News

November 15, 2002

As roadside puddles of vomit often signal to police officers an evening gone awry, the officer approached Pukey McPuddles to see if he was reacting to a shot of pepper spray. "I drank way too much," M...
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Boxing Day

Tina Villadolid, of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, encourages children at the MultiCultural Center at 4 p.m. Thursday to explore their senses of self through art. The students made symbolic boxes, w...
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UC President Leaves Post

After eight years at the head of the largest public university system in the world, University of California President Richard C. Atkinson is stepping down.
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Bill Works to Bring Back Bus

An Isla Vista institution will soon be on the road again, but it may have some competition. Bill Singer, owner and operator of the popular Bill's Bus service, has filed for a new permit and expects to...
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Quick Action Saves Professor’s Life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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