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UC Briefs: January 7, 2003

January 6, 2003 by

Berkeley Mayor Stole Daily Californian Newspapers UC Berkeley – Dec. 6, 2002 The Daily Californian and The California Patriot Berkeley police said newly-inaugurated Mayor Tom Bates admitted he s...
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Oil Suit Ends Well for California

December 5, 2002 by

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to allow the California Coastal Commission (CCC) the chance to review and possibly cancel the state's 36 coastal oil leases
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Ephedra

December 5, 2002 by

Studies have long shown the adverse effects of combining caffeine or exercise with ephedra-based supplements, but research now suggests that the herbal stimulant actually metabolizes into an amphetami...
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University, C.U.E. To Resume Negotiations

December 5, 2002 by

A recent ruling sent the University back to the negotiating table in its two-year battle with the union representing campus clerical workers.
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