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Quick Action Saves Professor’s Life

November 14, 2002 by

As UCSB students ponder schedules, finals and the weekend, one professor is getting back to teaching after faculty and students saved his life.
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Capps Advocates Bill to Fund Mission Preservation

November 14, 2002 by

Newly re-elected Congresswoman Lois Capps is wasting no time getting to work and is already pushing a restoration fund for the missions of Santa Barbara County.
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Californians Protest Weapon Development

November 14, 2002 by

Approximately 200 protesters from all across California gathered in Livermore on Monday to protest the development of weapons at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Accountants Recommend A.S. Cut Spending, Endorsing

November 14, 2002 by

Auditors for Associated Students presented their findings of the A.S. Audit report at Wednesday night's Legislative Council meeting and warned that A.S. was overspending their resources.
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Inspectors Rate I.V. Food

November 13, 2002 by

A review of Santa Barbara County Food Facility inspection reports for nine I.V. restaurants revealed no major health violations, but numerous infractions categorized as "minor."
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Hate Incidents Add Fuel to G.E. Requirements Fire

November 13, 2002 by

Angered by racially charged incidents on campus and proposed changes to the non-Western and ethnicity general education requirements, a group of students are demanding action from the university.
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Man May Be Tried for Clowning Around

November 13, 2002 by

The fate of a clown-suit-wearing Isla Vista man is in the hands of the District Attorney's office after a slapstick incident in which he allegedly severely beat a UCSB student.
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Cingular Phone Station Makes Waves

November 13, 2002 by

A temporary Cingular Wireless cell phone base station located on campus adjacent to the Campus Learning Assistance Services building has caused concern among members of the UCSB community who are conc...
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IVRPD Hopes to Finish Peace Monument in ’03

November 13, 2002 by

Two out of five members of the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District met last night to discuss fund raising for the Perfect Park monument to anti-war protesters.
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Science Briefs: November 13, 2002

November 13, 2002 by

New Materials from Bloodworms: Researchers from UCSB's Biological Sciences and Chemistry depts. recently discovered that bloodworms incorporate copper into the skeletal structure of their jaws.
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Rescue Workers Extricate Dudes

November 12, 2002 by

At 10:15 on Friday morning, a resident on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive called 911 to report a surfer trapped among the large swells and waves near the cliff. Minutes later, dispatch received a se...
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First UC Vice President of Lab Management Quits

November 12, 2002 by

John McTague, the first vice president of laboratory management for the University of California's national labs, announced plans to resign the position last Friday.
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Fire Department Announces End of Fire Season Due to Rain

November 12, 2002 by

Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. Capt. Charlie Johnson said the amount of rain that fell this weekend was more than the minimum necessary to declare the 2002 fire season officially over.
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Thefts Spark Investigation of FT Woman

November 8, 2002 by

A UCSB freshman's fate is now in the hands of the District Attorney after allegedly stealing approximately $1,631 worth of items from her roommates.
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UCSB Recovers From Power Outage

November 8, 2002 by

Power went out on campus for nearly two hours Wednesday night after a capacitor bank switch in the top level of the campus power grid in lot 14 failed, creating a spark in one of the transmitters whic...
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