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Former Graduate Student Loses Case Against UC

A judge dismissed a lawsuit by a former university student who denounced mentors in his master's thesis and then claimed his free speech rights were violated when officials refused to file it on the s...
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Feature Photo: Burning Down the House

As part of a training exercise at a planned house fire on Calle Real Road, a Santa Barbara City firefighter shoots a stream of water into the blaze under the supervision of a Santa Barbara County fire...
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Lecturers Ask for Higher Pay

The lecturer's union is negotiating with the University of California for higher pay for lecturers, who will be required to take on an expanded teaching load under the university's new summer session ...
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Group Assaults Two Men in I.V.

Two UCSB students were reportedly attacked in the parking lot behind Isla Vista Theater on Sunday morning.
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IVRPD Seeks Funding for Community Facility

The Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District showcased four proposed models of an I.V. community center in the UCen last week, a project that has been in the works for over 20 years.
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New Hiking Trail Would Connect the Dots

The Los Padres Forest Association (LPFA) held a meeting Monday at the Santa Barbara Public Library to discuss the proposal of a new hiking trail.
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Feature Photo: With All the Trimmings

Seniors Teresa Ramirez and Tarisicio Viveros perform a traditional Mexican dance in Storke Plaza on Monday.
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History Professor Looks at Divide Between Philosophy, Science, God

Newton and Galileo considered themselves philosophers, not scientists. They considered their groundbreaking work just one part of a larger philosophy, a view UCSB history Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Ru...
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Cancer Prevention Fair Focuses on Education

An event aimed at battling the nation's No.-2 killer attracted hundreds this weekend to downtown Santa Barbara.
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Officers Find 10 Kilos of Coke in Speedy Minivan

Over a million dollars of cocaine was discovered during a routine traffic stop last weekend.
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Sports Fees Wash Out; SRB Passes by 9 Votes

The Student Athletics Fee Initiative failed by 40 votes and the Recreational Sports Fee Initiative failed by 212 votes in yesterday's final Spring Election tally.
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Goleta Cityhood Proposal: To I.V. or Not to I.V.

The lines were drawn - figuratively at least - at Santa Barbara County's Local Agency Formation Commission's (LAFCO) five-hour public hearing Thursday night.
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Crash Protein 3-Day Tofu Dexedrine Cottage Cheese Carb Fat Olestra Laxative DIET

"I still thought I weighed 90 pounds, but other people were telling me that I looked sick. I had gotten down to 70 pounds, but I still thought I looked fat."
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Group To Encourage Minorities to Enter Healthcare Field

Normally, the term los curanderos is used for witch doctors and faith healers; today at UCSB, Los Curanderos is a group of students aspiring to be healers of a more scientific nature.
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Signwatch 2001: Signing Out

Only a few campaign signs remain in the ground and around campus Thursday afternoon. The A.S. Elections Code states candidates must remove signs within five days after the elections or else face a $10...
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