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Sexual Outreach Program Decreases SB County Teenage Pregnancy Count

Planned Parenthood's distribution of education and contraception has helped reduce the number of babies having babies in the Santa Barbara area by almost 40 percent since the early '90s.
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UC Regents Withdraw SP-1, SP-2

The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to rescind SP-1 and SP-2, the policies that eliminated the ability to consider race and gender in admissions, hiring and contr...
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A.S. Council Tables Budget, Calls for New Minor

A bill authored by Off-Campus Rep Josh Baker to freeze the money in student group trustee accounts, which drew over 40 negative responses last week, was withdrawn last night without any further discus...
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Woody Harrelson Speaks for Simply Organic Living

Dressed in purple hemp clothing and socks, Harrelson appeared before a standing ovation to speak on hemp awareness. An active supporter of hemp and marijuana, Harrelson was arrested for possession of ...
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UC Regents To Consider SP-1 Repeal at Meeting

The University of California Board of Regents will convene today in San Francisco to decide whether Affirmative Action will be brought back as part of the UC admissions policy.
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Mentor Program Aims to Help Young Latinos

A program involving UCSB students and professors aims to give Latino students in local elementary schools a head start in studying their future.
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Police Arrest Carpinteria Man for Murdering Woman After Dispute

A 70-year-old male Carpinteria resident allegedly shot and killed a 37-year-old female after a domestic dispute Monday evening.
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Feature Photo: Tribal Rhythms

Shane Zotigh, a member of the Native-American Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma, performs a traditional warrior dance for approximately 100 people outside of the Women's Center on Tuesday afternoon as part of N...
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Much Ado About Nothing: Lecturers Hold UCSB Seminar on Nothingness

Nothing can hold people's attention for two days. Specifically, a conference on "nothingness" held the attention of a full crowd in Buchanan 1910 last weekend.
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Annual Free Concert Will Satisfy All Musical Tastes

Associated Students Program Board has announced the lineup for the 2001 Extravaganza concert, which will be held on Robertson Field this year while new sod is laid in Harder Stadium.
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Feature Photo: It Slices, It Dices, It Bewilders Passersby

This sculpture, donated by internationally known artist George Rickey, stands adjacent to the University Art Museum.
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Police Blotter

True Stories of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol!
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Drama Major Collapses Onstage

Greg D'Amico, a 20-year-old dramatic art major, lost consciousness and died on stage at 9:30 p.m. on May 10 while performing at the Studio Theater in Snidecor Hall.
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Distracted Motorist Strikes 2 Lecturers in I.V. Friday Night

At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Friday evening a vehicle struck two pedestrians crossing Embarcadero del Norte at Cervantes Road.
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Locals Gather to March for Economic Justice

Eight hundred people from around Santa Barbara County flooded State Street on Saturday for the First Annual People's March for Economic Justice.
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