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Solar Panels To Empower Local Showgrounds

January 29, 2003 by

Earl Warren Showgrounds will be getting a solar power makeover this February. The state-owned facility is set to install 8,000 photovoltaic panels, which will generate enough electricity to power the ...
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Meeting To Debate Beach Problems

January 29, 2003 by

Erosion is dissolving Goleta Beach. A town hall meeting tonight at 7 will discuss whether a seawall is the best way to save it. Removal of the controversial rock revetments currently on the beach has...
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Researcher Links Islam, Academics

January 29, 2003 by

A UC Berkeley faculty member was on campus Wednesday to discuss his research on the positive impact Islamic teachings can have on educational achievement in black students.
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Kiteboarders May Ride Waves To New Rules

January 29, 2003 by

The sport of kiteboarding -riding a board similar to a surfboard or wakeboard while holding on to a line attached to a large kite, which pulls the rider through the water- has become increasingly popu...
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A.S. Debates Hwy 217, Budget, Path

January 29, 2003 by

At its meeting last night, A.S. Leg Council listened to a financial report from its executive director Don Daves-Rougeaux and evaluated a resolution opposing the annexation of Highway 217 by the city ...
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B-boy Brings Hip Hop Club to UCSB

January 29, 2003 by

If hip hop is synonymous to you with a way of life, you may have a new hangout on Wednesday nights. The Hip Hop Club will hold its first meeting today at 5 p.m. in North Hall, Room 1006.
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IVFP To Issue Renter Reports

January 28, 2003 by

The idea for landlord notification resulted from the Alcohol-Sensitive Information Planning System, a program that the county no longer funds.
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Test Company Rates Campus Cacophony

January 28, 2003 by

The study - which surveyed over 7,000 people and spanned hundreds of universities - ranked the level of comfort provided to students during LSAT and MCAT examinations.
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Death Penalty Debate Revived

January 28, 2003 by

The debate, presented by the UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and the Law and Society Program with support from the Critical Issues in America Program, is part of a series of lectures, films a...
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Tip Program To Make Snitching Safe, Profitable

January 28, 2003 by

After Sheriff Jim Anderson announces the formation of a local Crime Stoppers program Jan. 29, crime in Santa Barbara County will start paying - for police informants, anyway.
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January 28, 2003

January 28, 2003 by

Freddy was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and transported to the IVFP station, where he agreed to answer questions.
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UC Briefs: January 28, 2003

January 28, 2003 by

Saturday morning a passerby noticed a foul smell coming from the bushes that line Hilgard Avenue on UCLA campus and called UC Police Dept.
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UCSB Wants Bugs to Buzz Off

January 27, 2003 by

Amid rising concerns over West Nile Virus, the university and the Santa Barbara Coastal Vector Control District are stepping up their mosquito extermination efforts.
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‘No Place for Hate’ Launches SB Rally

January 27, 2003 by

Congresswoman Lois Capps was capped as she arrived at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Friday morning for the kickoff of Santa Barbara's No Place for Hate campaign.
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Mechanical Trouble Lands Plane in Santa Maria Field

January 27, 2003 by

On Jan. 24 at about 4:50 p.m., the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept., medical response teams and the Sheriff's Dept. all responded to the field where the aircraft went down.
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