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UC Probes Intercepted Phone Calls

January 7, 2002 by

University Auditors and the UC General Counsel are investigating charges that two UCSB administrators' phone calls were intercepted and are looking into possible privacy or security violations that ma...
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Board To Vote on Ordinance for Tenants’ Rights

January 7, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a proposed "Renter's Rights" ordinance, which would grant more rights to Isla Vista tenants.
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Tarter To End Term As Livermore Lab Chief

January 7, 2002 by

Bruce Tarter, the director of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, announced on Dec. 7 that he would step down as the lab's chief.
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ITP Receives $7.5 Million Gift

January 7, 2002 by

The money will be used to support programs at the ITP that are not federal funding targets, to provide immediate funds for cutting-edge research and for a physical expansion of Kohn Hall, which houses...
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CHO Releases 2002 Survival Guide

January 7, 2002 by

The UCSB Community Housing Office will release the 2002 Rental Housing Survival Guide today as a tool for students and UCSB staff who are looking for housing in the Santa Barbara area.
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Feature Photo: Wave Goodbye to Winter Break

January 7, 2002 by

An unidentified surfer spends the last day of Winter Break in aquatic style, getting a good noseride at Campus Point on Sunday afternoon not long before sunset. Classes resume today, the first day of...
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I.V. Apartment Fire Kills Two

November 30, 2001 by

Arcadio Lopez Castrejon, a 41-year-old Isla Vista resident, and his seven-year-old son, Fabian Arcadio Lopez, died early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 30, after a fire raged through their 6651 Picass...
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New Park To Open on Del Playa

November 30, 2001 by

After a nearly two-year delay, Pelican Park will officially open Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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Apartment Fire Kills Two on Picasso Road

November 30, 2001 by

Arcadio Lopez Castrejon, a 41-year-old Isla Vista resident, and his seven-year-old son, Fabian Arcadio Lopez, were killed early Friday morning after a fire raged through their Picasso Road apartment.
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UCSB Science Professor Receives Award, Grant for Further Research

November 30, 2001 by

Atac Imamoglu, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. and the Physics Dept., received the Wolfgang Paul Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany on Nov. 6.
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Coalition Drops Black Rat Poison on Anacapa Island

November 30, 2001 by

In a controversial effort to rid Anacapa Island of rats, a helicopter dropped bait containing the poison brodifacoum on the eastern end of the island on Wednesday morning.
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CalPIRG Ends Annual Drive

November 30, 2001 by

The UCSB chapter of the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) concluded its fall pledge drive with close to 1,000 student signatures, bringing the total number of students who have agree...
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GSA Demands Election Policy Revision

November 30, 2001 by

Graduate students passed a resolution Wednesday night that could potentially hold back graduate votes in the Spring 2002 elections and invalidate the results of the election.
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Motorcyclists To Ride With Toys for Charity

November 30, 2001 by

Motorcyclists will ride this Saturday with unwrapped toys to benefit Unity Shop Christmas Cheer, a local charity organization, in its 14th annual toy run.
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Hallucinating Student Runs Naked Into Traffic

November 30, 2001 by

Four drivers will need to check if their insurance covers collisions with hallucinating naked men after an incident on Mesa Road Sunday night.
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