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Tutoring Program Assists Local Elementary Students

January 16, 2002 by

With 130 volunteers going into Isla Vista and Goleta homes to tutor children every week, the Community Affairs Board (CAB) Family Literacy Program is now enjoying the highest rate of success in its hi...
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Court Sentences Tyler for Burglary, Assault

January 16, 2002 by

Twenty-year-old Lompoc resident Ted Tyler was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison after pleading guilty to two felony charges in superior court on Dec. 3.
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UC Cuts Will Not Impact Professors’ Grants

January 16, 2002 by

Although Gov. Gray Davis' recently proposed budget would cut UC research funding, the UCSB Research Department is confident that grant money for professors will not be affected.
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Feature Photo: Wok Rock

January 16, 2002 by

Justin Badger, the lead singer of the band Stir Fry, serves up some ska and modern rock for a crowd of around a hundred Tuesday afternoon in Storke Plaza.
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Police Investigate Murder

January 15, 2002 by

Jacqueline High, a 56-year-old woman, was found dead at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday at Diamonds and Rust Bijoux Etc., a thrift shop on Haley Street in downtown Santa Barbara.
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New Tobacco Law Limits Smoking Space

January 15, 2002 by

Smokers who want to enjoy their tobacco while maintaining compliance with county law will now find themselves barely within shouting distance of their favorite bar or restaurant.
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RAs Counsel Students After Death of Resident

January 15, 2002 by

Resident assistants work hard for their room and board. They are often required to work long hours and late nights in addition to attending training sessions throughout the year.
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Petitioners Attempt to Put Intiatives on Ballot

January 15, 2002 by

Petitioners are currently on campus gathering signatures for two statewide initiatives to be voted on in the March 5 primary election, and for the petition to recall 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marsh...
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Jan, 15 2002

January 15, 2002 by

The officers found a bong in the living room upon entry. The only person home was a 20-year-old male who said the bong belonged to him. Later, the suspect said it was "the house bong."
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Feature Photo: Honoring Peaceful Protests

January 15, 2002 by

UCSB professor Robert Potter, head of the Peace Park Monument Committee, shows Congresswoman Lois Capps a model of the Peace Park monument in Corwin Pavilion.
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Davis Calls for Increase in UC Funds

January 14, 2002 by

Governor Gray Davis' proposed 2002-03 budget will increase the University of California's state-funded budget for 2002-03 by $5,934,000, an unanticipated bonus for the University at a time when the st...
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UC Seeks to Lead Suit Against Enron Executives

January 14, 2002 by

The University of California has joined a federal class action lawsuit against 29 senior executives of the Enron Corporation, the energy supplier for the UC and Cal State University.
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A.S. Questions Reimbursement for College Republicans Lecture

January 14, 2002 by

A divided Associated Students Legislative Council will ask A. S. Finance Board to reconsider its decision to grant $1,250 to the College Republicans for a lecture they sponsored in early November at i...
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Panel To Display Design for I.V. Peace Memorial

January 14, 2002 by

After six years of planning, the design for a monument honoring peaceful protestors will be exhibited at a discussion panel today at noon in Corwin Pavilion.
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Feature Photo: Take Me to Your Weeder

January 14, 2002 by

Jeff and Lise Goddard from UCSB's Marine Science Institute document the frequency of sargassum muticum, or strangleweed, which was introduced to the area through Japanese oyster shipments in the 1940s...
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