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UCSB Applicant Increase Illustrates System Trend

February 6, 2001 by

A record 39,935 students applied for admission to UCSB for Fall Quarter 2001, an 8.8 percent increase over last year that mirrors a systemwide trend of bolstered applications
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‘It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing … ‘ : Films Celebrate Jazz Legacy

February 5, 2001 by

Approximately 300 people sat in Campbell Hall on Friday night to watch "On the Road with Duke Ellington" and "Jazz: the Intimate Art." This is Part One of a four-part series showca...
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Lecture Series To End With Speech on Watershed, Ocean Connection

February 5, 2001 by

Dr. Michael McGinnis, director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center at UCSB, will present the final installment of a free three-part lecture series, "The Ocean in Trouble: Where Do We Go from H...
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Chicano/Latino Groups Sponsor Series of Events this Week

February 2, 2001 by

In honor of today's Chicano/Latino National Human Rights Day, and in an effort to bring workers' struggles against perceived labor abuses to the social forefront, El Congreso, the Chicano Studies Dept...
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Politicians Provide Forum for Locals to Voice Power Shortage Concerns

February 2, 2001 by

Hours after the California Legislature passed a bill authorizing the state to enter into long-term contacts to buy electricity, Assemblymembers Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and Sarah Reyes (D...
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Storage of Homless’ Possessions Focus of IVRPD Meeting

February 2, 2001 by

Homelessness, a burnt barn and infectious blood rounded out the discussion at Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District's meeting Thursday night.The IVRPD recently instated a policy, which mandates the...
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Country Jamboree

February 2, 2001 by

Lead vocalist and guitarist Toni Land of the Toni Land Band sings folk songs Thursday afternoon in Storke Plaza. THe ASPB-sponsored event drew an audience of about 50 people.
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Local Group Raises Funds to Aid Indian Disaster Relief

February 1, 2001 by

The India Association of Santa Barbara launched a relief effort to raise money and awareness at UCSB for the 500,000 Indian Earthquake survivors.
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Police Suspect Three Males in Robberies

February 1, 2001 by

On Tuesday morning, three Asian males dressed in suits, two armed with semi-automatic handguns and one with a black briefcase, invaded and ransacked a Goleta residence, tying up a 26-year-old woman wh...
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Council Opposes I.V. House Party Registration, Takes Stand Behind Boycott of PictSweet Mushrooms

February 1, 2001 by

Parties, mushrooms and gambling sparked discussion at Wednesday night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, leading the council to unanimously pass two resolutions in protest of mandatory...
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Feature Photo: ‘Si, Se Puede!’

February 1, 2001 by

PictSweet Mushrooms farmworker Jesus Torres shares his hardships in fieldwork during a rally Wednesday in Storke Plaza.
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Environmentalists Fight UC Over Potential Merced Campus

January 31, 2001 by and

Puddles, simple depressions in the ground filled with rainwater three months a year, could swamp the $400 million plans for the next University of California campus.
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UCSB Lunchtime Performances Draw Crowds to International Music

January 31, 2001 by

Wednesday at noon - the sun is shining, the campus is bustling, and in a little haven behind Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, music is playing.
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Robbers Tie Up Victim, Ransack Goleta House

January 31, 2001 by

Two male suspects dressed in suits burglarized a home Tuesday morning, holding a temporary caretaker at gunpoint.
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Feature Photo: Artist Janna Stern

January 31, 2001 by


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