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Community Calls for Release of Chinese Restaurant Owner

January 25, 2001 by

Approximately 80 people gathered under the American flag in front of the main post office downtown to protest the imprisonment of the China Castle restaurant's former owner Sui-Yi Paul Chang.
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UCSB Provost Resigns to Focus on English Teaching, Research in Department

January 25, 2001 by

Everett Zimmerman, a UCSB English professor for the last 31 years, has stepped down as provost of the College of Letters and Science, ending a four-year tenure.
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Leadership Conference in Corwin Pavilion To Feature Workshops, Guest Speaker

January 25, 2001 by

Movie passes, scooters, bookstore gift certificates, Cold Stone ice cream and motivational words from state Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) will be offered to students at tonight'...
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County Eyes I.V. Housing Conditions

January 25, 2001 by

County officials are working on a proposal that would implement mandatory housing inspections to more than 4,600 Isla Vista apartments.
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Town Hall Meeting Examines Housing Inspection Proposal

January 25, 2001 by

Upon closer inspection of a newly proposed county plan, many Isla Vista residents fear being left out in the cold.
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UCSB Strives to Improve Electrical Effeciency During Power Alerts

January 24, 2001 by

The UC system consumes enough electricity per hour during peak usage to power over 300,000 homes for the same amount of time.
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Governor Davis Opens Bids to Out-of-State Energy Suppliers for Long-term Contract

January 24, 2001 by

The state is hoping to receive bids as low as 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to the 40 or 50 cents Edison and PG&E have been paying.
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Student Health Provides Coverage for Mandatory Health Insurance

January 24, 2001 by

Beginning Fall Quarter 2001, students in the University of California will be required to have health insurance.
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Carrizo Plain Grassland Receives National Monument Designation

January 24, 2001 by

A long struggle by Rep. Lois Capps to protect an environmental and cultural refuge was brought to a successful conclusion by one of former President Bill Clinton's final executive actions.
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Sheriff Announces Decision Against Seeking Re-election

January 23, 2001 by

Three County Law Enforcement Veterans Declare Candidacy, Begin 2002 Campaigns
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A.S. Hears Funding Requests, Dispenses Money To C.O.D.A., College Republicans

January 23, 2001 by and

Superman, the NRA and too many people needing too much money led to a four-hour Associated Students Finance Board meeting Monday.
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True Stories of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol

January 23, 2001 by

Real crime, real dumb.
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UCSB Professors Build Communicative Device With New Photon Applications

January 22, 2001 by

Three UCSB faculty members reported building a device which emits individual photons on demand. This machine could be the first step toward building a new type of computer that operates using photons ...
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Santa Barbara County Officials Appeal to Stop Chumash Casino Growth

January 22, 2001 by

The Chumash Indian tribe was dealt a blow last week after Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors voted to request Gov. Gray Davis' help to halt an expansion of the tribe's casino.
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Three Part Lecture Series To Address Ocean of Trouble in Santa Barbara Channel

January 22, 2001 by

The Continuing Education Division of Santa Barbara City College has called upon three specialists to answer the public's concerns over the deterioration of local coastal waters.
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