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Campus Feels Strike’s Effects

October 16, 2002 by

Approximately 400 strikers and their supporters paraded through campus Tuesday in a series of picket lines and campouts throughout campus.
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Why Are There Many Cops in Isla Vista?

October 16, 2002 by

Halloween in Isla Vista is part Mardi Gras, part riot and part police state, with wholesome family fun lurking on the edges, trying to look brave.
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County May Push Couches Inside

October 16, 2002 by

The ordinance, set to go before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in the next couple months, would prohibit indoor furniture from outdoor areas.
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I.V. Recycling Rate Increases, Fails to Match Rest of County

October 16, 2002 by

Santa Barbara County currently recycles 59 percent of its solid waste according to the most recent annual report from 2000. However, the report also states that the rate of recycling in Isla Vista is ...
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Isla Vista Gears up for Halloween

October 16, 2002 by

The I.V. Foot Patrol historically steps up enforcement at the start of the school year, during what it calls the "Fall Education Period," and makes its presence felt even more on the days before and a...
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Marshall Asks for Input on Park Restroom

October 16, 2002 by

Tonight's Isla Vista town hall meeting has on its agenda a discussion on the placement of a proposed public restroom to alleviate problems of public urination and defecation.
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Local Wildlife Reserve Also Welcomes People

October 16, 2002 by

The thrills of Isla Vista attract most UCSB students, but some choose to venture beyond Del Playa Drive and Sands Beach to explore the Coal Oil Point Reserve.
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Tenacious Tar Sticks Around

October 16, 2002 by

Due to the high presence of tar, walking on Santa Barbara beaches can quickly become a sticky situation. But before you call the Environmental Protection Agency and start protesting oil drilling off t...
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October 16, 2002

October 16, 2002 by

On Friday, Oct. 11 at 10:39 a.m., IVFP officers responded to a report that someone was spitting in customers' food at Burger King on the 900 block of Embarcadero Del Mar.
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MCC Fee Wins; A.S. Fails

October 15, 2002 by

In UCSB's first-ever online election, students reaffirmed their support for the MultiCultural Center lock-in fee, but were less supportive of the Associated Students' base fee increase, which failed.
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Employees Walk Out on UCSB

October 15, 2002 by

As offices around campus shut down and cars honked to support strikers Monday, UCSB made it through the first of three days without many of its clerical workers and lecturers.
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UCSB Smokers May Have to Step Back

October 15, 2002 by

The Tobacco Control Ordinance, which bans smoking within 20 feet of businesses in Isla Vista and other unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County, was passed in November 2001.
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A.S., Marshall Approve New Blue Phones

October 15, 2002 by

Third District County Supervisor Gail Marshall is working with the Associated Students Safety Committee to identify appropriate locations for blue light emergency phones.
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Police Cite Eight at DUI Checkpoint

October 15, 2002 by

The UCSB Police Dept. and California Highway Patrol set up the Driving Under the Influence checkpoint on El Colegio Road between Stadium Road and Ocean Road from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.
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Robot ‘Judy’ Center of Futuristic Theater Piece

October 15, 2002 by

As computers continue to become faster, smaller and cheaper, some cognitive scientists wonder if tomorrow's computers will ever match human intelligence and become self-aware.
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