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Researchers To Unravel Spider Silk Secrets

October 25, 2002 by

The U.S. Army and UCSB physics researchers have collaborated in search of a protein only found in dragline spider silk, the silk a spider weaves when it suspends itself.
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SB Continues to Evaluate Living Wage

October 25, 2002 by

The ordinance provides a wage of $12.25 an hour without benefits to 211 temporary city employees of Santa Barbara. Joan Kent, Santa Barbara's assistant city administrator, said the living wage targete...
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Run To Benefit Fight Against Breast Cancer

October 25, 2002 by

In commemoration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, UCSB's Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority is holding its 2nd annual 5 kilometer "Kappa Dash" along the Campus Lagoon on Saturday to raise money for ...
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IVRPD Bends Rules for Celebration

October 25, 2002 by

Halloween weekend will be a non-stop celebration in Anisq' Oyo' Park this year as the D’a de los Muertos festivities continue through sunrise with drumming and conch sounds to promote the Mexica...
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Car Flips, Lands Three in ICU

October 24, 2002 by

Three UCSB students are in the intensive care unit of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital after an accident on Highway 217 Wednesday afternoon.
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Freshmen Find Comfort in Fish Away From Home

October 24, 2002 by

This fall, thousands of freshmen came to UCSB and suffered their first bout of homesickness. Often, it is induced by the memory of a furry companion they left at home.
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I.V. Planning Committees Review, Prioritize Report

October 24, 2002 by

The meeting, held at Isla Vista Elementary School, introduced a report summarizing a planning workshop held in April. Titled (Re)Vision Isla Vista, the report was divided into 10 chapters.
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Leg Council Meeting Focuses on Phone Voting

October 24, 2002 by

A.S. Leg Council members, who did not meet last week in support of Coalition of University Employees' strike, primarily discussed a bill which would eliminate voting by phone.
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Syringe Provider Expands Area

October 23, 2002 by

The Pacific Pride Foundation has recently expanded its current Syringe Exchange Program in Santa Barbara County to Santa Maria.
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9/11 Stiffens Foreign Student Visa Procedures

October 23, 2002 by

Foreign students hoping to travel to the United States will find that visa procedures have become more difficult since Sept. 11.
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Wheel Debate Dizzies Solvang

October 23, 2002 by

Retired glass blower Gary Jensen is hoping to heighten the Danish feel of Solvang by building a replica of the Tivoli Wheel, a Ferris wheel found in Tivoli Gardens in Denmark.
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Dance Clubs Step on Each Others’ Toes

October 23, 2002 by

Officers from one of UCSB's swing dance clubs have been accused of excluding dancers from a meeting because of their affiliation with another swing club on campus.
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I.V. Halloween Bash To Offer Monstrous Fun

October 23, 2002 by

Live music, face-painting, haunted houses, a pumpkin patch and costume contests are just a few of the activities that will mark the first night of the Halloween and D’a de los Muertos festivals ...
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It’s Lonely at the Top of the Food Chain

October 23, 2002 by


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Debate Ends in Agreement

October 22, 2002 by

The debate was between Democrat Lois Capps, Republican Beth Rogers, and Libertarian James Hill. The League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women and Cox Digital Cable sponsored the...
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