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Audubon Count Gathers Birds, Bird Lovers in SB

Bird lovers from all over Southern California collected their binoculars and notebooks and flocked to Santa Barbara County for the 104th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The birds did not fail the...
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Teach For America

Few people have the talent, drive and commitment to teach in Watts or rural South Dakota. Even fewer people consider it a privilege worth competing for. Those few people are exactly what Teach for Ame...
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Retrofits Aid Shake, Rattle, Roll Safety

For Santa Barbara County, earthquake preparedness is just one part of routine maintenance. The most common structural maintenance for an "at risk" building is a retrofit. Retrofitting entails modifyin...
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Peace Corps

The Peace Corps aims to recruit volunteers who have a "passion for travel, adventure and public service," Peace Corps representative Melody Akhavan said.
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Nexus Pilferer Faces Charges for Petty Theft

The UC Police Dept. began an investigation Thursday to determine who stole nearly 2,400 copies of Wednesday's Daily Nexus and dumped them in the trash shortly after they hit the racks Wednesday mornin...
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Teach For America

Few people have the talent, drive and commitment to teach in Watts or rural South Dakota. Even fewer people consider it a privilege worth competing for. Those few people are exactly what Teach for Ame...
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Coach Benches Alleged Forger

The UCSB freshman baseball player arrested Tuesday for making fake driver licenses in his residence hall has been suspended from the team until further notice.
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Make the World a Little Smaller

Brazil - Operation Crossroads Africa, Ecuador - Child Family Health International
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Artist Imbues Work With Life’s Trials

San Francisco-based author and artist Maya Gonzalez appeared at UCSB's MultiCultural Center Wednesday afternoon to share the inspiration behind many pieces of her artwork.
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Park on Pardall To Stay Put, Perfect Park Sells Parking

The fate of Pardall Gardens was debated at the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District's (IVRPD) board meeting on Thursday evening, as well as a proposal from the property owners of Perfect Park to re...
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Thief Trashes Nexus in Bulk

An unknown perpetrator or perpetrators dumped thousands of copies of Wednesday's issue of the Daily Nexus into nearby trash cans and recycling bins - mostly trash cans.
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UCSB Alums Invent Portable Oxygen Tank

What started out as three UCSB undergraduates' long-shot attempt at winning $10,000 has, in just a few short years, evolved into a promising young business that could soon have many people breathing e...
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Robot Clears Lab of Explosive Acid

The Santa Barbara County Bomb Squad, Hazardous Materials Unit and Fire Dept. responded to a potentially explosive situation on Tuesday afternoon when two jars filled with a material believed to be cry...
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UCCS Offers Internship Options for Undergrads

University of California undergraduates interested in public policy now have the opportunity to participate in a research and internship program at the UC Center in Sacramento (UCCS).
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