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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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Tanner Lecturer Speaks About National Healthcare Concerns

January 30, 2001 by

Dr William Richardson, the chief executive officer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University, lectured Monday afternoon in Corwin Pavilion on the state of healt...
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Housing Panel Reviews Future Urban Growth

January 30, 2001 by

Santa Barbara residents gathered in the Schott Center at Santa Barbara Community College for the second installment of the three-part lecture series, "The Ocean in Trouble." This week's lect...
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Santa Barbara Youths Skip Super Bowl To Collect Food for Poor

January 29, 2001 by

Youth groups across the country collected donations Sunday in the Souper Bowl of Caring.
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Rolling a Mile in Someone Else’s Chair — A Nexus Reporter Goes Wheelchair Bound and Learns the Oxymoron of ‘Handicap Access’

January 29, 2001 by

"It can happen in a second," senior psychology major Erin Fowler tells me on the morning of our UCSB wheelchair tour. "The free para-gliding lesson was a present from a friend for my 20...
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Planning the Newest UC: 5,000 Students by 2010 — University Says Merced Campus Will Spur Growth in Valley

January 29, 2001 by and

After two decades of searching, the University of California has settled on the location of its 10th campus: Merced, a city of just over 100,000 people in the middle of the Central Valley. This articl...
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