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Regents Award Raises to Officials, Discuss Budget

The University of California Board of Regents raised salaries for top UC officials Wednesday after considering a host of budget-slashing options in response to California's economic slowdown.
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UC Representatives To Reexamine SAT at Campus Conference

The fate of standardized testing will be discussed during a conference at UCSB today and Saturday, two days after the University of California Regents adopted a new admissions policy that will put mor...
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SHS Tries to Curb Student Smoking

After several failed attempts to ban the sale of cigarettes on campus, representatives from Student Health Service are now trying to compromise with the UCen Governance Board to discourage students fr...
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IVFP Delivers Account of Community Safety During Town Meeting

IslaVista residents discussed public safety with I.V. Foot Patrol Lt. Russ Birchim at a Town Hall meeting Thursday night.
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Feature Photo: Goleta: Give It to Me Now!


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Regents Pass Admissions Policy, 13-2

The "Comprehensive Admissions Review," unanimously recommended by the UC Assembly of the Academic Senate on Oct. 30, allows campuses to admit all eligible students on criteria not limited to academic ...
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Goleta Organizes for February Debut

Goleta becomes an official city on Feb. 1, 2002, after the passage of Measure H on Nov. 6.
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Author Discusses U.S., Middle East Relations

"We are all humans and we all have our weaknesses. The weakness the U.S. has in the Middle East is called a double standard," said internationally published author Giandomenico Picco
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Marshall To Hold Meeting in I.V., Focus on Public Safety

Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Gail Marshall will host a community meeting tonight at 6:30 in the University Religious Center's Multi-Purpose Room, located at 777 Camino Pescadero.
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Students To Protest UC’s Stock in BP Amoco

The regents have a $300 million investment in BP Amoco, which has a 2-percent investment in PetroChina, a Chinese state-owned oil company that is trying to build a pipeline through Tibet.
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Margaret Connell Prepares for Future as Mayor of Goleta

As the city of Goleta prepares for life as an incorporated area of the county, all eyes are on the city's first mayor, Margaret Connell.
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Leg Council Passes Position on Veneco

Associated Students passed four bills on Wednesday, including one endorsing smoking standards set by the American College Health Association and another supporting the relocation of a local oil proces...
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Feature Photo: The Flowers, They Talk to Me


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I.V. Business Owners Sue SB County

Isla Vista business owners, afraid of losing their property as the county moves forward with plans to redevelop I.V. have filed a lawsuit against Santa Barbara County.
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UCSB Opts Against Plagiarism Finder

After an extended trial period, the UCSB administration decided not to subscribe to a website service designed to detect plagiarism. But professors and departments remain free to use the program at th...
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