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Schwab Helps To Fund Catholic Studies Program

October 24, 2001 by

Investment broker Charles Schwab recently donated $1 million to help establish a Catholic studies program at UCSB.
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University Researches New Spintronics Technology to Improve Computer Storage

October 24, 2001 by

Top-of-the-line computers today offer about 80 gigabytes of hard disk space, but new technology being researched at UCSB may make it possible for computers to have terrabit storage.
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Outreach Brings UCSB to Fifth-Graders

October 24, 2001 by

Most fifth graders are not allowed to play with dry ice, liquid nitrogen and methane, but under a UCSB-affiliated outreach program, it is all part of hands-on learning.
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Drug Users Have Clean Alternative

October 24, 2001 by

Santa Barbara County's needle exchange program has distributed 120,000 clean needles since the program began at the Pacific Pride Foundation in June 2000.
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Feature Photo: Work That Asphalt

October 24, 2001 by


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UCSB Debates Parking Fee Increase

October 23, 2001 by

The university is proposing a 42 percent parking fee increase in January to fund a $26 million parking structure on Lot 10.
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The Aids Epidemic in South Africa

October 23, 2001 by

Some of us spent last summer schooling, working or lounging, but senior film studies major Dion Mucciacito spent his summer revolutionizing his outlook on the world.
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Private Study Sees Fiscal Trouble for Proposed Cityhood

October 23, 2001 by

A report released last week by California Economic Forecast claims that the proposed city of Goleta could face a decade of deficits if cityhood - the Measure H proposal - is approved by voters on Nov....
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New Study Asserts Benefits of Home Counseling

October 23, 2001 by

Seven thousand, four hundred ninety-eight cases of child abuse were reported in Santa Barbara County last year, some of which, based on a recent study by UCSB professor Daphne Bugental, might have bee...
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Repair Work to Begin

October 22, 2001 by

Camino Corto and Camino Pescadero will be closed to traffic and parking Tuesday, while both streets undergo construction.
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Local Queer Community Holds De la Guerra Pride Festival

October 22, 2001 by

Santa Barbara's gay community celebrated diversity during the annual Gay Pride Festival held at De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday.
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New Engineering Facility Will Reduce Parking Availability, Promises More Classrooms

October 22, 2001 by

Construction of the third Engineering Science building this December is expected to make a significant impact on the university, its students and the already suffering parking condition.
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Filipino Club Wins Teamwork Award

October 22, 2001 by

UCSB's Kapatirang Pilipino club now has a four-foot tall trophy to prove its spirit. KP won first place overall in the 15th annual "Friendship Games" Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.
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UC Briefs

October 22, 2001 by

UC Regents Approve School of Management at UC San Diego The University of California Regents recently approved plans for a new graduate school of education expected to open its doors in Sept. 2003at U...
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UCSB History: This Week

October 22, 2001 by

The Walk-Out Friday, Oct. 23, 1998 Fourteen hours of debate and discussion that led into the early morning hours Friday culminated in a historic even for UCSB. Close to noon on Thursday, over 1,500 st...
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