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UC, CSU Take Legal Action Against Energy Company

The University of California and California State University have jointly filed a preliminary injunction to prevent Enron Energy Services, Inc. from allegedly altering a contract signed in 1998.
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Locals Petition for I.V. Inclusion in Goleta Cityhood

With the deadline for boundaries of Goleta Now!'s cityhood proposal approaching in less than a month, local activists took to the street this weekend to solicit support for Isla Vista Too!
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Pro-Palestinian Activist Inaugurates New Center

Most speakers need to lecture before receiving a standing ovation. Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi received hers before she approached the podium to speak.
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Feature Photo: April Showers Bring Campaign Flowers

Campaign signs were officially allowed on campus April 8 at midnight. By Monday morning, students were inundated with a variety of campaign signs along the bikepath adjacent to HSSB.
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Crowd of 800 Gets ‘Last Chance to See’ Author Douglas Adams

Adams has made a successful living as an author. His nine books have sold over 15 million copies. What he is most concerned about, however, is the environment.
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Well-Known Activist To Give Opening Middle East Studies Center Lecture

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian political leader and human rights activist, will give the inaugural lecture for UCSB's Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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IVRPD Discusses Shelter for I.V. Homeless, Crime Rate Over Break

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District members questioned the feasibility of running a homeless center without the county's support at Thursday night's meeting.
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Feature Photo: Vive La Resistance!

University electrician and Union Steward Kurt Jahnke waves to honking supporters while holding a sign that reads "Yang Don't Give a Dang!" on Thursday.
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UCSB Expands Bandwidth to Increase ResNet Speed

In response to a continuing stream of on-campus resident complaints of snail-pace Internet traffic, UCSB's Housing and Residential Services has taken several steps since summer to plug students in to ...
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Construction Worker Discovers Human Remains in Lompoc Field

An unidentified human skeleton was discovered in a field in Lompoc on Tuesday.
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Leg Council Approves Ballot for Election; Declaration of Party Affiliation Remains

With elections just around the corner, Associated Students Legislative Council approved the ballot for the Spring 2001 General Elections last night at its first meeting of the quarter.
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County Seeks State Funds to Provide Disaster Relief

Santa Barbara County Administrator Michael Brown proclaimed a local emergency in the County of Santa Barbara on March 14, due to an estimated $1.3 million in damages to county facilities caused by rec...
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UCSB Accepts Record Number of Applicants, Begins Efforts to Recruit Prospective Students

UCSB admitted a record 16,450 high school students out of 34,000 applicants for Fall Quarter 2001, and plans to enroll 3,700 of those students.
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Lecturers Fight For Children’s Rights, World Peace

Marc Kielburger, director from Free the Children International, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Youth Outreach Coordinator Michael Coffey will speak in Broida Hall 1610 today from 2-3:15 p.m. as pa...
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Feature Photo: The Alternative is Going at 8 a.m.


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