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UC Briefs: May 10, 2002

May 10, 2002 by Staff

UCSB professors Joseph G. Polchinski and William W. Murdoch have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the number of UCSB faculty who are a part of the academy to 23.
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Feature Photo: Speaking of Bikes …

May 10, 2002 by Staff

Critical Mass, a political activist movement that began in San Francisco, is coming to Isla Vista this evening.
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Groups Hold Xicano Latino Culture Week

May 8, 2002 by Alexis Nelson Reporter

Xicano Latino Culture Week events will focus on political campaigns, educational rights and labor rights, and will take place at several locations around campus through Friday. The main point behind t...
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Upward Bound

May 8, 2002 by Jessica Jardine

Upward Bound, a federally funded outreach program, is just one of these organizations that works to help students achieve their educational goals.
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Team Examines UCSB’s Water

May 8, 2002 by Cameron Balakhanpour

The Shoreline Preservation Fund recently granted CalPIRG and I.V. Surfrider Foundation $500 to test Goleta Slough waters for toxins and bacteria that wash into the ocean.
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Jury Hears Expert Witness

May 8, 2002 by Drew Mackie

James Alessi, a Caltrans representative who investigated the fatal incident for which David Attias stands trial, testified in court Tuesday.
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Forum To Cover God, Science

May 8, 2002 by Sarah Gorback

Lectures about God, science and psychology will cap off the second year of a three-year forum at UCSB called Science, Religion, and the Human Experience.
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CA To Vote on Sewage Waiver

May 8, 2002 by Kristina Ackermann

The state government may soon force Goleta to clean up its shit. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board made a tentative vote April 19 to deny a renewing waiver that allows the Goleta San...
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Students Win Awards at Speech Contest

May 8, 2002 by Oliver Gunanto Reporter

On April 20,students from the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Dept. Chinese Language Program participated in the 27th annual Mandarin Speech Contest of California in San Francisco.
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Research Team Observes Ocean Phytoplankton

May 8, 2002 by Cara Boroda

The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor Project, or simply the SeaWiFs project, has generated new quantitative data evaluating the relationship between ocean color and phytoplankton.
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Ex-Partner’s DUI Brings Bill Back in Bus Business

May 8, 2002 by Marisa Lagos

After the February arrest of former Bill's Bus co-owner Tim Mesplou for driving under the influence of alcohol, the bus service is now back in the control of the original owner.
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UCSB Hosts Digital Gaming Panel

May 8, 2002 by Caley Block

A wide array of professors, experts and professionals in the industry met this weekend at UCSB for the Entertainment Value Conference to discuss the future of contemporary entertainment, devoting a tw...
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UC Researchers Link CO2 to Climate Changes

May 8, 2002 by Monica Berletti

Foraminifera are aquatic creatures the size of the head of a pin that live for about a month, but have helped University of California researchers discover what may be the making and unmaking of ice a...
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